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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950152-06-002440
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEF 14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		4
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20060427
FILED AS OF DATE:		20060323
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20060323
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20060323

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			OLYMPIC STEEL INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000917470
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	WHOLESALE-METALS SERVICE CENTERS & OFFICES [5051]
		IRS NUMBER:				341245650
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			OH
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DEF 14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-23320
		FILM NUMBER:		06706908

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		5080 RICHMOND RD
		CITY:			BEDFORD HEIGHTS
		STATE:			OH
		ZIP:			44146
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2162923800

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		5096 RICHMOND RD
		CITY:			BEDFORD HEIGHTS
		STATE:			OH
		ZIP:			44146
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<H5 align="left" style="page-break-before:always"><A HREF="#toc">Table of Contents</A></H5><P>

<DIV style="width: 87%; margin-left: 6%"><!-- BEGIN LOGICAL PAGE -->

<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <B>UNITED STATES</B>
</DIV>

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    <B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
</DIV>

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    <B>WASHINGTON, DC 20549</B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 4pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 14pt">SCHEDULE 14A</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <B>(RULE 14a-101)</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <B>SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION</B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 4pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities
</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment
    No.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;)
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Filed by the Registrant&#160;<FONT face="wingdings">&#254;
    </FONT>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Filed by a Party other than the
    Registrant&#160;<FONT face="wingdings">o
    </FONT>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Check the appropriate box:
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

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<TR valign="bottom">
<TD colspan="3" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 10pt"><FONT face="wingdings">o</FONT>&#160;&#160;Preliminary
    Proxy Statement
    </FONT>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD colspan="3" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -18pt; margin-left: 18pt">
    <FONT style="font-size: 10pt"><FONT face="wingdings">o</FONT>&#160;&#160;Confidential,
    for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Rule&#160;14a-6(e)(2))</FONT>
    </FONT>
</DIV>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD colspan="3" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 10pt"><FONT face="wingdings">&#254;</FONT>&#160;&#160;Definitive
    Proxy Statement
    </FONT>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD colspan="3" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 10pt"><FONT face="wingdings">o</FONT>&#160;&#160;Definitive
    Additional Materials
    </FONT>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD colspan="3" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -18pt; margin-left: 18pt">
    <FONT style="font-size: 10pt"><FONT face="wingdings">o</FONT>&#160;&#160;Soliciting
    Material Pursuant to Section 240.14a-12
    </FONT>
</DIV>
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

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</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 4pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    OLYMPIC STEEL, INC.
</DIV>

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    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">(Name of Registrant as Specified In
    Its Charter)
    </FONT>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 4pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

</DIV>

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<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy
    Statement)
    </FONT>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Payment of Filing Fee (Check the appropriate box):
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

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<TR>
    <TD width="3%"></TD>
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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>    <FONT face="wingdings">&#254;</FONT>&#160;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">    No fee required.
</TD>
</TR>

<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>    <FONT face="wingdings">o</FONT>&#160;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">    Fee computed on table below per Exchange Act
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Rules&#160;14a-6(i)(1)</FONT>
    and <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">0-11.</FONT>
</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    (1)&#160;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    Title of each class of securities to which transaction applies:
</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

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<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

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    <TD width="93%"></TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    (2)&#160;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    Aggregate number of securities to which transaction applies:
</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

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<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

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    <TD width="4%"></TD>
    <TD width="93%"></TD>
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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    (3)&#160;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    Per unit price or other underlying value of transaction computed
    pursuant to Exchange Act
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Rule&#160;0-11</FONT>
    (set&#160;forth the amount on which the filing fee is calculated
    and state how it was determined):
</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV style="font-size: 8pt; margin-left: 8%; width: 100%; align: left; border-bottom: 1pt solid #000000"></DIV><!-- callerid=999 iwidth=456 length=0 -->

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">

<TR>
    <TD width="3%"></TD>
    <TD width="4%"></TD>
    <TD width="93%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    (4)&#160;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    Proposed maximum aggregate value of transaction:
</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV style="font-size: 8pt; margin-left: 8%; width: 100%; align: left; border-bottom: 1pt solid #000000"></DIV><!-- callerid=999 iwidth=456 length=0 -->

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">

<TR>
    <TD width="3%"></TD>
    <TD width="4%"></TD>
    <TD width="93%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    (5)&#160;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    Total fee paid:
</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV style="font-size: 8pt; margin-left: 8%; width: 100%; align: left; border-bottom: 1pt solid #000000"></DIV><!-- callerid=999 iwidth=456 length=0 -->

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">

<TR>
    <TD width="3%"></TD>
    <TD width="97%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>    <FONT face="wingdings">o</FONT>&#160;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">    Fee paid previously with preliminary materials.
</TD>
</TR>

<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>    <FONT face="wingdings">o</FONT>&#160;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">    Check box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by
    Exchange Act Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing for which
    the offsetting fee was paid previously. Identify the previous
    filing by registration statement number, or the Form or Schedule
    and the date of its filing.
</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">

<TR>
    <TD width="3%"></TD>
    <TD width="4%"></TD>
    <TD width="93%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    (1)&#160;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    Amount Previously Paid:
</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV style="font-size: 8pt; margin-left: 8%; width: 100%; align: left; border-bottom: 1pt solid #000000"></DIV><!-- callerid=999 iwidth=456 length=0 -->

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

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    <TD width="93%"></TD>
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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    (2)&#160;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    Form, Schedule or Registration Statement No.:
</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV style="font-size: 8pt; margin-left: 8%; width: 100%; align: left; border-bottom: 1pt solid #000000"></DIV><!-- callerid=999 iwidth=456 length=0 -->

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">

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    <TD width="3%"></TD>
    <TD width="4%"></TD>
    <TD width="93%"></TD>
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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    (3)&#160;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    Filing Party:
</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV style="font-size: 8pt; margin-left: 8%; width: 100%; align: left; border-bottom: 1pt solid #000000"></DIV><!-- callerid=999 iwidth=456 length=0 -->

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">

<TR>
    <TD width="3%"></TD>
    <TD width="4%"></TD>
    <TD width="93%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    (4)&#160;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    Date Filed:
</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV style="font-size: 8pt; margin-left: 8%; width: 100%; align: left; border-bottom: 1pt solid #000000"></DIV><!-- callerid=999 iwidth=456 length=0 -->

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<H5 align="left" style="page-break-before:always"><A HREF="#toc">Table of Contents</A></H5><P>

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<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <IMG src="l17929al1792900.gif" alt="OLYMPIC STEEL LOGO" >
</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <FONT style="font-size: 12pt">Olympic Steel, Inc., 5096 Richmond
    Road, Bedford Heights, OH 44146
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">(216)&#160;292-3800</FONT>
    </FONT>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 48pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>



<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <FONT style="font-size: 12pt">To Our Shareholders:
    </FONT>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    You are invited to attend the 2006 Annual Meeting of
    Shareholders of Olympic Steel, Inc. to be held at Radisson Quad
    City Plaza, 111 East
    2<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">nd</SUP>&#160;Street,
    Davenport, Iowa 52801, on Thursday, April&#160;27, 2006, at
    10:00&#160;a.m.&#160;Central Time. We are pleased to enclose the
    notice of our Annual Meeting of Shareholders, together with a
    Proxy Statement, a Proxy and an envelope for returning the Proxy.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    You are asked to vote for the election of Directors nominated by
    the Board of Directors. Your Board of Directors unanimously
    recommends that you vote &#147;FOR&#148; each of the
    Director-nominees in the Proxy.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Please carefully review the Proxy Statement and then complete
    and sign your Proxy and return it promptly. If you attend the
    meeting and decide to vote in person, you may withdraw your
    Proxy at the meeting.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Your time and attention to this letter and the accompanying
    Proxy Statement and Proxy is appreciated.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Sincerely,
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 48pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Michael D. Siegal <BR>
    Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 48pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    March&#160;23, 2006
</DIV>

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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#000">NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS TO BE HELD APRIL 27, 2006</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#001">THE PROXY AND SOLICITATION</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#002">PURPOSES OF ANNUAL MEETING</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#003">VOTING SECURITIES</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#004">PROPOSAL ONE ELECTION OF DIRECTORS</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#005">NOMINEES FOR TERMS TO EXPIRE IN 2008</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#006">DIRECTORS WHOSE TERMS EXPIRE IN 2007</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#007">BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETINGS AND COMMITTEES</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#008">COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#009">BOARD POLICIES</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#010">CODE OF ETHICS</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#011">SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#012">SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF MANAGEMENT</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#013">SECTION 16( a ) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#014">EXECUTIVE OFFICERS&#146; COMPENSATION</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#015">SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#016">COMPENSATION COMMITTEE INTERLOCKS AND INSIDER PARTICIPATION</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#017">EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#018">RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#019">COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REPORT ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#020">SHAREHOLDER RETURN PERFORMANCE PRESENTATION</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#021">AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORT</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#022">INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#023">INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#024">OTHER MATTERS</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#025">SHAREHOLDERS&#146; PROPOSALS</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#026">ANNUAL REPORT</A></TD></TR>
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    <IMG src="l17929al1792900.gif" alt="OLYMPIC STEEL LOGO" ><FONT style="font-size: 12pt">
    </FONT>
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    <FONT style="font-size: 11pt">Olympic Steel, Inc., 5096 Richmond
    Road, Bedford Heights, OH 44146 (216)
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">292-3800</FONT>
    </FONT>
</DIV>

