INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROXY STATEMENT

PROXY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(a) OF THE SECURITIES

INTERNATIONAL STEEL GROUP INC.

Payment of Filing Fee (Check the appropriate box):

April 29, 2004

Dear Fellow Stockholders:

      It is our pleasure to invite you to the 2004 Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of International Steel Group Inc., our first annual meeting since the closing of our initial public offering on December 17, 2003. The meeting will be held at the Cleveland Marriott Downtown at Key Center in Cleveland, Ohio on Wednesday, May 26, 2004 at 2:00 P.M., local time.

      This year our proxy material includes two proposals. We ask for your support in voting FOR Proposal 1, the election of our directors; and FOR Proposal 2, the ratification of the appointment of our independent accountants.

      We greatly appreciate your interest in ISG as demonstrated by the representation of your shares at our annual meeting. Your vote is important to us and, whether or not you expect to attend the meeting, we ask that you sign, date and promptly return the enclosed proxy.

Sincerely yours,

International Steel Group Inc.

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

TO THE STOCKHOLDERS:

      The 2004 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of International Steel Group Inc. will be held on Wednesday, May 26, 2004, at 2:00 P.M. local time, at the Cleveland Marriott Downtown at Key Center, for the following purposes:

      The annual meeting may be postponed or adjourned from time to time without any notice other than announcement at the meeting, and any and all business for which notice is hereby given may be transacted at any such postponed or adjourned meeting.

      The Board of Directors has fixed the close of business on April 5, 2004, as the record date for determination of stockholders entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the meeting.

      A list of stockholders entitled to vote at the annual meeting will be available for examination by any stockholder, for any purpose concerning the meeting, during ordinary business hours at ISG’s principal executive offices, located at 3250 Interstate Drive, Richfield, Ohio, during the ten days preceding the meeting.

      Stockholders are requested to complete and sign the enclosed proxy, which is solicited by the Board of Directors, and promptly return it in the accompanying envelope, whether or not they plan to attend the annual meeting.

	By Order of the Board of Directors
	Leonard M. Anthony
	Secretary

Cleveland, Ohio

PROXY STATEMENT

      This proxy statement contains information related to the 2004 Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of International Steel Group Inc., or “ISG,” to be held on Wednesday, May 26, 2004, beginning at 2:00 P.M., local time, at the Cleveland Marriott Downtown at Key Center. This proxy statement is being provided in connection with the solicitation of proxies by the Board of Directors (the “Board”) for use at the 2004 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and at any adjournment or postponement of the meeting. This proxy statement and the enclosed proxy card are first being mailed to stockholders on or about April 29, 2004.

About The Meeting

      At ISG’s annual meeting, stockholders will act upon the matters described in the accompanying notice of annual meeting of stockholders. These matters include:

      Only holders of record of ISG’s outstanding common stock at the close of business on the record date, April 5, 2004, are entitled to receive notice of and to vote at the meeting, or any postponement or adjournment of the meeting.

      A list of stockholders entitled to vote at the annual meeting will be available for examination by any stockholder, for any purpose concerning the meeting, during ordinary business hours at ISG’s principal executive offices, located at 3250 Interstate Drive, Richfield, Ohio, 44286, during the ten days preceding the meeting.

      Each holder of common stock on the record date is entitled to one vote per share of common stock held by that person on the record date with respect to all matters on which the holders of common stock are entitled to vote.

      All stockholders as of the record date, or their duly appointed proxies, may attend the meeting. Cameras, recording devices and other similar electronic devices will not be permitted at the meeting.

      Under ISG’s Bylaws, the presence at the annual meeting, in person or by proxy, of the holders of at least a majority of the votes entitled to be cast on a particular matter will constitute a quorum entitled to take action with

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      Abstentions and broker “non-votes” are counted as present and entitled to vote for the purposes of determining a quorum.

      If you are the beneficial owner of shares held in “street name” by a broker, bank or other nominee, the broker, bank or nominee, as the record holder of the shares, is required to vote those shares according to your instructions. Your broker, bank or nominee should have enclosed a voting instruction card for you to use in directing it on how to vote your shares.

      Under existing rules, if your broker holds your shares in its name and you have not given voting instructions, your broker nonetheless has the discretion to authorize the designated proxies to act, except on certain matters. As such, they could vote for all proposals to be considered at the annual meeting.

      A broker “non-vote” occurs when a nominee holding stock for a beneficial owner does not vote on a particular proposal because the nominee does not have discretionary power with respect to that item and has not received instructions from the beneficial owner.

      Sign and date each proxy card you receive and return it in the prepaid envelope. All shares of stock entitled to vote at the annual meeting that are represented by properly executed proxies will, unless such proxies have been revoked, be voted in accordance with the instructions given in such proxies or, if no contrary instructions are given therein, will be voted in accordance with the Board’s recommendations. If you return your signed proxy card but do not mark the boxes showing how you wish to vote, your shares will be voted in accordance with the Board’s recommendations.

      The Board’s recommendations are set forth after the description of each proposal in this proxy statement. In summary, the Board recommends a vote:

      With respect to any other matter that properly comes before the meeting, the proxy holders will vote as recommended by the Board or, if no recommendation is given, in their own discretion.

      Yes. Any stockholder who has given a proxy with respect to any matter may revoke it at any time prior to the closing of the polls as to that matter at the annual meeting by delivering a notice of revocation or a duly executed proxy bearing a later date to the Secretary of ISG, or by attending the annual meeting and voting in person.

      Except as described in the question immediately below this one, the shares on your proxy card(s) represent ALL of your shares of stock of ISG.

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      If your shares are registered differently and are in more than one account, you will receive more than one proxy card. To ensure that all your shares are voted, sign and return all proxy cards. We encourage you to have all accounts registered in the same name and address (whenever possible). You can accomplish this by contacting our stock transfer agent, Registrar & Transfer Company, at (800) 866-1340.

