AK Steel Holding Corporation, formerly known as Armco, is a major American steel company founded in 1900 as the American Rolling Mills Corporation. With 2005 revenues of US$5 billion, it is on the list of the 500 largest companies from Fortune Magazine.

For the AK Steel Non-Contributory Pension Plan, we included the following factors:

A	% Change - Is your plan growing or shrinking?	B	% Active - How many members in your pension plan are active contributors?
C	Assets divided by Liability - Perhaps the single best indicator of your plan's health.	D	Has your plan been given a funding waiver?  Could be a Warning Sign.
E	How much of the value of your plan is coming in via contributions?	F	Expenses to Income ratio helps show how efficiently your plan is being managed.
G	The presence of related party transactions has been a warning sign in the past.	H	Potential red flag - minimum funding waiver used in the past
I	Potential red flag - Was the minimum fund contribution made?	J	Potential red flag - Has there been a change in the actuarial cost method?

Data comes from the most recent AK Steel Non-Contributory Pension Plan Form 5500 (Year: 2005) found at www.freeERISA.com. If you have questions or concerns, the best person to ask is your Plan Administrator or your financial advisor.

Year 2004: AK Steel Non-Contributory Pension Plan Form 5500

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