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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">NOTICE OF
    ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS</FONT></B>
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    <B><FONT style="font-size: 12pt">TO BE HELD APRIL&#160;27,
    2006</FONT></B>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Olympic Steel, Inc., an
    Ohio corporation (the Company) will be held on Thursday,
    April&#160;27, 2006, at 10:00&#160;a.m.&#160;Central Time, at
    Radisson Quad City Plaza, 111 East
    2<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">nd</SUP>&#160;Street,
    Davenport, Iowa 52801, for the following purposes:
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    1.&#160;To elect four Directors for a term expiring in
    2008;&#160;and
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    2.&#160;To transact such other business that is properly brought
    before the meeting.
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    Only holders of the Common Stock of record on the books of the
    Company at the close of business on March&#160;1, 2006 will be
    entitled to vote at the meeting.
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    Your vote is important. All shareholders are invited to attend
    the meeting in person. However, to ensure your representation at
    the meeting, please mark, date, and sign your Proxy and return
    it promptly in the enclosed envelope. Any shareholder attending
    the meeting may vote in person even if the shareholder returned
    a Proxy.
</DIV>

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    <FONT style="font-size: 12pt">By Order of the Board of Directors
    </FONT>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <FONT style="font-size: 12pt">Marc Morgenstern
    </FONT>
</DIV>

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    <FONT style="font-size: 12pt">Secretary
    </FONT>
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <FONT style="font-size: 12pt">Cleveland, Ohio
    </FONT>
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    <FONT style="font-size: 12pt">March&#160;23, 2006
    </FONT>
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <B>THE ENCLOSED PROXY, WHICH IS BEING SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE
    BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE COMPANY, CAN BE RETURNED IN THE
    ENCLOSED ENVELOPE, WHICH REQUIRES NO POSTAGE IF MAILED IN THE
    UNITED STATES.</B>
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    </FONT>
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    <FONT style="font-size: 12pt">2006 ANNUAL MEETING
    </FONT>
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    <FONT style="font-size: 12pt">April&#160;27, 2006
    </FONT>
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">THE PROXY
    AND SOLICITATION</FONT></B>
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    This Proxy Statement is being mailed on or about March&#160;23,
    2006, to the shareholders of Olympic Steel, Inc. (the Company)
    in connection with the solicitation by the Board of Directors of
    the enclosed form of Proxy for the 2006 Annual Meeting of
    Shareholders to be held on Thursday, April&#160;27, 2006, at
    10:00&#160;a.m.&#160;Central Time, at the Radisson Quad City
    Plaza, 111 East
    2<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">nd</SUP>&#160;Street,
    Davenport, Iowa 52801. Pursuant to the Ohio General Corporation
    Law, any shareholder signing and returning the enclosed Proxy
    has the power to revoke it by giving notice of such revocation
    to the Company in writing or in the open meeting before any vote
    with respect to the matters set forth therein is taken. The
    representation in person or by Proxy of at least a majority of
    the outstanding shares of Common Stock entitled to vote is
    necessary to provide a quorum at the Annual Meeting. The
    election of Directors requires approval by a plurality of the
    votes cast. As a result, although abstentions and broker
    non-votes will not be counted in determining the outcome of the
    vote, they will be counted in determining whether a quorum has
    been achieved.
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    The Company will bear the expense of preparing, printing and
    mailing this Proxy Statement. In addition to solicitation of
    proxies by mail, certain Officers, Directors and regular
    employees of the Company, none of whom will receive additional
    compensation therefor, may solicit proxies by telephone,
    facsimile, electronic mail or by personal contacts. The Company
    will request brokers, banks and other custodians, nominees and
    fiduciaries to send Proxy material to beneficial owners and
    will, upon request, reimburse them for their expenses.
</DIV>

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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">PURPOSES
    OF ANNUAL MEETING</FONT></B>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The Annual Meeting has been called for the purposes of
    (1)&#160;electing four Directors of the class whose two-year
    terms of office will expire in 2008, and (2)&#160;transacting
    such other business as may properly come before the meeting and
    any adjournments thereof.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The two persons named in the enclosed Proxy have been selected
    by the Board of Directors and will vote&#160;Common Stock
    represented by valid Board of Directors&#146; Proxies. Unless
    otherwise indicated in the enclosed Proxy, they intend to vote
    for the election of the Director-nominees named herein.
</DIV>

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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">VOTING
    SECURITIES</FONT></B>
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    The Board of Directors has established the close of business on
    March&#160;1, 2006, as the record date for determining
    shareholders entitled to notice of the meeting and to vote. On
    that date, 10,398,269&#160;shares of Common Stock were
    outstanding and entitled to one vote on all matters properly
    brought before the Annual Meeting.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">PROPOSAL&#160;ONE<BR>
    ELECTION OF DIRECTORS</FONT></B>
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    The Board of Directors is divided into two classes, whose
    members serve for a staggered two-year term. The term of one
    class, which currently consists of four Directors, expires in
    2006; the term of the other class, which consists of three
    Directors, expires in 2007.
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    The Board of Directors has nominated David A. Wolfort, Ralph M.
    Della Ratta, Martin H. Elrad, and Howard L. Goldstein to stand
    for reelection as Directors for a two-year term. The two-year
    term will end upon the election of Directors at the 2008 Annual
    Meeting of Shareholders.
</DIV>

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    At the Annual Meeting, the shares of Common Stock represented by
    valid Proxies, unless otherwise specified, will be voted to
    elect the four Director-nominees. Each individual nominated for
    election as a Director of the Company has agreed to serve if
    elected. However, if any nominee becomes unable or unwilling to
    serve if elected, the Proxies will be voted for the election of
    such other person as may be recommended by the Board of
    Directors. The Board of Directors has no reason to believe that
    the persons listed as nominees will be unable or unwilling to
    serve.
</DIV>

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    The Board of Directors recommends that each shareholder vote
    &#147;FOR&#148; the Board of Directors&#146; nominees. Directors
    will be elected by a plurality of the votes cast at the Annual
    Meeting.
</DIV>

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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">NOMINEES
    FOR TERMS TO EXPIRE IN 2008</FONT></B>
</DIV>