      Proxies will be solicited by mail. Proxies may also be solicited by directors, officers and a small number of regular employees or agents of ISG personally or by mail, telephone or through electronic media, but such persons will not be specially compensated for such services. Brokerage houses, custodians, nominees and fiduciaries will be requested to forward the soliciting material to the beneficial owners of stock held of record by such persons, and ISG will reimburse them for their expenses in doing so.

      The entire cost of the solicitation will be borne by ISG.

      To be considered for inclusion in ISG’s proxy statement for the 2005 annual stockholders meeting, stockholder proposals must be received at ISG’s offices no later than December 30, 2004. Proposals must be in compliance with Rule 14a-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and ISG’s Bylaws, and must be submitted in writing, delivered or mailed to the Corporate Secretary, International Steel Group Inc., 3250 Interstate Drive, Richfield, Ohio 44286.

      ISG’s Bylaws require that if a stockholder desires to introduce a stockholder proposal from the floor at the 2005 annual meeting of the stockholders, the proposal must be delivered to or mailed and received at the above address not less than 60 nor more than 90 days prior to the first anniversary of the date on which ISG first mailed its proxy materials for the 2004 annual meeting of the stockholders. If, however, the date of the 2005 annual meeting is advanced more than 30 days prior to or delayed more than 30 days after the preceding anniversary date, notice by the stockholder will be timely if delivered no later than the close of business on the later of (i) the 90th calendar day prior to the 2005 annual stockholders meeting or (ii) the 10th day following public announcement of the 2005 annual stockholders meeting.

      Stockholders who intend to present a proposal at the 2005 annual meeting are required to include with their notice of such proposal all of the information required by ISG’s Bylaws.

      Yes. As a stockholder, you may nominate a person to serve as a director of ISG. Each nomination must be submitted in a manner that complies with all of the requirements of ISG’s Bylaws, which are summarized under Stockholder Proposals for the 2005 Annual Meeting on page 22. You may also recommend a person to ISG’s Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee for nomination by that committee by following the steps described under the heading Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee – Consideration of Director Nominees on page 11. The effect of making a valid recommendation to the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is that the committee will consider your recommendation. It does not necessarily mean that the person you recommend will be nominated by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.

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Security Ownership of Management and Certain Beneficial Owners

      The following table sets forth certain information known to us regarding the beneficial ownership of our common stock as of March 31, 2004, for:

      We have determined beneficial ownership in accordance with the rules of the SEC. We believe that each stockholder named in the table has sole voting and investment power for the shares shown as beneficially owned by them.

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PROPOSAL TO ELECT TWO DIRECTORS TO THE BOARD (PROPOSAL 1)

What are we asking you to approve?

      Our certificate of incorporation provides for our board to be divided into three classes of directors, as nearly equal in number as possible, serving three-year staggered terms. Prior to ISG’s initial public offering it had a total of four directors. In connection with its initial public offering and its transition to the applicable requirements of the New York Stock Exchange, ISG is in the process of adjusting the size of its board. As of April 5, 2004, there were six members of the board of directors, and it is anticipated that the Board will resolve to increase its size further in the future. At the 2004 annual meeting, two directors are to be elected to serve a three-year term expiring in 2007 and until their respective successors have been elected. The nominees for election this year are: Rodney B. Mott and Wilbur L. Ross, Jr.

What does the Board of Directors recommend with respect to Proposal 1?

      The Board recommends a vote FOR the nominees.

      A plurality of the votes of the shares of common stock present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote on the election of directors is required to elect Messrs. Mott and Ross. Under applicable Delaware law, in determining whether each nominee has received the requisite number of votes, abstentions will not be counted.

      Except to the extent that stockholders indicate otherwise on their proxies solicited by the Board, the holders of these proxies intend to vote such proxies for the election as directors of the persons named above as nominees for election, provided that if any of the nominees for election are unable or fail to act as directors by virtue of an unexpected occurrence, these proxies will be voted for such other person or persons as will be determined by the holders of these proxies in their discretion. Alternatively, so long as this action does not conflict with the provisions of ISG’s certificate of incorporation, the Board may, in its discretion, reduce the number of directors to be elected.

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Board of Directors

Nominees For Director For a Three-Year Term Expiring 2007:

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Directors Continuing in Office Until 2005:

Directors Continuing in Office Until 2006:

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Independence of Directors

      To assist it in making its independence determinations, the Board has adopted categorical standards to identify relationships that are deemed to impair a director’s independence. If none of the relationships enumerated in the categorical standards are present, a director will be deemed to be independent. These categorical standards are attached as an annex to our Guidelines on Significant Corporate Governance Issues, a copy of which will be posted on our website at www.intlsteel.com. These categorical standards, which are consistent with the general requirements of independence under the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) rules, provide as follows:

      The Board has determined that Messrs. Araskog, Bartholomay, Boland and Powers all qualify as independent under these categorical standards of independence and under the rules of the New York Stock Exchange.

      The non-management directors will meet in regularly scheduled executive sessions, outside of the presence of management. The Board has selected Mr. Ross to preside at these executive sessions. The independent directors will also meet alone as a group on at least an annual basis.

Agreements Regarding Board Representation

      Under our collective bargaining agreement with the United Steelworkers of America, or “USWA,” the USWA has the right to nominate one individual to serve as a member of our Board. The individual must be acceptable to the Chairman of the Board, which acceptance may not be unreasonably withheld. If the size of the Board increases to more than 14 members, the USWA has the right to nominate one additional director. Any nominated individual who is elected as a director will be subject to all fiduciary responsibilities to us and our stockholders. No current member of the Board is a nominee of the USWA.

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      Under the terms of the employment agreement that we have entered into with Rodney B. Mott, our Chief Executive, Mr. Mott has the right to terminate his employment agreement for “good reason” if he is not elected to the Board. As described in more detail under Compensation — Employment Agreements on page 15, below, termination of the agreement by Mr. Mott for “good reason” would result in an obligation of ISG to make certain severance payments to Mr. Mott.

Meetings of the Board of Directors

      The Board met five times during 2003. All of the directors of ISG during 2003 attended at least seventy-five percent of the total meetings held by the Board and the committees of which they were members.