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&nbsp;
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    <B><FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Principal Occupation,<BR>
    </FONT></B>
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    <B><FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Past Five Years,<BR>
    </FONT></B>
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&nbsp;
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    <B><FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Director<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
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<DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1px">
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Name of Director</FONT></B>
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    <B><FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Age</FONT></B>
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&nbsp;
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    <B><FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Other Directorships</FONT></B>
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    <B><FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Since</FONT></B>
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    David A. Wolfort
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    President since January 2001 and Chief Operating Officer of the
    Company since 1995. He serves as a Director of the Metals
    Service Center Institute (&#147;MSCI&#148;). He is past Chairman
    of the MSCI Political Action Committee and past Chairman of the
    MSCI&#146;s Government Affairs Committee, and a Regional Board
    Member of the Northern Ohio Anti-Defamation League.
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    1987
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    Ralph M. Della Ratta
</DIV>
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    Senior Managing Director, since December 2003, Max-Ventures LLC,
    a venture capital firm and, since August 2004, Western Reserve
    Partners LLC, an investment banking firm. Mr.&#160;Della Ratta
    was Senior Managing Director and Manager of  the Investment
    Banking Division of McDonald Investments, Inc. Serves on the
    Board of Directors of Hyland Software,&#160;Inc.
</TD>
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    2004
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    Martin H. Elrad
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    Private investor.
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    1987
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    <B><FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Other Directorships</FONT></B>
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    <B><FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Since</FONT></B>
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    Howard L. Goldstein
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    Managing Director of Mallah, Furman and Company (a certified
    public accounting firm) and a Senior Partner for over
    15&#160;years. Member of the American Institute of Certified
    Public Accountants, the Florida Institute of Certified Public
    Accountants, the Florida Board of Accounting, the New Jersey
    Board of Certified Public Accountants and the New Jersey
    Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
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    2004
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">DIRECTORS
    WHOSE TERMS EXPIRE IN 2007</FONT></B>
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    </FONT></B>
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    <B><FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Director<BR>
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    <B><FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Other Directorships</FONT></B>
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    Michael D. Siegal
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    Chief Executive Officer of the Company since 1984, and Chairman
    of the Board since 1994. Serves on the following boards:
    American National Bank (Cleveland, Ohio) and Metals Service
    Center Institute (&#147;MSCI&#148;). Vice Chairman of the
    Development Corporation for Israel and Vice President of the
    Cleveland Jewish Federation.
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    1984
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    Thomas M. Forman
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    Business consultant and private investor. From 1999 to 2000, he
    served as Chief Administrative Officer and co-founder of
    HealthSync (a provider of an employer-paid health insurance
    marketplace). Serves on the Board of Advisors of the Shaker
    Consulting Group and White Dove Mattress Company. Previously
    served as Vice President of Sealy Corporation and as Executive
    Vice President and a member of the Board of Directors of
    Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc.
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    1994
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    James B. Meathe
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    Since 2005, Managing Partner, Walloon Ventures, a real estate
    development firm. Vice Chairman of Palmer&#160;&#38; Cay, Inc.
    (an insurance and brokerage firm) from 2004 to 2005. Previously
    served as President and Chief Operating Officer of
    Palmer&#160;&#38; Cay from 2003 to 2004. Managing Director and
    Chairman Midwest Region of Marsh Inc. (a risk and insurance
    services firm) from 1999 to 2002. Previously, he served in
    several senior management positions with Marsh Inc. Serves on
    the Board of Directors of Boykin Lodging Company.
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    2001
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">BOARD OF
    DIRECTORS MEETINGS AND COMMITTEES</FONT></B>
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    The Board of Directors of the Company held four regularly
    scheduled meetings and six other meetings in 2005. The Board of
    Directors has an Audit Committee, a Compensation Committee, and
    a Nominating Committee. The Audit Committee, Compensation
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    <FONT style="font-size: 12pt">Committee and Nominating Committee
    held four meetings, six meetings and one meeting, respectively,
    in 2005. The Committees receive their authority and assignments
    from the Board of Directors and report to the Board of Directors.
    </FONT>
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    All of the current Directors attended at least seventy-five
    percent of the Board meetings and all applicable committee
    meetings held during 2005. In addition to holding regular
    committee meetings, the Board members also reviewed and
    considered matters and documents and communicated with each
    other wholly apart from the meetings. The Board of Directors has
    determined that Messrs. Della Ratta, Elrad, Forman, Goldstein,
    and Meathe are independent Directors as defined in the National
    Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. listing standards.
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    <I>Audit Committee.</I>&#160;&#160;The Audit Committee is
    chaired by Mr.&#160;Goldstein and also consists of
    Messrs.&#160;Della Ratta, Elrad and Forman. The Audit Committee
    is responsible for monitoring and overseeing the Company&#146;s
    internal controls and financial reporting processes, as well as
    the independent audit of the Company&#146;s consolidated
    financial statements by the Company&#146;s independent auditors.
    Each committee member is an &#147;independent director&#148; as
    defined in the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
    listing standards and applicable SEC rules. Mr. Goldstein has
    been designated by the Board as the &#147;audit committee
    financial expert&#148; under SEC rules and satisfies the
    NASD&#146;s professional experience requirements. Additional
    information on the committee and its activities is set forth in
    the &#147;Audit Committee Report&#148; below.
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    <I>Compensation Committee.</I>&#160;&#160;The Compensation
    Committee is chaired by Mr. Forman and also consists of
    Messrs.&#160;Elrad, Goldstein and Meathe. This committee reviews
    and approves the Company&#146;s Executive compensation policy,
    makes recommendations concerning the Company&#146;s employee
    benefit policies, and has authority to administer the
    Company&#146;s Stock Option Plan. Additional information on the
    committee and its activities is set forth in the
    &#147;Compensation Committee Report on Executive
    Compensation&#148; below.
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    <I>Nominating Committee.</I>&#160;&#160;The Nominating Committee
    is chaired by Mr.&#160;Elrad and also consists of
    Messrs.&#160;Della Ratta and Goldstein. This committee functions
    to advise and make recommendations to the Board concerning the
    selection of candidates as nominees for Directors, including
    those individuals recommended by shareholders. The Nominating
    Committee operates pursuant to a written charter which can be
    found on the Company&#146;s website at www.olysteel.com. Each
    committee member is an &#147;independent director&#148; as
    defined in the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
    listing standards
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">COMPENSATION
    OF DIRECTORS</FONT></B>
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    During 2005, each Director who was not an employee of the
    Company received a $45,000 annual retainer, payable in quarterly
    installments and reimbursement for
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">out-of-pocket</FONT>
    expenses incurred in connection with attending board meetings.
    The Audit Committee Chairman received an additional $10,000 and
    the Chairmen of the Compensation and Nominating Committees each
    received an additional $5,000. Upon appointment to the Board,
    each outside Director is entitled to a stock option grant of
    10,000&#160;shares. Directors who are also employees of the
    Company receive no additional remuneration for serving as
    Directors.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">BOARD
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    <I>Shareholder Communications.</I>&#160;&#160;Shareholders may
    send written communications to the Board or any one or more of
    the individual Directors by mail. Any shareholder who wishes to
    send a written communication to any member of the Board may do
    so in care of the Secretary of the Company, who will forward any
    communications directly to the Director(s) in question.
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    <I>Director Nominations Process.</I>&#160;&#160;The Board&#146;s
    process for identifying and evaluating nominees for Director
    consists principally of evaluating candidates who are
    recommended by the Nominating Committee. The Nominating
    Committee may also, on a periodic basis, solicit ideas for
    possible candidates from a number of sources, including current
    members of the Board, senior level&#160;Company Executives,
    individuals personally known to members of the Board, and
    employment of one or more search firms.
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    Except as may be required by rules promulgated by Nasdaq or the
    SEC, there are currently no specific, minimum qualifications
    that must be met by each candidate for the Board of Directors,
    nor are there specific qualities or skills that are necessary
    for one or more of the members of the Board of Directors to
    possess. In evaluating the suitability of the candidates, the
    Nominating Committee takes into consideration such factors as it
    deems appropriate. These factors may include, among other
    things, issues of character, judgment, independence, age,
    expertise, diversity of experience, length of service, other
    commitments and the like. The Committee evaluates such factors,
    among others, and considers each individual candidate in the
    context of the current perceived needs of the Board of Directors
    as a whole and of committees of the Board.
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    The Nominating Committee will consider Director candidates
    recommended by shareholders if properly submitted. Shareholders
    wishing to suggest persons for consideration as nominees for
    election to the Board at the 2007 Annual Meeting may do so by
    providing written notice to the Company in care of Marc
    Morgenstern, Secretary, no later than December&#160;31, 2006.
    Such recommendation must include the information required of
    Director-nominations by the Company&#146;s Code of Regulations.
    Assuming that a properly submitted shareholder recommendation
    for a potential nominee is received and appropriate biographical
    and background information is provided, the Nominating Committee
    and the Board follow the same process and apply the same
    criteria as they do for candidates submitted by other sources.
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    <I>Annual Meeting Attendance.</I>&#160;&#160;The Board of
    Directors does not have a formal policy with regard to
    Directors&#146; attendance at the Annual Meeting of
    Shareholders. However, because a Board meeting usually precedes
    the Annual Meeting, all Directors are urged to attend. Last
    year, six of the seven Directors were present at the Annual
    Meeting.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">CODE OF
    ETHICS</FONT></B>
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    The Company has adopted a Business Ethics Policy (the
    &#147;Code&#148;). The full text of the Code is available
    through the &#147;Investor Relations&#148; section of the
    Company&#146;s website at www.olysteel.com. The Code applies not
    only to the Executive and Financial Officers, but also to all
    employees of the Company. The Company intends to disclose any
    amendments
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    <FONT style="font-size: 12pt">to the Code, and all waivers from
    the Code for Directors and Named Executive Officers, by posting
    such information on its website.
    </FONT>
</DIV>

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<DIV style="margin-top: 18pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">SECURITY
    OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The following table sets forth certain information regarding the
    beneficial ownership of Common Stock as of March&#160;1, 2006 by
    each person or entity known to the Company to beneficially own
    5% or more of the outstanding Common Stock based upon
    information furnished to the Company:
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE border="0" width="100%" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
<!-- Table Width Row -->
<TR style="font-size: 1pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD width="70%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=01 type=maindata -->
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="7%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=lead -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=body -->
    <TD width="7%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="4%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="4%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=lead -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=body -->
    <TD width="4%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=hang1 -->
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Number of Shares<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Percentage of<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1px">
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Names of Beneficial
    Owners</FONT></B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Beneficially
    Owned<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">1</SUP></FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Ownership</FONT></B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="color: #000000; background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -12pt; margin-left: 12pt">
    Michael D. Siegal
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="color: #000000; background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: 0pt; margin-left: 12pt">
    5096 Richmond Road
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="color: #000000; background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: 0pt; margin-left: 12pt">
    Cleveland, OH 44146
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,618,100<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">2</SUP>
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    15.4
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -12pt; margin-left: 12pt">
    Royce&#160;&#38; Associates, LLC
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: 0pt; margin-left: 12pt">
    1414 Avenue of the Americas
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: 0pt; margin-left: 12pt">
    New York, NY 10019
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,143,100<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">3</SUP>
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    11.0
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="color: #000000; background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -12pt; margin-left: 12pt">
    Dimensional Fund&#160;Advisors Inc.
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="color: #000000; background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: 0pt; margin-left: 12pt">
    1299 Ocean Avenue,
    11<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">th</SUP>&#160;Floor
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="color: #000000; background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: 0pt; margin-left: 12pt">
    Santa Monica, CA 90401
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    883,968<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">4</SUP>
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    8.5
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -12pt; margin-left: 12pt">
    David A. Wolfort
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: 0pt; margin-left: 12pt">
    5096 Richmond Road
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: 0pt; margin-left: 12pt">
    Cleveland, OH 44146
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    701,903<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">5</SUP>
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    6.6
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="color: #000000; background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -12pt; margin-left: 12pt">
    Aegis Financial Corporation
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="color: #000000; background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: 0pt; margin-left: 12pt">
    1100 North Glebe Road, Suite&#160;1040
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="color: #000000; background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: 0pt; margin-left: 12pt">
    Arlington, VA 22201
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    579,207<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">6</SUP>
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    5.6
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; margin-left: 0%; width: 13%; align: left; border-bottom: 1pt solid #000000"></DIV><!-- callerid=999 iwidth=431 length=60 -->



<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">

<TR>
    <TD width="1%"></TD>
    <TD width="99%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>    <SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">1</SUP>&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">    Unless otherwise indicated below, the persons named in the table
    above have sole voting and investment power with respect to the
    number of shares set forth opposite their names. In computing
    the number of shares beneficially owned by a person and the
    percentage ownership of that person, shares of Common Stock
    subject to options held by that person that are currently
    exercisable or will become exercisable within sixty days after
    March&#160;1, 2006 are considered outstanding, while these
    shares are not considered outstanding for purposes of computing
    the percentage ownership of any other person.
</TD>
</TR>

<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>    <SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">2</SUP>&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">    Includes 100,000&#160;shares issuable upon exercise of options
    exercisable within sixty days of March&#160;1, 2006.
</TD>
</TR>

<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>    <SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">3</SUP>&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">    Based on Schedule&#160;13G/A filed with the Securities and
    Exchange Commission on January&#160;31, 2006.
</TD>
</TR>

<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>    <SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">4</SUP>&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">    Based on Schedule&#160;13G/A filed with the Securities and
    Exchange Commission on February&#160;6, 2006, Dimensional
    Fund&#160;Advisors Inc. (&#147;Dimensional&#148;), an investment
    advisor registered under Section&#160;203 of the Investment
    Advisors Act of 1940, furnishes investment advice to four
    investment companies registered under the Investment Company Act
    of 1940, and serves as investment manager to certain other
    commingled group trusts and separate accounts. These investment
    companies, trusts and accounts are the &#147;Funds.&#148; In its
    role as investment advisor or manager, Dimensional possesses
    investment
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">and/or</FONT>
    voting power over the shares of Common Stock owned by the Funds,
    and may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of those shares
    under applicable SEC rules. However, all of these shares are
    owned by the Funds, and Dimensional disclaims beneficial
    ownership of such shares.
</TD>
</TR>

<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>    <SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">5</SUP>&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">    Includes 210,667&#160;shares issuable upon exercise of options
    exercisable within sixty days of March&#160;1, 2006.
</TD>
</TR>

<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>    <SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">6</SUP>&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">    Based on Schedule&#160;13G filed with the Securities and
    Exchange Commission on February&#160;14, 2006. William S. Berno,
    Paul Gambal and Scott L. Barbee have shared voting and
    dispositive power with respect to these shares.
</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>

<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <BR>
    6
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<DIV style="width: 85%; margin-left: 7%"><!-- BEGIN LOGICAL PAGE -->

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<!-- link1 "SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF MANAGEMENT" -->
<DIV align="left"><A NAME="012"></A></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">SECURITY
    OWNERSHIP OF MANAGEMENT</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The following table sets forth certain information regarding the
    beneficial ownership of Common Stock as of March&#160;1, 2006 by
    the Company&#146;s Directors, each of the Officers named in the
    summary compensation table included herein, and all the
    Directors and Executive Officers as a group.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE border="0" width="100%" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
<!-- Table Width Row -->
<TR style="font-size: 1pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD width="70%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=01 type=maindata -->
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="7%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=lead -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=body -->
    <TD width="7%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="4%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="4%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=lead -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=body -->
    <TD width="4%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=hang1 -->
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Number of Shares<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Percentage of<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1px">
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Names of Beneficial
    Owners</FONT></B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Beneficially
    Owned<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">1</SUP></FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Ownership</FONT></B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -12pt; margin-left: 12pt">
    Michael D. Siegal
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,618,100
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    <SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">2</SUP>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    15.4
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -12pt; margin-left: 12pt">
    David A. Wolfort
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    701,903
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    <SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">3</SUP>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    6.6
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -12pt; margin-left: 12pt">
    Richard T. Marabito
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    47,167
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    <SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">4</SUP>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    *
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -12pt; margin-left: 12pt">
    Heber MacWilliams
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    38,133
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    <SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">5</SUP>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    *
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -12pt; margin-left: 12pt">
    James B. Meathe
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    20,533
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    <SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">5</SUP>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    *
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -12pt; margin-left: 12pt">
    Thomas M. Forman
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    18,033
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    <SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">5</SUP>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    *
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -12pt; margin-left: 12pt">
    Richard A. Manson
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    12,860
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    <SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">5</SUP>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    *
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -12pt; margin-left: 12pt">
    Howard L. Goldstein
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    10,600
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    <SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">5</SUP>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    *
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -12pt; margin-left: 12pt">
    Ralph M. Della Ratta
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    6,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    <SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">5</SUP>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    *
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -12pt; margin-left: 12pt">
    Martin H. Elrad
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    5,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    <SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">5</SUP>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    *
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -12pt; margin-left: 12pt">
    All Directors and Executive Officers as a group (10 persons)
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2,478,329
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    <SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">6</SUP>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    22.9
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; margin-left: 0%; width: 13%; align: left; border-bottom: 1pt solid #000000"></DIV><!-- callerid=999 iwidth=431 length=60 -->



<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    *&#160;Less than 1%
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">

<TR>
    <TD width="1%"></TD>
    <TD width="99%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>    <SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">1</SUP>&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">    Unless otherwise indicated below, the persons named in the table
    above have sole voting and investment power with respect to the
    number of shares set forth opposite their names. In computing
    the number of shares beneficially owned by a person and the
    percentage ownership of that person, shares of Common Stock
    subject to options held by that person that are currently
    exercisable or will become exercisable within sixty days after
    March&#160;1, 2006 are considered outstanding, while these
    shares are not considered outstanding for purposes of computing
    the percentage ownership of any other person.
</TD>
</TR>

<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>    <SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">2</SUP>&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">    Includes 100,000&#160;shares issuable upon exercise of options
    exercisable within sixty days of March&#160;1, 2006.
</TD>
</TR>

<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>    <SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">3</SUP>&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">    Includes 210,667&#160;shares issuable upon exercise of options
    exercisable within sixty days of March&#160;1, 2006.
</TD>
</TR>

<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>    <SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">4</SUP>&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">    Does not include 3,000&#160;shares held in various trusts for
    the benefit of Mr. Marabito&#146;s children. Mr.&#160;Marabito
    disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares. Includes
    41,667&#160;shares issuable upon exercise of options exercisable
    within sixty days of March&#160;1, 2006.
</TD>
</TR>

<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>    <SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">5</SUP>&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">    Includes shares issuable upon exercise of options exercisable
    within sixty days of March&#160;1, 2006 as follows:
    MacWilliams&#160;&#150;&#160;26,333,
    Manson&#160;&#150;&#160;8,500, Elrad&#160;&#150;&#160;5,000,
    Forman&#160;&#150;&#160;15,833, Meathe&#160;&#150;&#160;18,333,
    Della Ratta&#160;&#150;&#160;4,000,
    Goldstein&#160;&#150;&#160;9,000.
</TD>
</TR>

<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>    <SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">3</SUP>&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">    Includes 439,333&#160;shares issuable upon exercise of options
    exercisable within sixty days of March&#160;1, 2006.
</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>

<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <BR>
    7
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<DIV align="left"><A NAME="013"></A></DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 18pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">SECTION&#160;16(a)
    BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Section&#160;16(a) of the Securities Act of 1934, as amended,
    requires the Company&#146;s Officers and Directors, and persons
    who own greater than 10% of the Company&#146;s Common Stock, to
    file reports of ownership and changes in ownership to the SEC.
    Officers, Directors and more than 10% shareholders are required
    by the SEC to furnish to the Company copies of all
    Section&#160;16(a) reports they file. Based solely upon a review
    of Forms&#160;3 and 4 and amendments thereto furnished to the
    Company during 2005 and Form&#160;5 and amendments thereto
    furnished to the Company with respect to 2005, or a written
    representation from the reporting person that no Form&#160;5 is
    required, all filings required to be made by the Company&#146;s
    Officers and Directors were timely made.
</DIV>

<!-- link1 "EXECUTIVE OFFICERS&#146; COMPENSATION" -->
<DIV align="left"><A NAME="014"></A></DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 18pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">EXECUTIVE
    OFFICERS&#146; COMPENSATION</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The following table sets forth certain information with respect
    to the compensation paid by the Company during the years ended
    December&#160;31, 2005, 2004, and 2003 to the Chief Executive
    Officer and each of the other Executive Officers (the
    &#147;Named Executive Officers&#148;) of the Company:
</DIV>

<!-- link1 "SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE" -->
<DIV align="left"><A NAME="015"></A></DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">SUMMARY
    COMPENSATION TABLE</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE border="0" width="100%" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
<!-- Table Width Row -->
<TR style="font-size: 1pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD width="47%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=01 type=maindata -->
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=lead -->
    <TD width="3%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="4%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=lead -->
    <TD width="8%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="4%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=lead -->
    <TD width="10%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="4%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=lead -->
    <TD width="10%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=hang1 -->
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Name and<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="6" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Annual
    Compensation<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">1</SUP></FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 8pt">All Other<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1px">
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Principal Position(s)</FONT></B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Year</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Salary</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Bonus<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">2</SUP></FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Compensation<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">3</SUP></FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="color: #000000; background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -12pt; margin-left: 12pt">
    Michael D. Siegal,
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2005
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    575,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    556,706
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    12,450
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="color: #000000; background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
    Chairman of the Board and
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2004
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    492,500
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,640,742
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    6,150
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="color: #000000; background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
    Chief Executive Officer
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2003
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    400,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -12pt; margin-left: 12pt">
    David A. Wolfort,
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2005
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    425,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    556,706
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    12,450
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    President and
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2004
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    411,943
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,640,740
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    6,150
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
    Chief Operating Officer
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2003
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    385,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    20,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="color: #000000; background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -12pt; margin-left: 12pt">
    Richard T. Marabito,
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2005
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    300,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    556,706
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    12,450
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="color: #000000; background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
    Chief Financial Officer
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2004
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    252,692
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,643,237
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    6,150
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="color: #000000; background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2003
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    200,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -12pt; margin-left: 12pt">
    Heber MacWilliams,
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2005
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    166,860
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    194,776
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    12,450
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
    Chief Information Officer
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2004
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    168,667
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    651,816
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    6,150
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2003
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    150,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="color: #000000; background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -12pt; margin-left: 12pt">
    Richard A. Manson,
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2005
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    132,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    194,776
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    12,450
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="color: #000000; background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    Treasurer
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2004
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    131,654
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    651,816
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    6,150
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="color: #000000; background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2003
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    122,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

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<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">

<TR>
    <TD width="1%"></TD>
    <TD width="99%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>    <SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">1</SUP>&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">    In accordance with SEC rules, disclosure of perquisites is
    omitted for each Named Executive Officer as the total
    perquisites and other personal benefits per year (valued on the
    basis of aggregate incremental cost to the Company) did not
    exceed the lesser of $50,000 or 10% of the Officer&#146;s
    combined salary and bonus.
</TD>
</TR>