Committees of the Board of Directors

      Our Board currently has standing Audit, Compensation, and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees.

Audit Committee

      Our Audit Committee currently consists of Messrs. Araskog, Bartholomay and Boland (Chairman). The Board has determined that all members of the Audit Committee satisfy ISG’s categorical standards of independence as well as the applicable independence requirements for Audit Committee members under NYSE listing standards and federal securities laws, and that all members of the Audit Committee are financially literate as required by the NYSE listing standards. The Board has also determined that Messrs. Araskog and Boland are “audit committee financial experts” as defined by the SEC and that each has accounting or related financial management expertise as required by the NYSE listing standards. For more information on the relevant work experience of Messrs. Araskog and Boland supporting this determination, see the biographical information presented under “Principal Occupation and Directorships” in the director profiles above. Mr. Boland currently serves on the audit committees of three other public companies. The Board has determined, after considering Mr. Boland’s extensive experience in accounting and service on public company audit committees, and taking into account Mr. Boland’s other work commitments, that his service on these other audit committees does not undermine his ability to serve on our Audit Committee.

      The duties of the Audit Committee include, among other things, the following:

      The committee also has the sole authority to appoint, retain, terminate, and compensate our independent auditors, and to approve all fees and non-audit engagements. The duties and functions of the Audit Committee are discussed in more detail in its charter, which is attached as Annex A to this proxy statement. The Audit Committee met once in 2003.

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Compensation Committee

      Our Compensation Committee currently consists of Messrs. Araskog, Bartholomay (Chairman) and Powers. The Compensation Committee reviews, approves and makes recommendations to the Board concerning our compensation practices, policies and procedures for our executive officers. The Compensation Committee’s duties also include, among other things, establishing executive compensation policies and programs, reviewing and approving executive officer compensation, recommending incentive compensation plans and equity-based plans, administering compensation plans, overseeing regulatory compliance with respect to compensation matters, reviewing employment and severance agreements with our executive officers, and reviewing director compensation. The Compensation Committee had three meetings in 2003.

Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee

      Our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee currently consists of Messrs. Araskog (Chairman), Bartholomay and Powers. The duties of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee include, among other things, identifying individuals qualified to become members of our Board, recommending candidates to fill vacancies and newly-created positions on our Board, recommending whether incumbent directors should be nominated for re-election to our Board, and developing and recommending corporate governance principles applicable to our Board and our employees. The duties and functions of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee are discussed in more detail in its charter, which is attached as Annex B to this proxy statement. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee did not meet in 2003.

      The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will consider director recommendations from stockholders that are properly submitted. This does not necessarily mean, however, that any person recommended by a stockholder will be nominated by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. The procedures for a stockholder to recommend a candidate for nomination as a director of ISG, and a summary of the guidelines utilized by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee to evaluate recommended candidates, can be obtained on our website.

      Our Bylaws also permit stockholders to nominate directors for consideration at an annual stockholders meeting. For a description of the process for nominating directors in accordance with our Bylaws, please refer to Stockholder Proposals for the 2005 Annual Meeting on page 22.

      ISG’s Guidelines on Significant Corporate Governance Issues contain Board membership criteria that apply to assessments by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of potential nominees for a position on the Board. These guidelines provide that these assessments should include factors such as judgment, skill, diversity, integrity, experience with businesses and other organizations of comparable size, the interplay of the candidate’s experience with the experience of other Board members, and the extent to which the candidate would be a desirable addition to the Board and any committees of the Board. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is responsible for reviewing with the Board, at least annually, the appropriate skills and experience required of Board members.

      The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee utilizes a variety of methods for identifying and evaluating nominees for director. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee periodically considers the appropriate size of the Board, and whether any vacancies on the Board are expected due to retirement or otherwise. In the event that vacancies are anticipated, or otherwise arise, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee considers various potential candidates for director. Candidates may come to the attention of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee through current Board members, professional search firms, stockholders or other persons. These candidates are evaluated at regular or special meetings of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, and may be considered at any point during the year. As

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Communications With The Board; Board Member Attendance At Annual Meeting

      Interested parties, including stockholders, may communicate with the Board by sending a written communication addressed to:

           Board of Directors — Stockholder Communication

      Communications that are intended specifically for any individual director, including the director presiding over the meeting of non-management directors (currently Mr. Ross), should clearly state the name of the individual director that is the intended recipient of the communication, which will be forwarded to the designated person. We reserve the right not to forward materials that are clearly of a marketing or otherwise extraneous nature.

      This is ISG’s first annual meeting of the stockholders since the completion of its initial public offering. Although ISG does not have a formal policy regarding attendance by members of the Board at annual meetings of stockholders, it encourages the members of its Board to attend.

Compensation

Board Compensation

      We pay our non-employee directors an annual retainer of $50,000 per year. Each non-employee director is also paid $15,000 per year for each standing committee of the Board of which he is chairman, $10,000 per year for each standing committee of the Board of which he is a member but not chairman, and $2,000 for each meeting of the Board or of any standing Board committee of which he is a member that he attends (provided that only a single $2,000 fee is paid for attendance at meetings all held on the same date). Each director of ISG is also reimbursed by ISG for out-of-pocket expenses incurred in attending Board and Board committee meetings.

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Summary Compensation Table

      Annual compensation paid to ISG’s named executive officers consists of salary and cash bonus awards. Unless otherwise indicated, the following table sets forth the cash compensation, as well as other compensation paid or accrued by ISG, since its inception, to its chief executive officer and each of the next four most highly compensated executive officers, serving as such as of December 31, 2003.

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Stock Option Grants During the Fiscal Year

      The following table sets forth information regarding options we granted during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003 to the named executive officers.

Option/ SARs Grants in Last Fiscal Year(1)

Option Exercises and Year-End Values

      The following table sets forth information with respect to exercises of options during 2003 by the executive officers named in the Summary Compensation Table and the values of unexercised options held by them as of December 31, 2003.