<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>    <SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">2</SUP>&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">    The bonus column represents amounts earned during that fiscal
    year.
</TD>
</TR>

<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>    <SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">3</SUP>&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">    &#147;All Other Compensation&#148; includes contributions to the
    Company&#146;s 401(k) plan to match pre-tax elective deferral
    contributions and a 3.0% profit sharing contribution in 2005.
</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>

<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <BR>
    8
</DIV><!-- END LOGICAL PAGE -->
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<P><HR noshade><P>
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<DIV style="width: 85%; margin-left: 7%"><!-- BEGIN LOGICAL PAGE -->

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    No stock options were granted to the Named Executive Officers
    during 2005. The following table sets forth certain information
    concerning the number and value of unexercised options held by
    each of the Named Executive Officers at December&#160;31, 2005.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 18pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Aggregated
    Option Exercises in 2005<BR>
    and December&#160;31, 2005 Values</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE border="0" width="100%" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
<!-- Table Width Row -->
<TR style="font-size: 1pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD width="26%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=01 type=maindata -->
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=lead -->
    <TD width="13%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=lead -->
    <TD width="4%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=lead -->
    <TD width="7%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=lead -->
    <TD width="9%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=06 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=06 type=lead -->
    <TD width="8%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=06 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=06 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=07 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=07 type=lead -->
    <TD width="9%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=07 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=07 type=hang1 -->
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="6" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="6" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Number of Securities
    Underlying<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="6" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Value of In-The-Money<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="6" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Options Exercised</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="6" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Options at Year End</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="6" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Options  at Year
    End<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">1</SUP></FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Shares Acquired in<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Value<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1px">
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Name</FONT></B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Exercise</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Realized</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Exercisable</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Unexercisable</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Exercisable</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Unexercisable</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <FONT style="font-size: 10pt">Michael D. Siegal
    </FONT>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    100,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    3,333
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2,485,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    82,825
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    <FONT style="font-size: 10pt">David A. Wolfort
    </FONT>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    250,667
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    63,333
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    6,229,075
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,573,825
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    <FONT style="font-size: 10pt">Richard T. Marabito
    </FONT>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    73,167
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    3,333
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,818,200
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    82,825
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    <FONT style="font-size: 10pt">Heber MacWilliams
    </FONT>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    31,333
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,667
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    778,625
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    41,425
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    <FONT style="font-size: 10pt">Richard A. Manson
    </FONT>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    17,500
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2,500
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    434,875
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    62,125
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

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    <TD>    <SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">1</SUP>&#160;</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    These values are based on the spread between the respective
    exercise price of outstanding stock options and the fair market
    value of the Company&#146;s Common Stock at December&#160;31,
    2005 ($24.85). These amounts may not represent amounts actually
    realized by the Named Executive Officers. For information
    regarding option exercises subsequent to December&#160;31, 2005,
    refer to the respective Statement of Changes in Beneficial
    Ownership on Form&#160;4 filed with the SEC by certain of the
    Named Executive Officers. These reports may be viewed on the
    SEC&#146;s website at www.sec.gov.
</TD>
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    <BR>
    9
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <I>Retention Agreements.</I>&#160;&#160;The Company has executed
    Management Retention Agreements (the &#147;Retention
    Agreements&#148;) with Messrs.&#160;Siegal, Wolfort, Marabito,
    MacWilliams and Manson. Under the Agreements, which do not
    become operative unless there is a
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Change-in-Control</FONT>
    of the Company (as defined in the Retention Agreements), the
    Company agrees to continue the employment of the Officer for a
    certain period (the &#147;Contract Period&#148;) following the
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Change-in-Control</FONT>
    in the same position with the same duties and responsibilities
    and at the same compensation level as existed prior to the
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Change-in-Control.</FONT>
    If during the Contract Period the Officer&#146;s employment is
    terminated without cause, or the Officer terminates his
    employment for &#147;good reason,&#148; the Officer shall
    receive a lump-sum severance payment (the &#147;Severance
    Amount&#148;) with continuation of benefits for one year. The
    Contract Period for Messrs.&#160;Siegal and Wolfort is two years
    and their Severance Amount equals 2.99 times the average of
    their respective last three years&#146; compensation. The
    Contract Period for Messrs. Marabito, MacWilliams and Manson is
    one year and their Severance Amount equals one times the average
    of their respective last three years&#146; compensation. Each of
    the Retention Agreements contains a non-competition prohibition
    for one year post-employment (two years in the cases of
    Messrs.&#160;Siegal and Wolfort).
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <I>Siegal Employment Agreement.</I>&#160;&#160;Mr.&#160;Siegal
    serves as Chief Executive Officer of the Company pursuant to an
    employment agreement terminating December&#160;31, 2006. Under
    the agreement, effective July&#160;1, 2004, Mr.&#160;Siegal
    receives a base salary of $575,000, subject to possible
    increases as determined by the Compensation Committee. Bonus
    compensation will be determined by the Compensation Committee
    under the Senior Management Compensation Plan. If the Company
    terminates Mr.&#160;Siegal&#146;s employment without
    &#147;cause&#148; during the employment term, he shall continue
    to receive his compensation under the agreement for a period
    ending on the earlier of (i)&#160;December&#160;31, 2006 or
    (ii)&#160;one year following the termination of employment. The
    employment agreement contains a two-year non-competition and
    non-solicitation prohibition.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <I>Wolfort Employment Agreement.</I>&#160;&#160;Mr.&#160;Wolfort
    serves as President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company
    pursuant to an employment agreement, effective January&#160;1,
    2006, expiring on January&#160;1, 2011, with an automatic three
    year extension unless the Company or Mr.&#160;Wolfort provide
    notice otherwise on or before July&#160;1, 2010. Under the
    agreement, Mr.&#160;Wolfort receives a base salary of $550,000,
    subject to possible increases as determined by the Compensation
    Committee. Performance based bonus compensation will be
    determined by the Compensation Committee under the Senior
    Management Compensation Plan. If the Company terminates
    Mr.&#160;Wolfort&#146;s employment without &#147;cause&#148;
    during the employment term, he would continue to receive his
    compensation under the agreement for a period ending on the
    earlier of (i)&#160;December&#160;31, 2010 (subject to
    extension), (ii)&#160;a breach of the non-competition,
    non-solicitation or confidentiality clause, or (iii)&#160;twenty
    four months from the date of termination of employment. The
    agreement contains non-competition, non-solicitation and
    confidentiality provisions during the period that Mr. Wolfort is
    employed by the Company and for 24&#160;months following any
    termination of employment.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <I>Marabito Employment
    Agreement.</I>&#160;&#160;Mr.&#160;Marabito serves as Chief
    Financial Officer of the Company pursuant to an employment
    agreement terminating December&#160;31, 2006. Under the
    agreement, effective July&#160;1, 2004, Mr.&#160;Marabito
    receives a base salary of $300,000, subject to possible
    increases as determined by the Compensation Committee.
</DIV>

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    <BR>
    10
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    <FONT style="font-size: 12pt">Bonus compensation will be
    determined by the Compensation Committee under the Senior
    Management Compensation Plan. If the Company terminates
    Mr.&#160;Marabito&#146;s employment without &#147;cause&#148;
    during the employment term, he shall continue to receive his
    compensation under the agreement for a period ending on the
    earlier of (i)&#160;December&#160;31, 2006 or (ii)&#160;one year
    following the termination of employment. The employment
    agreement contains a one-year non-competition and
    non-solicitation prohibition.
    </FONT>
</DIV>

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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">COMPENSATION
    COMMITTEE INTERLOCKS AND INSIDER PARTICIPATION</FONT></B>
</DIV>

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    None of the members of the Compensation Committee is (or ever
    was) an Officer or employee of the Company or any of its
    subsidiaries. There are no Compensation Committee interlocks as
    defined by applicable SEC rules.
</DIV>

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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">EMPLOYEE
    BENEFIT PLANS</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <I>Senior Manager Compensation Plan.</I>&#160;&#160;Each of the
    Executive Officers participates in the Senior Management
    Compensation Plan which focuses on pre-tax income and other key
    operating metrics. Under this compensation program, each of the
    Executive Officers can be granted stock options based on the
    Company&#146;s performance. The determination of the stock
    option grants is made by the Compensation Committee.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <I>Stock Option Plan.</I>&#160;&#160;Pursuant to the provisions
    of the Company&#146;s Stock Option Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;),
    key employees of the Company, non-employee Directors of the
    Company and consultants may be offered the opportunity to
    acquire shares of Common Stock by the grant of stock options
    including both incentive stock options (ISO&#146;s), within the
    meaning of Section&#160;422 of the Internal Revenue Code of
    1986, as amended, and nonqualified stock options. ISO&#146;s are
    not available to consultants. The Plan will terminate in January
    2009; however, termination of the Plan will not affect
    outstanding options. The Compensation Committee administers the
    Plan. The Compensation Committee has broad discretion to set the
    terms and conditions of the options, provided that no option may
    be exercisable more than ten years after the date of grant. As
    of March&#160;1, 2006, 26 employees and outside Directors have
    options exercisable under the Plan. No stock option grants were
    made in 2005.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The following table provides information as of December&#160;31,
    2005 regarding shares outstanding and available for issuance
    under the Company&#146;s existing stock option plan:
</DIV>

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&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Number of Securities<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Number of<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
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&nbsp;
</TD>
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<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
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&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 8pt">to be Issued Upon<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Weighted-average<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Securities<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
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<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Exercise of<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Exercise Price of<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Remaining Available<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1px">
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Plan Category</FONT></B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Outstanding Options</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Outstanding Options</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 8pt">for Future Issurance</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -12pt; margin-left: 12pt">
    Equity compensation plans approvedby security holders
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    753,845
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    6.00
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    22,386
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -12pt; margin-left: 12pt">
    Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -12pt; margin-left: 12pt">
    Totals
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    753,845
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    6.00
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    22,386
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

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    <BR>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <I>Voluntary Deferred Compensation
    Plan.</I>&#160;&#160;Effective December&#160;15, 2004, the
    Company adopted the Olympic Steel, Inc. Executive Deferred
    Compensation Plan. Under the plan, participants of the Senior
    Management Compensation Plan are eligible to defer receipt of
    portions of their salary or bonus until later years.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <I>Supplemental Executive Retirement
    Plan.</I>&#160;&#160;Effective January&#160;1, 2005, the Board
    of Directors adopted the Olympic Steel, Inc. Supplemental
    Executive Retirement Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;). The Plan is an
    unfunded, non-qualified pension plan established to provide
    certain Executives with benefits that could not be provided due
    to legal limitations under the Company&#146;s other plans.
    Initially, only Messrs.&#160;Siegal, Wolfort and Marabito are
    participants under the Plan. Under the Plan, participants are
    awarded 13% of Applied Compensation, plus an Additional
    Percentage of Applied Compensation. Applied Compensation is
    defined as base annual salary plus the amount payable under the
    annual cash bonus plan; however, the Applied Compensation cannot
    exceed 150% of base annual salary. The Additional Percentage of
    Applied Compensation, which is performance-based, is dependent
    upon the Company&#146;s Return on Invested Capital
    (&#147;ROIC&#148;) and is calculated using the following table:
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE border="0" width="100%" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
<!-- Table Width Row -->
<TR style="font-size: 1pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD width="81%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=01 type=maindata -->
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="8%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=lead -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=body -->
    <TD width="8%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=hang1 -->
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1px">
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Actual ROIC</FONT></B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Additional Percentage</FONT></B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -12pt; margin-left: 12pt">
    5% or less
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0.0%
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -12pt; margin-left: 12pt">
    6%
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0.8%
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -12pt; margin-left: 12pt">
    7%
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1.6%
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -12pt; margin-left: 12pt">
    8%
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2.4%
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -12pt; margin-left: 12pt">
    9%
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    3.2%
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -12pt; margin-left: 12pt">
    10%
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    4.0%
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -12pt; margin-left: 12pt">
    11%
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    6.6%
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -12pt; margin-left: 12pt">
    12%
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    9.2%
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -12pt; margin-left: 12pt">
    13%
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    11.8%
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -12pt; margin-left: 12pt">
    14%
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    14.4%
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -12pt; margin-left: 12pt">
    15%
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    17.0%
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -12pt; margin-left: 12pt">
    16% or greater
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    19.6%
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

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<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    ROIC is defined as earnings before interest and income taxes
    divided by the average of the Company&#146;s total shareholder
    equity plus institutional debt.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The Compensation Committee believes that these employee benefit
    plans further align the interests of management and shareholders
    and will provide long-term incentive for maximizing shareholder
    value.
</DIV>

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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">RELATED
    PARTY TRANSACTIONS</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Since 1978, a corporation owned by family members of
    Mr.&#160;Siegal handled a portion of the freight activity for
    the Company&#146;s Cleveland operation. Payments to this entity
    approximated $567,000 for the year ended December&#160;31, 2005.
    The entity ceased operation in June 2005. Since 1956, a
    partnership partially owned by family members of Mr.&#160;Siegal
    has owned one of the Cleveland warehouses and currently leases
    it to the Company at an annual rental of $195,300. The lease
    expires in 2010.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The Company purchased several business insurance contracts
    through an insurance broker that formerly employed
    Mr.&#160;Meathe. Commissions and fees paid by the Company to the
    insurance broker were approximately $99,000 during 2005.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Mr.&#160;Forman serves on the Board of Advisors for a firm that
    provides psychological testing profiles for new hires of the
    Company. Fees paid to the firm by the Company were approximately
    $13,000 during 2005.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Mr.&#160;Siegal and Mr.&#160;Wolfort were minority investors in
    a company that provided online services to Olympic&#146;s
    employees with respect to their retirement plan accounts.
    Mr.&#160;Siegal also served as an advisor for that company.
    Since December 2004, this company no longer provided services to
    Olympic&#146;s employees.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">COMPENSATION
    COMMITTEE REPORT<BR>
    ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The Compensation Committee is responsible for setting and
    administering the policies that govern the base salaries,
    bonuses and other compensation matters of the Executive Officers
    of the Company. The Compensation Committee Charter describes in
    greater detail the full responsibilities of the Committee and is
    available through the &#147;Investor Relations&#148; section of
    the Company&#146;s website at www.olysteel.com.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The Compensation Committee is comprised solely of non-employee
    Directors who satisfy the independence requirements of the
    listing standards of National Association of Securities Dealers,
    Inc., are &#147;non-employee directors&#148; pursuant to SEC
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Rule&#160;16b-3,</FONT>
    and are &#147;outside directors&#148; for purposes of
    Section&#160;162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code. The
    Compensation Committee held six meetings in 2005 to review the
    compensation program and policies for the Executive Officers of
    the Company. In 2005, the Board did not modify or reject in any
    material way any recommendation or action of the Committee. This
    report documents the basis of compensation for 2005, with regard
    to the Company&#146;s Chief Executive Officer and other
    Executive Officers.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <I>Compensation Policy.</I>&#160;&#160;The Executive
    compensation policy of the Company is based on the following
    philosophy: (i)&#160;the need to retain and, as necessary,
    attract highly qualified Executives with a compensation plan
    that is competitive with both public and privately held steel
    and steel-related companies; (ii)&#160;recognizing the
    cyclicality of the steel industry, providing no incentive when
    the Company is not profitable and providing an uncapped
    incentive that increases as the Company&#146;s profits increase;
    and (iii)&#160;devising a compensation program that
    appropriately aligns the interests of Executive Officers with
    those of the Company&#146;s shareholders in increasing
    shareholder value.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The Compensation Committee takes into account various
    qualitative and quantitative indicators of Company and
    individual performance in determining the level and composition
    of compensation for the Chief Executive Officer and the other
    Executive Officers. While the Committee considers the financial
    and operating performance of the Company, the Committee does not
    apply any specific quantitative formula in making compensation
    decisions. However, achievement of bonus opportunities under the
    Senior Management Compensation Plan is generally based on
    specific Company performance measures as described below. The
    Committee also appreciates the importance of achievements that
    may be difficult to quantify and, accordingly, recognizes
    qualitative factors, such as successful supervision of major
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    <FONT style="font-size: 12pt">corporate projects and
    demonstrated leadership ability. In establishing the
    Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (&#147;SERP&#148;), the
    Committee consulted with a nationally-recognized, independent
    compensation consulting firm. From
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">time-to-time,</FONT>
    the Committee may receive assessments and advice regarding the
    Company&#146;s compensation practices from independent
    compensation consultants.
    </FONT>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <I>Base Salaries.</I>&#160;&#160;The annual base salary of the
    Executive Officers is based upon an evaluation of their
    significant contributions as individuals and as a team, as
    subjectively determined by the Compensation Committee, in
    accordance with their respective employment agreements. The
    Committee reviewed the cash compensation of numerous senior
    Executives in positions in other steel and steel-related
    companies, as well as other similar sized companies outside of
    the steel industry, to determine the range of the base salaries.
    Base salaries for 2005 were reviewed and approved by the
    Compensation Committee, and the amounts paid are included in the
    Summary Compensation Table.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <I>Incentive Compensation.</I>&#160;&#160;A significant portion
    of the Executive Officers&#146; compensation is incentive
    bonus-based and tied to Company performance in certain key
    metrics: pre-tax income, growth in tons sold, safety, inventory
    turnover and expense control. Bonuses earned in 2005 are
    included in the &#147;Summary Compensation Table.&#148; For
    years after 2004, the Compensation Committee adjusted the
    payment of bonuses under the Senior Manager Compensation Plan to
    provide for payments over three years with certain exceptions,
    compliance with non-competition provisions being a prerequisite
    for payment.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