Aggregated Option Exercises in 2003 and Year-End Option Values

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Equity Compensation Plan Information

      The information in the table below is presented as of December 31, 2003.

Employment Agreements

      We have entered into employment agreements with Messrs. Anthony, Goodwin, Mott and Nelson, or the “Executives”. The agreements for Messrs. Anthony, Goodwin and Nelson have an initial term that expires on December 31, 2005 and, following the initial term, will automatically be extended by one year on each December 31 unless either party to the agreement provides notice of the intent not to renew the agreement by September 30 of such year. Mr. Mott’s agreement has an initial term that expires on December 31, 2006, and will also be automatically extended by one year on each December 31 unless either party to the agreement provides notice of the intent not to renew the agreement by September 30 of such year.

      The agreements provide for an annual base salary of $600,000 for Mr. Mott, $350,000 for Mr. Goodwin, $300,000 for Mr. Anthony, and $242,000 for Mr. Nelson. In addition to base salary, the agreements also provide that the Executives will (a) receive an annual bonus in accordance with ISG’s Officer Cash and Stock and Bonus Plan, (b) be eligible to participate in our 401(k) plan, (c) be entitled to participate in our disability program, (d) be eligible to participate in such hospitalization, life insurance, and other employee benefit plans and programs, if any, as may be adopted by us from time to time and (e) be eligible to receive awards under any stock option plan as in effect from time to time. Mr. Mott’s agreement also provides that he is entitled to receive executive life insurance in the amount of $1,000,000, and indemnification from ISG in respect of claims brought against Mr. Mott by former employers subject to certain conditions.

      The agreements will automatically terminate upon the Executives’ death, disability or retirement. We may terminate the agreements and the Executives’ employment (i) without “cause” (as described in the Executive’s agreement) upon 90 days prior written notice and (ii) immediately for “cause.” The Executives may terminate the agreements and their employment with us with 90 days’ written notice to us.

      Upon termination of employment (a) by reason of death, disability or by ISG for “cause,” (b) by the Executive other than for “good reason” (as defined in the Executive’s agreement) or (c) upon the expiration of

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      In the case of a termination of employment by us without “cause” or by the Executive for “good reason,” the Executive is entitled to a severance payment equal to two times his usual base salary and bonus compensation (using the average bonus over the past three years or if he was employed for less than three years, such shorter period), or three times his usual base salary and bonus in the case of Mr. Mott. The Executive is also entitled to health care and major medical coverage for two years, in the case of Messrs. Anthony, Goodwin, and Nelson, or for three years, in the case of Mr. Mott, following termination. We have also agreed to make a “gross-up” payment to Mr. Mott in the event that payments made under his agreement trigger excise taxes imposed under Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code.

      Upon any termination of an Executive’s employment, in the case of Messrs. Nelson and Mott, for any reason, and in the case of Messrs. Anthony and Goodwin, for any reason other than “cause,” or by any Executive for “good reason”, any stock options granted to the Executive prior to the termination date will automatically vest and be exercisable. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, however, if Messrs. Mott or Nelson’s employment is terminated by us for “cause” arising out of the commission by Messrs. Mott or Nelson of certain crimes or an uncured breach by Messrs. Mott or Nelson of his obligations under his employment agreement, only those stock options granted to Messrs. Mott or Nelson, as the case may be, on April 12, 2002 will immediately vest and be exercisable. If an Executive terminates his employment without “good reason,” only those options that have vested on the date of termination will be exercisable.

      Payments made to any Executive upon a termination by us without “cause” or by the Executive for “good reason” are conditioned on the execution of a mutual release of any claims arising out of the Executive’s employment. The agreements also include non-competition, non-solicitation and confidentiality obligations on the part of the Executives.

Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation

      The following people served on our Compensation Committee during various points in 2003: William Bartholomay, John S. Brinzo, Raymond P. Park, and Wilbur L. Ross, Jr. None of these people has ever been an officer or employee of ours or any of our subsidiaries. None of our executive officers serve or have served as a member of the board of directors, compensation committee or other board committee performing equivalent functions of any entity that has one or more executive officers serving as one of our directors or on our Compensation Committee.

      Our Compensation Committee has met and discussed matters relating to the compensation of our key officers. Mr. Ross, a former Compensation Committee member, currently serves as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of WLR, which manages two funds, WLR Recovery Fund L.P. and WLR Recovery Fund II, L.P., and which beneficially owned approximately 32.8% of our common stock. These two funds distributed an amount of our shares equal to approximately 25.7% of our common stock to their unaffiliated limited partners and an amount equal to 5.1% of our common stock to WLR, Mr. Ross or entities affiliated with them, though the funds will continue to have voting power over all of the shares until June 9, 2004. Without including those shares distributed to entities not affiliated with WLR or Mr. Ross, Mr. Ross beneficially owned 6,936,788, or 7.1%, of our currently outstanding shares as of March 31, 2004. WLR acted as our financial advisor in connection with our formation and certain subsequent asset acquisitions, including our acquisition of certain assets of Bethlehem. During 2003, we paid WLR a total of $5.9 million for rendering services to us in its capacity as our financial advisor and for out-of-pocket expenses. Mr. Brinzo, a former director and Compensation Committee member, currently serves as the chairman and chief executive officer of Cleveland-Cliffs Inc, which supplies iron ore pellets to us under a long-term supply agreement. Mr. Park, also a former director and Compensation Committee member, is the Chairman of the Park Corporation, from whom we purchase mill rolls and to whom we sell steel ingots. For a more detailed description of these matters, see Related Party Transactions on page 20.

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Compensation Committee Report on Executive Compensation

      This Compensation Committee Report on Executive Compensation shall not be deemed incorporated by reference by any general statement incorporating by reference this proxy statement into any other ISG filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except to the extent that ISG specifically incorporates this report by reference therein, and shall not otherwise be deemed filed under those Acts.

      The Compensation Committee of the Board (the “Committee”) is responsible for, among other things, establishing and administering an executive compensation program for ISG, determining the compensation of the Chief Executive Officer of ISG and for all other executive officers of ISG, including those listed in the Summary Compensation Table. During 2003, the Committee met three times and was composed of William J. Bartholomay, Wilbur L. Ross, Jr., John S. Brinzo, who is no longer a director of ISG, and Raymond P. Park, who is no longer a director of ISG. Messrs. Ross, Brinzo and Park all stepped down from the Committee prior to our initial public offering in December 2003.

      The Committee, with the assistance of independent consultants to the extent requested by the Committee, establishes total pay targets for ISG’s executives based on the competitive marketplace for comparable jobs. Individual salaries are determined by evaluating the executive’s experience, level and scope of responsibility and individual performance. Using these total pay targets, the Committee determines the appropriate competitive mix of compensation that will motivate the executives to achieve the Company’s performance and strategic objectives. It is the goal of the Committee to set base compensation of ISG’s senior management at a level that is competitive with the base compensation received by similarly situated executives at comparable companies. In setting the levels of annual bonus compensation payable to ISG’s executives the Committee looks to the same basic principles that apply to all of ISG’s employees: the sizes of the bonus amounts are directly related to the extent that ISG’s financial performance for the subject period exceeds a base threshold level of performance that provides a specified level of return for ISG’s stockholders and meets capital retention goals. Bonus compensation for senior management is calculated only after first taking into account payments to be made pursuant to the profit-sharing arrangements between ISG and its organized workforce. Longer-term incentives are created through the grant of stock options, which vest over longer periods of time and the benefits from which are driven directly by appreciation in ISG’s stock price. The Committee regularly monitors ISG’s compensation program, keeping in mind ISG’s strategic goals and these compensation principles as well as industry practices and trends.

      The Committee aims to set an executive officer’s base annual salary at a level that is competitive with the base salary offered by comparable companies to similarly situated executives. During 2003, the Committee granted salary increases to its executive officers, where appropriate, based on each individual’s performance and an assessment of whether their current salary was competitive relative to similarly situated executives at comparable companies.

      The executive officers are eligible to earn cash and stock awards under the ISG Officer Cash and Stock Bonus Plan (the “Bonus Plan”). The Bonus Plan is designed to motivate these executives and other key employees with awards based upon achievement of financial goals. Under the Bonus Plan, each participant is entitled to a specified percentage of a bonus pool. The total amount of the pool is determined by a formula based on ISG’s adjusted post-tax income and capital for each fiscal year. The percentage that a participant is entitled to receive is based upon the participant’s salary in relation to all participants’ salaries. A portion of the bonus must be paid in cash and such portion is limited to two times a participant’s base salary. If the amount of the bonus pool exceeds the cash bonuses described in the preceding sentence, the excess will be distributed to participants in restricted stock (or, if so determined by the Committee, in cash). This portion of the bonus cannot exceed each

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      Longer-term incentives are provided to executives through the granting of stock options pursuant to ISG’s 2002 Stock Option Plan. ISG’s stock-based compensation has been designed to reward only long-term appreciation in the value of ISG’s stock. All of the options granted to executives in 2003 vest in equal increments over a period of four years and were issued at an exercise price equal to the then-current fair market value of ISG’s common stock. ISG’s stock option plan and awards granted thereunder are designed to encourage the creation of long-term value for ISG’s stockholders, and promote employee recruitment, retention, and equity ownership.

      The Committee’s compensation philosophy with respect to the compensation of its Chief Executive Officer, Rodney B. Mott, is the same as its compensation philosophy for all of ISG’s executive officers: to provide a level of base salary that is competitive with the base salary offered to similarly situated executives at comparable companies, to provide bonus opportunities that are dependent on the company’s performance (relating to profitability and capital retention) exceeding a specified threshold, and to provide long-term incentives that reward only long-term appreciation in the value of ISG’s stock.

      ISG has a unique heritage among its competitors in the steel industry: it was formed only two years ago and has grown extremely quickly through a succession of asset acquisitions. This heritage has given rise to unique challenges for Mr. Mott and ISG’s management to address, including starting up long-idled assets, resolving the capital and organizational difficulties typically faced by young companies, instilling the ISG philosophy throughout the company’s rapidly growing workforce, and quickly integrating large disparate sets of assets over wide geographies. The features of Mr. Mott’s compensation package, which emphasizes a high level of variable and stock-based compensation, reflect the entrepreneurial nature of ISG. The Committee believes, moreover, that preserving the entrepreneurial culture of ISG, even as it grows to be one of the world’s largest integrated steel companies, provides the best incentive for ISG’s executives, including its Chief Executive Officer, to maximize profitability and stockholder value.

      Under Mr. Mott’s leadership, during 2003 ISG accomplished its strategic objectives, including the negotiation, consummation, and partial integration of the assets of Bethlehem, an acquisition which more than doubled the size of ISG. Mr. Mott’s base salary at the beginning of 2003 was $400,000 per year, and this amount was increased mid-year to $600,000 per year. The Committee believes that this increase is appropriate in light of Mr. Mott’s accomplishments in 2003. In 2003 Mr. Mott was also paid $500,000 as a special bonus in recognition of the key role that Mr. Mott played in the consummation of the acquisition of the assets of Bethlehem and the exceptional service that he rendered to ISG in connection with the transaction. Mr. Mott also received a grant of 115,840 options on July 1, 2003, at $25.55 per share. The options vest over four years, with one quarter of the award vesting on each of the first, second, third and fourth anniversaries of the grant date.

      Section 162(m) places a limit of $1 million on the deductibility of compensation ISG pays to its Chief Executive Officer and certain other executive officers during each year unless the compensation qualifies as “performance-based compensation.” The Committee intends to continue to consider the deductibility of compensation as a factor in assessing whether a particular arrangement is appropriate given the goals of

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      This report is submitted on behalf of the Committee:

Report of the Audit Committee

      The Audit Committee, in accordance with its written charter, assists the Board in fulfilling its responsibility for monitoring the integrity of the accounting, auditing and financial reporting practices of ISG. Management is responsible for the financial reporting process, including the system of internal controls and disclosure controls, and for the preparation of consolidated financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”). The independent auditors are responsible for auditing these financial statements and expressing an opinion as to their conformity to GAAP. The Audit Committee’s responsibility is to monitor and review these processes, acting in an oversight capacity. The Audit Committee does not certify the financial statements or guarantee the independent auditor’s report.