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    <I>Long-Term Equity-Based Compensation.</I>&#160;&#160;The
    Company periodically grants new equity-based awards to provide
    continuing incentives for future performance. Like base salary
    and the annual incentive payments, award levels are set with
    regard to competitive considerations, and each individual&#146;s
    actual award is based upon the individual&#146;s performance,
    potential for increased responsibility and contributions,
    leadership ability and commitment to the Company&#146;s
    strategic efforts. The timing and amount of previous awards to,
    and held by, Executive Officers is reviewed but is only one
    factor in determining the size of current grants. After
    consideration of the foregoing factors, and in view of the other
    elements of the Company&#146;s compensation program, the
    incentive bonus compensation paid in 2005 and the limited number
    of shares available for future grants under the Company&#146;s
    Stock Option Plan, no stock options or other equity incentive
    awards were granted to Executive Officers in 2005.
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    <I>Other Matters.</I>&#160;&#160;In addition to their other
    compensation, the Executive Officers of the Company are also
    eligible to receive other benefits, such as medical benefits and
    profit sharing plan contributions, that are generally available
    to employees of the Company. Certain Executive Officers are also
    eligible for certain benefits that are not generally available,
    such as contributions under the Supplemental Executive
    Retirement Plan, or SERP, adopted in January 2005 and
    participation in the Executive Deferred Compensation Plan
    described elsewhere in this proxy statement. The Committee
    believes these benefits help the Company remain competitive for
    attracting and retaining key executive talent.
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <I>Chief Executive Officer Compensation.</I>&#160;&#160;The
    Chief Executive Officer participates in the same compensation
    plan provided to the other Executive Officers of the Company.
    During 2004, a nationally-recognized compensation consultant was
    engaged to aid the Compensation Committee in establishing a
    proper compensation level. The base salary for
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    <FONT style="font-size: 12pt">the Chief Executive Officer,
    Michael D. Siegal, was based upon the Compensation
    Committee&#146;s subjective evaluation of his performance,
    considering his years of experience, contributions and
    accomplishments, his commitment to increasing shareholder value
    and information provided by the compensation consultant. The
    Compensation Committee also considered the base compensation
    packages of other Chief Executive Officers for comparable
    companies. Consistent with the philosophy of the Senior Manager
    Compensation Plan, the overall pretax income of the Company is a
    primary variable in determining the total compensation paid to
    the Chief Executive Officer. Mr.&#160;Siegal owns a significant
    number of shares of the Company, which provides additional
    long-term incentive for maximizing shareholder value.
    Mr.&#160;Siegal was not granted any additional stock options or
    other equity awards in 2005. Mr. Siegal&#146;s current
    employment agreement expires on December&#160;31, 2006.
    </FONT>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <I>Review of All Components of Executive
    Compensation.</I>&#160;&#160;The Committee has reviewed all
    components of compensation of the Company&#146;s Chief Executive
    Officer and the other Executive Officers, including salary,
    bonus, equity and long-term incentive compensation, accumulated
    realized and unrealized stock option gains, the dollar value to
    the Executive and cost to the Company of all perquisites and
    other personal benefits, and potential retirement and severance
    benefits.
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <I>Effect of Section&#160;162(m) of the Internal Revenue
    Code.</I>&#160;&#160;Section&#160;162(m) of the Internal Revenue
    Code denies a publicly held corporation, such as the Company, a
    federal income tax deduction for compensation in excess of
    $1&#160;million in a taxable year paid to each of its Chief
    Executive Officer and the four other most highly compensated
    Executive Officers. Certain &#147;performance based&#148;
    compensation, such as stock options awarded at fair market
    value, is not subject to the limitation on deductibility
    provided that certain shareholder approval and independent
    Director requirements are met. To the extent consistent with the
    Company&#146;s compensation policies and the Committee&#146;s
    assessment of the interests of shareholders, the Company seeks
    to design its Executive compensation programs to preserve its
    ability to deduct compensation paid to Executives under these
    programs. However, the Committee also weighs the burdens of such
    compliance against the benefits to be obtained by the Company
    and may pay compensation that is not deductible or fully
    deductible if it determines that such payments are in the
    Company&#146;s best interests. For example, bonuses paid under
    the Company&#146;s Senior Management Compensation Plan do not
    satisfy the requirements for the performance-based compensation
    exemption from Section&#160;162(m).
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <I>Conclusion.</I>&#160;&#160;The recruitment and retention of
    talented and motivated Executive Officers is critical to the
    Company&#146;s success and the creation of shareholder value. We
    believe that the Company&#146;s Executive compensation program
    accomplished this objective in 2005 through its emphasis on
    compensation that is performance-based, shareholder-aligned, and
    competitive, as described in this report.
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    This report is submitted on behalf of the members of the
    Compensation Committee:
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    <FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Thomas M.
    Forman, Chairman<BR>
    Martin H. Elrad<BR>
    Howard L. Goldstein<BR>
    James B. Meathe
    </FONT>
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">SHAREHOLDER
    RETURN PERFORMANCE PRESENTATION</FONT></B>
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    Set forth below is a line graph comparing the cumulative total
    shareholder return on the Company&#146;s Common Stock against
    the cumulative total return of the Nasdaq U.S.&#160;composite
    index and indices to peer groups from December&#160;31, 2000
    through December&#160;31, 2005. The comparisons in the graph
    below are based on historical data and are not intended to
    forecast the possible future performance of the Company&#146;s
    Common Stock.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">TOTAL
    RETURN TO SHAREHOLDERS<BR>
    (Assumes $100 investment on 12/13/00)</FONT></B>
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    <B><FONT style="font-size: 9pt">Total Return<BR>
    </FONT></B>
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    <B><FONT style="font-size: 9pt">Analysis</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; padding-right: 2pt">
&nbsp;
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    <B><FONT style="font-size: 9pt"><FONT style="white-space: nowrap">12/31/2000</FONT></FONT></B>
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    <B><FONT style="font-size: 9pt"><FONT style="white-space: nowrap">12/31/2001</FONT></FONT></B>
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    <B><FONT style="font-size: 9pt"><FONT style="white-space: nowrap">12/31/2002</FONT></FONT></B>
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    <B><FONT style="font-size: 9pt"><FONT style="white-space: nowrap">12/31/2003</FONT></FONT></B>
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<TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; padding-right: 2pt">
&nbsp;
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&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 9pt"><FONT style="white-space: nowrap">12/31/2004</FONT></FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; padding-right: 2pt">
&nbsp;
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</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; padding-right: 2pt">
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 9pt"><FONT style="white-space: nowrap">12/31/2005</FONT></FONT></B>
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<DIV style="text-indent: 0pt; margin-left: 4pt">
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 9pt">Olympic Steel,
    Inc.</FONT></B><FONT style="font-size: 9pt">&#160;
    </FONT>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; padding-right: 2pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>$</B>
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>100.00</B>
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; padding-right: 2pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>$</B>
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>129.52</B>
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; padding-right: 2pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>$</B>
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>162.54</B>
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; padding-right: 2pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>$</B>
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>417.01</B>
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; padding-right: 2pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>$</B>
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>1,346.51</B>
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; padding-right: 2pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>$</B>
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>1,262.19</B>
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; padding-right: 2pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; padding-left: 2pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">
<DIV style="text-indent: 4pt; margin-left: 0pt">
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 9pt">Peer Group</FONT></B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; padding-right: 2pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>$</B>
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>100.00</B>
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; padding-right: 2pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>$</B>
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>99.86</B>
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; padding-right: 2pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>$</B>
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>96.80</B>
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; padding-right: 2pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>$</B>
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>155.69</B>
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; padding-right: 2pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>$</B>
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>218.04</B>
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; padding-right: 2pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>$</B>
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>286.83</B>
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; padding-right: 2pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; padding-left: 2pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">
<DIV style="text-indent: 4pt; margin-left: 0pt">
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 9pt">Nasdaq US Index</FONT></B>
</DIV>
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    <B>100.00</B>
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    <B>$</B>
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    <B>78.95</B>
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    <B>$</B>
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    <B>54.06</B>
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    <B>$</B>
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<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>81.09</B>
</TD>
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<TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; padding-right: 2pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">
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    <B>$</B>
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<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>88.06</B>
</TD>
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<TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; padding-right: 2pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">
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&nbsp;
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    <B>$</B>
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>89.27</B>
</TD>
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    <I>Source:</I>&#160;&#160;CTA Public Relations www.ctapr.com
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    Data from BRIDGE Information Systems, Inc.
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    Peer Group consists of A.M.&#160;Castle&#160;&#38; Co.,
    Gibraltar Industries, Inc., Shiloh Industries, Inc., Steel
    Technologies Inc., Ryerson Inc., Reliance Steel and Aluminum
    Company, and Worthington Industries, Inc.</TD>
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">AUDIT
    COMMITTEE REPORT</FONT></B>
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The purpose of the Audit Committee is to assist the Board in its
    general oversight of the Company&#146;s financial reporting,
    internal controls and audit functions. The Audit Committee
    Charter describes in greater detail the full responsibilities of
    the Committee and is available through the &#147;Investor
    Relations&#148; section of the Company&#146;s website at
    www.olysteel.com. The Audit Committee is comprised solely of
    independent Directors as defined by the listing standards of
    National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
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    The Audit Committee has reviewed and discussed the consolidated
    financial statements with management and PricewaterhouseCoopers
    LLP (&#147;PwC&#148;), the Company&#146;s independent auditors.
    Management is responsible for the Company&#146;s financial
    statements and the financial reporting process, including the
    systems of internal controls. The independent auditors are
    responsible for performing an independent audit of the
    Company&#146;s consolidated financial statements and internal
    control over financial reporting in accordance with the auditing
    standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
    (United States) and to issue a report thereon. The Audit
    Committee monitors and oversees these processes on behalf of the
    Board of Directors.
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    Management completed the documentation, testing and evaluation
    of the Company&#146;s system of internal controls over financial
    reporting in 2004. During 2005, the second year of
    certification, management continued to review and enhance the
    internal control evaluation process and the Audit Committee was
    kept apprised of the progress of the evaluation and provided
    oversight and advice to management. In connection with this
    oversight, the Committee receives periodic updates provided by
    management and PwC at each regularly scheduled Committee
    meeting. These updates occur at least quarterly. The Committee
    also holds regular private sessions with PwC to discuss their
    audit plan for the year, the financial statements and risks of
    fraud. At the conclusion of the process, management provides the
    Committee with and the Committee reviews a report on the
    effectiveness of the Company&#146;s internal control over
    financial reporting. The Committee also reviews the report of
    management contained in the Company&#146;s Annual Report on
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Form&#160;10-K</FONT>
    for the fiscal year ended December&#160;31, 2005 filed with the
    SEC, as well as PwC&#146;s Report of Independent Registered
    Public Accounting Firm included in the Company&#146;s Annual
    Report on
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Form&#160;10-K</FONT>
    related to its integrated audit of the Company&#146;s fiscal
    2005 (i)&#160;consolidated financial statements,
    (ii)&#160;management&#146;s assessment of the effectiveness of
    internal control over financial reporting and (iii)&#160;the
    effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting.
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    As part of fulfilling its responsibilities, the Audit Committee
    reviewed and discussed the audited consolidated financial
    statements for 2005 with management and discussed with the
    Company&#146;s independent auditors those matters required to be
    discussed by Statement on Auditing Standards No.&#160;61, as
    amended (Communication with Audit Committees) and PCAOB Auditing
    Standard No.&#160;2 (An Audit of Internal Control Over Financial
    Reporting Performed in Conjunction with an Audit of Financial
    Statements). The Audit Committee received the written
    disclosures and the letter required by Independent Standards
    Board Standard No.&#160;1 (Independence Discussions with Audit
    Committee) from PwC and discussed that firm&#146;s independence
    with representatives of the firm. The Audit Committee also
    monitored the services provided by the independent auditors,
    pre-approved
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    <FONT style="font-size: 12pt">all audit-related services,
    discussed with PwC the effect of the non-audit services
    performed on auditor independence, and concluded that the
    provision of such services by PwC was compatible with the
    maintenance of that firm&#146;s independence in conducting its
    auditing functions.
    </FONT>
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    Based upon the Audit Committee&#146;s review of the audited
    consolidated financial statements and its discussions with
    management and the Company&#146;s independent auditors, the
    Audit Committee recommended that the Board of Directors include
    the audited consolidated financial statements for the fiscal
    year ended December&#160;31, 2005 in the Company&#146;s Annual
    Report on
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Form&#160;10-K</FONT>
    filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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    This report is submitted on behalf of the members of the Audit
    Committee:
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    <FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Howard L.
    Goldstein, Chairman<BR>
    Ralph M. Della Ratta<BR>
    Martin H. Elrad<BR>
    Thomas M. Forman
    </FONT>
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">INDEPENDENT
    REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM</FONT></B>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The Company has selected PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an
    independent registered public accounting firm, as its
    independent auditors for 2006. The decision to retain PwC was
    made by the Audit Committee. Representatives of PwC are expected
    to be present at the Annual Meeting, have the opportunity to
    make a statement if they desire to do so, and to be available to
    respond to appropriate questions.
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    <I>Audit Fees.</I>&#160;&#160;Aggregate fees for professional
    services rendered by PwC for the audit of the Company&#146;s
    annual financial statements and for its review of the financial
    statements included in the Company&#146;s
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Forms&#160;10-Q</FONT>
    were $511,700 for 2005 and $482,000 for 2004. Services performed
    in 2005 include the audit of the Company&#146;s annual financial
    statements, the internal control attestations required under the
    Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and the quarterly reviews of the financial
    statements included in the Company&#146;s
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Forms&#160;10-Q.</FONT>
    Services performed in 2004 also include the issuance of a
    comfort letter related to a proposed equity offering.
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    <I>Audit-Related Fees.</I>&#160;&#160;Aggregate fees for
    assurance and related services by PwC that were reasonably
    related to the performance of the audit or review of the
    Company&#146;s financial statements and which were not reported
    under &#147;Audit Fees&#148; above were $0 in 2005 and $14,700
    in 2004. The services performed in 2004 related to the
    application of FASB Interpretation No.&#160;46.
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    <I>Tax Services.</I>&#160;&#160;There were no fees for tax
    services paid to PwC in 2005 and 2004.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <I>All Other Fees.</I>&#160;&#160;There were no other fees paid
    to PwC in 2005 or 2004.
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    <I>Pre-Approval Policy.</I>&#160;&#160;All services listed above
    were pre-approved by the Audit Committee, which concluded that
    the provision of such services by PwC was compatible with the
    maintenance of that firm&#146;s independence in the conduct of
    its auditing functions. The Audit Committee Charter provides for
    pre-approval of non-audit services.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">INCORPORATION
    BY REFERENCE</FONT></B>
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    To the extent that this proxy statement is incorporated by
    reference into any other filing by the Company under the
    Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
    the sections of this proxy statement entitled &#147;Compensation
    Committee Report on Executive Compensation,&#148; &#147;Audit
    Committee Report&#148; and &#147;Shareholder Return Performance
    Presentation&#148; will not be deemed incorporated, unless
    specifically provided otherwise in such filing.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">OTHER
    MATTERS</FONT></B>
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    The Board of Directors of the Company is not aware that any
    matter other than listed in the Notice of Meeting that is to be
    presented for action at the meeting. If any of the Board&#146;s
    nominees is unavailable for election as a Director or for good
    cause will not serve, or if any other matter should properly
    come before the meeting or any adjournments thereof, it is
    intended that votes will be cast pursuant to the Proxy in
    respect thereto in accordance with the best judgment of the
    person or persons acting as proxies.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">SHAREHOLDERS&#146;
    PROPOSALS</FONT></B>
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The deadline for shareholders to submit proposals to be
    considered for inclusion in the Proxy Statement for the 2007
    Annual Meeting of Shareholders is expected to be
    November&#160;23, 2006.
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Shareholder nominations of a person for possible election as a
    Director for the Company&#146;s 2007 Annual Meeting of
    Shareholders must be received by the Company not later than
    December&#160;23, 2006, and must be in compliance with
    applicable laws and regulations and the requirements set forth
    in the Company&#146;s Code of Regulations.
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    Proxies appointed by management will use their discretionary
    authority to vote the shares they represent as the Board of
    Directors may recommend at the Company&#146;s 2007 Annual
    Meeting of Shareholders if a shareholder raises a proposal which
    is not to be included in the Company&#146;s proxy materials for
    such meeting and the Company does not receive proper notice of
    such proposal at its principal executive offices by
    February&#160;6, 2007. If notice of any such proposal is timely
    received, the proxy holders may exercise discretionary authority
    with respect to such proposal only to the extent permitted by
    applicable SEC rules. Such proposal must in any circumstance be,
    under law, an appropriate subject for shareholder action in
    order to be brought before the meeting.
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    Any such proposals should be sent in care of the Corporate
    Secretary at the Company&#146;s principal executive offices.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">ANNUAL
    REPORT</FONT></B>
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    The Company&#146;s Annual Report for the year ended
    December&#160;31, 2005, including consolidated financial
    statements of the Company and the report thereon of
    PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP is being mailed to shareholders with
    this Notice of the Annual Meeting and Proxy Statement.
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    <FONT style="font-size: 12pt">Marc Morgenstern
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    <FONT style="font-size: 12pt">Secretary
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    <FONT style="font-size: 12pt">By Order of the Board of Directors
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    <FONT style="font-size: 12pt">March&#160;23, 2006
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>OLYMPIC STEEL, INC.<BR>
PLEASE MARK VOTE IN OVAL IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER USING DARK INK ONLY.<FONT face="Wingdings">&#108;</FONT></B>
</DIV>