      The Committee has recently been informed by management that ISG has material weaknesses with respect to its internal controls over financial reporting, which weaknesses are described in more detail in the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by ISG on April 2, 2004. The Committee is overseeing and monitoring management’s continuing efforts to identify and remedy these weaknesses.

      The Audit Committee relies, without independent verification, on the information provided to it, the representations made by management and the independent auditors and the report of the independent auditors. The Audit Committee has reviewed and discussed the audited financial statements of ISG for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003 with ISG’s management and has discussed with KPMG LLP (“KPMG”), ISG’s independent auditors, the matters required to be discussed by Statement on Auditing Standards Standard No. 61, Communication with Audit Committees. In addition, KPMG has provided the Audit Committee with, and the Audit Committee has reviewed, the written disclosures and the letter required by Independence Standards Board Standard No. 1, Independence Discussions with Audit Committees, and the Audit Committee has discussed with KPMG their independence.

      Based on the foregoing reviews and discussions, the Audit Committee recommended to the Board of Directors that the audited financial statements be included in ISG’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003, to be filed with the SEC.

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Code of Business Conduct and Ethics

      All of our employees, including our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer, and other executive officers, are required to comply with our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics. The purpose of these corporate policies is to ensure to the greatest possible extent that our business is conducted in a consistently legal and ethical manner, and the Audit Committee has oversight responsibility with respect to compliance. The text of our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics will be available on our website at www.intlsteel.com. We will also post on our web site any amendment to, or waiver from, a provision of our policies as required by law.

Related Party Transactions

      Wilbur L. Ross, Jr., the Chairman of our board of directors and a director of the company, is the chairman and chief executive officer of WLR, which manages two funds, WLR Recovery Fund L.P. and WLR Recovery Fund II, L.P., that beneficially owned approximately 32.9% of our common stock. These two funds distributed an amount of our shares equal to approximately 25.7% of our common stock to their unaffiliated limited partners and an amount equal to 5.1% of our common stock to WLR, Mr. Ross or entities affiliated with them, though the funds will continue to have voting power over all of the shares until June 9, 2004. Without including those shares distributed to entities not affiliated with WLR or Mr. Ross, Mr. Ross beneficially owned 6,936,788, or 7.1%, of our currently outstanding shares as of March 31, 2004. WLR receives no other compensation from us other than ongoing actual out-of-pocket expenses and certain fees for serving as our financial advisor. WLR acted as our financial advisor in connection with our formation and the acquisition of the Bethlehem assets. We paid WLR a total of $5.9 million in respect of services rendered to us in 2003 in its capacity as our financial advisor and for out-of-pocket expenses.

      We believe that all of the transactions in which we have engaged with WLR were on terms at least as favorable to us as we would have expected to receive in comparable transactions with unrelated third parties.

      Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. is a beneficial owner of 5.7% of our common stock as of December 31, 2003 and the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer was a director of ISG from ISG’s inception until February 2004. The Company has a 15-year supply agreement with Cleveland-Cliffs to purchase all of its iron ore pellet requirements for use in certain of our blast furnaces at prices that are adjusted annually for changes in certain price indices and selling prices for certain steel products. The supply agreement can be extended beyond the initial term with the consent of both parties or can be terminated at the end of the initial term with a two-year advance termination notice. During the year ended December 31, 2003 and for the period ended December 31, 2002, we purchased iron ore pellets for $236.1 million and $119.7 million, respectively, under this agreement. In connection with our acquisition of certain assets of Bethlehem Steel Corporation, we assumed an agreement to sell iron ore pellets to Cleveland-Cliffs that resulted in sales of approximately $20.7 million since the date of acquisition. John S. Brinzo, the chairman and chief executive officer of Cleveland-Cliffs Inc, was a director of ISG from our inception until February 2004.

      Georgia Financial LLC, a significant stockholder of ISG, provides mill rolls to us through its affiliate, Park Corporation. Georgia Financial, LLC beneficially owned 9.0% of ISG’s common stock as of December 31, 2003. The Park Corporation provided $6.4 million of supplies and services to ISG during 2003. Under the Bethlehem acquisition, we assumed an agreement that resulted in approximately $6.9 million of ingot sales to Park Corporation between the date of acquisition and December 31, 2003. All transactions with the Park Corporation were at market prices. Raymond P. Park, the chairman of Park Corporation, was also a director of ISG until May 2003.

      At December 31, 2003, we had a $4.6 million account receivable from Cleveland-Cliffs, a $1.3 million account receivable from Park Corporation, and a $4.0 million account payable to Park Corporation.

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Involvement in Certain Legal Proceedings

      ISG has grown by acquiring out of bankruptcy the steelmaking assets of, among others, the LTV Steel Company Inc., or “LTV”, and Bethlehem. On December 29, 2000, LTV and substantially all of its domestic subsidiaries filed separate petitions for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the Code in bankruptcy court, and on October 15, 2001, Bethlehem and 22 of its subsidiaries filed separate petitions for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the Code in bankruptcy court. Many of our employees, including some of our officers, were formerly employed by LTV or Bethlehem at or shortly prior to the time those companies filed for bankruptcy. Executive officers of ISG who served as executive officers of LTV or Bethlehem include Leonard Anthony, our Chief Financial Officer; Lonnie Arnett, our Vice President — Chief Accounting Officer and Controller; William A. Brake, Jr., our Vice President — General Manager — ISG Cleveland, and John Mang, our Vice President — General Manager — ISG Burns Harbor.

Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance

      Based solely on a review of reports of ownership, reports of changes of ownership and written representations under Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 which were furnished to ISG during or with respect to 2003 by persons who were, at any time after December 11, 2003 (the date on which ISG first had a class of securities registered under the Securities Act of 1933), directors or officers of ISG or beneficial owners of more than 10% of the outstanding shares of common stock, no such person failed to file on a timely basis any report required by such section during 2003.

PROPOSAL TO RATIFY THE APPOINTMENT OF THE INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED ACCOUNTANTS OF ISG FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2004

What are we asking you to approve?

      KPMG LLP, who served as auditors for the year ended December 31, 2003, has been selected by the Board, upon recommendation of the Audit Committee, to audit the consolidated financial statements of ISG for the year ending December 31, 2004. We are asking you to ratify this engagement. It is expected that one or more representatives of KPMG LLP will attend the annual meeting, with the opportunity to make a statement if they should so desire and will be available to respond to appropriate questions.

What does the Board of Directors recommend with respect to Proposal 2?

      The Board recommends a vote FOR the ratification of the appointment of the independent certified accountants.

What vote is required for this proposal?

      The affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of our outstanding stock present in person or represented by proxy, entitled to vote and actually voted on this Proposal 2 is required to approve this Proposal 2. Under ISG’s Bylaws, in determining whether this Proposal 2 has received the requisite number of affirmative votes, abstentions and broker non-votes will not be counted for purposes of determining whether this proposal has received the requisite votes.

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Accounting Fees and Services

Fees

      Fees paid to KPMG for services rendered during the years ended December 31, 2003 and 2002 were as follows:

Audit Committee Pre-Approval Procedures

      The Audit Committee did not have a pre-approval procedure prior to the initial public offering of ISG’s common stock in December 2003 and therefore did not pre-approve the services provided in 2002 and 2003. Subsequent to that time, the Audit Committee adopted a policy for the pre-approval of audit and permitted non-audit services by ISG’s external auditor. The Audit Committee will consider annually and, if appropriate, approve the provision of audit services by ISG’s external auditor and consider and, if appropriate, pre-approve the provision of certain defined audit and non-audit services. The Audit Committee will also consider on a case-by-case basis and, if appropriate, approve, specific engagements that are not otherwise pre-approved.

      Any proposed engagement that does not fit within the definition of a pre-approved service may be presented to the Audit Committee for consideration at its next regular meeting or, if earlier consideration is required, to the Audit Committee for action by written consent. The Audit Committee has also delegated to the Chair of the Audit Committee the authority to pre-approve audit-related and non-audit services not prohibited by law to be performed by our independent auditors and associated fees up to a maximum for any one non-audit service of $250,000, provided that the Chair shall report any decisions to pre-approve such audit-related or non-audit services and fees to the full Audit Committee at its next regular meeting.

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Stockholder Proposals for the 2005 Annual Meeting

      Stockholders who intend to have a proposal considered for inclusion in ISG’s proxy materials for presentation at the 2005 Annual Meeting of the Stockholders must submit the proposal to us no later than December 30, 2004. Stockholder proposals should be sent to:

           International Steel Group Inc.

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      Stockholders who intend to present a proposal at the 2005 annual meeting, whether such proposal is to be included in our proxy materials or not, are required to provide notice of such proposal to us in accordance with the advance notice procedures for stockholder proposals set forth in our Bylaws. We reserve the right to reject, rule out of order, or take other appropriate action with respect to any proposal that does not comply with these and other applicable requirements.

Other Matters

      Our management does not intend to present, and does not have any reason to believe that others will present, any item of business at the annual meeting other than those specifically set forth in the notice of the meeting. However, if other matters are properly presented for a vote, the proxies in the enclosed form will confer to the proxy holders the discretionary authority to vote according to their best judgment.

Annual Report

      Our annual report for the year ended December 31, 2003, was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 11, 2004 and is being sent to our stockholders on or about April 29, 2004. Stockholders are referred to that report for financial and other information about ISG. A copy of that report can be obtained, free of charge, by submitting a written request to International Steel Group, Inc., Attn: Investor Relations, 3250 Interstate Drive, Richfield, Ohio, 44286. That report is not incorporated by reference into this proxy statement and is not to be deemed a part of the proxy soliciting material.

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ANNEX A

AUDIT COMMITTEE CHARTER

Purposes

      The purposes of the Committee are to (a) assist the Board of Directors in fulfilling the Board of Directors’ oversight responsibilities with respect to (i) the integrity of the Company’s financial statements, (ii) the Company’s compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, (iii) the independent auditors’ qualifications and independence, and (iv) the performance of the independent auditors and the Company’s internal audit function; and (b) produce the Committee’s report, made pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), to be included in the Company’s annual proxy statement (the “Audit Committee Report”).

Composition of the Committee

      Number. The Committee shall consist of no fewer than three members.

      Qualifications. Each Committee member shall have all of the following qualifications:

      Appointment. The Board of Directors will appoint the members and the Chairman of the Committee. Committee members shall serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors and for such term or terms as the Board of Directors may determine.

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Duties and Responsibilities of the Committee

      The Committee is responsible for overseeing the Company’s financial reporting process on behalf of the Board of Directors. Management is responsible for the preparation, presentation, and integrity of the Company’s financial statements and for the appropriateness of the accounting and reporting policies that are used by the Company. The independent auditors are responsible for auditing the Company’s financial statements and for reviewing the Company’s interim financial statements.

      The Committee is directly responsible for the appointment, termination, compensation, retention, evaluation and oversight of the work of the Company’s independent auditors (including resolution of disagreements between management and the auditors regarding financial reporting) for the purpose of preparing or issuing an audit report or related work or performing other audit, review or attest services for the Company.

      In performing its responsibilities, the Committee shall:

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Meetings of the Committee

      The Committee shall meet in person or telephonically at least quarterly, or more frequently as it may determine necessary, to comply with its responsibilities as set forth herein. The Chairman of the Committee shall, in consultation with the other members of the Committee, the Company’s independent auditors and the appropriate officers of the Company, be responsible for calling meetings of the Committee, establishing agenda therefor and supervising the conduct thereof. The Committee may also take any action permitted hereunder by unanimous written consent.