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</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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<P><DIV style="position: relative; float: left; width: 30%">
<DIV align="center">
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="50%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><B>1.</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" valign="top" align="left"><B>Election of four Directors:</B></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><I>Nominees:</I>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">David A. Wolfort</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Ralph M. Della Ratta</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Martin H. Elrad</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Howard L. Goldstein</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" valign="top" align="left"><I>INSTRUCTION: To withhold authority to vote for any individual
nominee, write the nominee&#146;s name on the space provided below.<BR><BR></I></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>

<TD align="left" valign="top"><DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; font-size: 1px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">For<br> All<BR>
<FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Withhold<Br> All<BR>
<FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">For All<BR> Except<BR>
<FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="90%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><B>2.</B>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Any other matter that may properly come before this Meeting and any adjournment thereof.</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>


<TR valign="bottom">

<TD nowrap valign="top" colspan="3" align="right"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Dated:
_______________________________, 2006<BR><BR></DIV></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; font-size: 1px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>


<TR>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top" colspan="3"><DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; font-size: 1px">&nbsp;</DIV>
Signature or Signatures</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">

<TD valign="top" colspan="3"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">NOTE: Please sign exactly as name appears
hereon. Joint owners should each sign. When signing as attorney,
executor, administrator, trustee or guardian, please give full title
as such.</div></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><DIV style="border-bottom: 1px dashed #000000; font-size: 1px">&nbsp;</DIV>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><FONT face="Webdings">&#053;</FONT> <B>FOLD AND DETACH HERE <FONT face="Webdings">&#053;</FONT></B></DIV>



<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>Regardless of whether you plan to attend the Annual Meeting<BR>
of Shareholders, you can be sure your shares are<BR>
represented at the meeting by promptly returning<BR>
your proxy in the enclosed envelope.</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>7152&#151;Olympic Steel, Inc.</B>
</DIV>


<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;
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    <TD align="left" valign="top"><B>PROXY</B>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top"><B>PROXY</B></TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><IMG src="l17929al1792902.gif" alt="(OLYMPIC STEEL LOGO)">
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 2pt"><B>ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON APRIL 27, 2006<BR>
This Proxy is Solicited by the Board of Directors</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;At the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of OLYMPIC STEEL, INC. to be held on April&nbsp;27, 2006, and at any adjournment, MICHAEL D. SIEGAL and DAVID A. WOLFORT, and each of them, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, are hereby authorized to represent me and vote all my shares on the following matters described in the Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders and Proxy Statement, the receipt of which is acknowledged.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>You are encouraged to specify your choices by marking the appropriate boxes, but you need not mark
any boxes if you wish to vote in accordance with the Board of Directors&#146; recommendations. The Proxies
cannot vote your shares unless you sign and return this Card. Unless otherwise specified above, this proxy
will be voted FOR the election as Directors of the nominees noted on the reverse side. The Proxies, in their
discretion, are further authorized to vote for the election of a person to the Board of Directors if any nominee
herein becomes unavailable to serve or for good cause will not serve, and in their best judgment on any other
matters that may properly come before the Annual Meeting and any adjournments thereof.</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>PLEASE DATE, SIGN, AND RETURN IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE&#151;NO POSTAGE NECESSARY.</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><I>(Continued and to be signed on reverse side.)</I>
</DIV>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><I><DIV style="border-bottom: 1px dashed #000000; font-size: 1px">&nbsp;</DIV></I>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><B>7152&#151;Olympic Steel, Inc.</B>
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