      The Committee may request any officer or employee of the Company or the Company’s outside legal counsel or independent auditors to attend a meeting of the Committee or to meet with any members of, or consultants to, the Committee. The Committee shall meet with the Company’s management, the internal auditors and the independent auditors at least once each quarter in separate private sessions to discuss any matter that the Committee, management, the independent auditors or such other persons believe should be discussed privately.

Resources and Authority of the Committee

      The Committee shall have the resources and authority appropriate to discharge its responsibilities as required by law, including the authority to engage independent counsel and other advisors as the Committee deems necessary to carry out its duties. The Committee may also, to the extent it deems necessary or appropriate, meet with the Company’s investment bankers or financial analysts who follow the Company.

      The Company will provide for appropriate funding, as determined by the Committee, for payment of (i) compensation to the Company’s independent auditors engaged for the purpose of rendering or issuing an audit report or related work or performing other audit, review or attest services for the Company, (ii) compensation to independent counsel or any other advisors employed by the Committee, and (iii) ordinary administrative expenses of the Committee that are necessary or appropriate in carrying out its duties.

Audit Committee Report

      The Committee will produce, with the assistance of management, the independent auditors and outside legal counsel, the Audit Committee Report.

Annual Review of Charter

      The Committee will conduct and review with the Board of Directors annually an evaluation of this Charter and recommend any changes to the Board of Directors. The Committee may conduct this charter evaluation in such manner as the Committee, in its business judgment, deems appropriate.

Annual Performance Evaluation

      The Committee will conduct and review with the Board of Directors annually an evaluation of the Committee’s performance with respect to the requirements of this Charter. This evaluation should also set forth the goals and objectives of the Committee for the upcoming year. The Committee may conduct this performance evaluation in such manner as the Committee, in its business judgment, deems appropriate.

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ANNEX B

NOMINATING AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE CHARTER

Purposes

      The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board of Directors (the “Committee”) of International Steel Group Inc. (the “Company”) shall have the direct responsibility to (a) identify individuals qualified to become Board members, consistent with criteria approved by the Board, (b) select or recommend to the Board candidates to fill Board vacancies and newly-created director positions, (c) select or recommend to the Board whether incumbent directors should be nominated for re-election to the Board upon the expiration of their terms, (d) develop and recommend to the Board corporate governance principles applicable to the Board and the Company’s employees, and (e) oversee the evaluation of the Board and management.

Composition

      Size. The size of the Committee shall be determined by the Board, subject to any requirements or limitations in the Company’s certificate of incorporation or by-laws. The Board believes that the Committee should always have at least three.

      Qualifications. Each Committee member will be “independent” under the rules of the New York Stock Exchange. Desirable qualifications for Committee members include experience in corporate governance, business management, personnel or human resources management, and organizational behavior.

      Selection. The Board selects Committee members based on recommendations of the Committee. The Committee will select a Committee Chair from among its members. Each Committee member will serve at the pleasure of the Board for such term as the Board may decide or until such Committee member is no longer a Board member.

Duties and Responsibilities

      The Committee has the following duties and responsibilities:

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Meetings

      The Committee shall meet as frequently as necessary to carry out its responsibilities under this Charter. The Committee Chair shall, in consultation with the other members of the Committee and appropriate officers of the Company, establish the agenda for each Committee meeting. Each Committee member may submit items to be included on the agenda. Committee members may also raise subjects that are not on the agenda at any meeting. The Committee Chair or a majority of the Committee members may call a meeting of the Committee at any time. A majority of the number of Committee members selected by the Board shall constitute a quorum for conducting business at a meeting of the Committee. The act of a majority of Committee members present at a Committee meeting at which a quorum is in attendance shall be the act of the Committee, unless a greater number is required by law, the Company’s certificate of incorporation or its by-laws. The Committee Chair shall supervise the conduct of the meetings and shall have other responsibilities which the Committee may designate from time to time.

      The Committee may request any officer or employee of the Company, or any representative of the Company’s advisors, to attend a meeting or to meet with any members or representatives of the Committee.

Resources and Authority

      The Committee shall have appropriate resources and authority to discharge its responsibilities, including appropriate funding in such amount as the Committee deems necessary, to compensate any consultants and any independent advisors retained by the Committee. The Committee shall have the sole authority to retain and

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Annual Review

      At least annually, the Committee shall (a) review this Charter with the Board and recommend any changes to the Board and (b) evaluate its performance against the requirements of this Charter and review this evaluation with the Board. The evaluation shall include the goals and objectives of the Committee for the upcoming year. The Committee shall conduct its review and evaluation in such manner as it deems appropriate.

      Consistent with New York Stock Exchange listing requirements, this Charter will be included on the Company’s website and will be made available upon request sent to the Company’s Secretary. The Company’s annual report to stockholders will state that this Charter is available on the Company’s website and will be available upon request sent to the Company’s Secretary.

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REVOCABLE PROXY

INTERNATIONAL STEEL GROUP INC.

This proxy is solicited on behalf of the Board of Directors and unless otherwise indicated will be voted: FOR the election of Directors and the ratification of the appointment of our independent accountants.

The undersigned hereby appoints Rodney B. Mott, Leonard M. Anthony, and Lonnie A. Arnett, proxies, with the power of substitution, resubstitution and with the authority in each to act in the absence of the other, to vote all shares the undersigned is entitled to vote at International Steel Group’s 2004 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, or any postponements or adjournments thereof, as indicated on this card and in their discretion on all other matters as may properly come before the meeting.

Please specify your choices by marking the appropriate boxes. You need not mark any boxes if you wish to vote in accordance with the Board of Directors’ recommendations. It is important that your shares are represented at this meeting, whether or not you attend the meeting in person.

INSTRUCTION: To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee, mark “For All Except” write the nominee’s name on this line:

The Board of Directors recommends that you vote FOR Items 1 and 2.

In their discretion, the proxies are authorized to vote upon such other business
as may properly come before the meeting.

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