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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001437749-18-008687
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20180503
ITEM INFORMATION:		Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
FILED AS OF DATE:		20180504
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20180504

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:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-23320
		FILM NUMBER:		18807821

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		5096 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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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:18pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>UNITED STATES<br>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</b></p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>WASHINGTON, D.C.&nbsp; 20549</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:18pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>FORM&nbsp;8-K</b></p>

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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;"><b>CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO<br>
SECTION&nbsp;13 OR 15(d)&nbsp;OF THE<br>
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): <b>May 3, 2018</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:18pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;text-transform:uppercase;"><b>Olympic Steel, Inc.</b></p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</p>

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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>22901 Mill Creek Blvd.</b></p>

			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>Suite 650</b></p>

			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>Highland Hills, OH</b></p>
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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">Registrant&rsquo;s telephone number, including area code:&nbsp; <b>(216) 292-3800</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">Check the appropriate box below if the Form&nbsp;8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Emerging growth company &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:18pt;">If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;<b>Item 5.07.</b><b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </b><b>Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:24.5pt;">The 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the &ldquo;Annual Meeting&rdquo;) of Olympic Steel, Inc. (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) was held on May 3, 2018. The final voting results for the proposals submitted for a vote of shareholders at the Annual Meeting are set forth below.&nbsp;</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:27pt;"><u>Proposal 1.</u> The shareholders elected David A. Wolfort, Ralph M. Della Ratta, Dirk A. Kempthorne, Howard L. Goldstein and Idalene F. Kesner as directors of the Company to serve until the Company&rsquo;s 2019 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The voting results were as follows:</p>

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			<td id=".amt.D4" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">Broker Non-Votes</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;">David A. Wolfort</p>
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			<td id=".amt.2" style="width: 14%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: center;">7,868,207</td>
			<td id=".trail.2" nowrap="true" style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: center;">&nbsp;</td>
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			<td id=".amt.3" style="width: 14%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: center;">463,714</td>
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			<td id=".amt.4" style="width: 14%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: center;">1,601,487</td>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;">Ralph M. Della Ratta</p>
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			<td id=".amt.2" style="width: 14%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: center;">8,058,727</td>
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			<td id=".lead.3" style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".amt.3" style="width: 14%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: center;">273,194</td>
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			<td id=".amt.4" style="width: 14%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: center;">1,601,487</td>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;">Dirk A. Kempthorne</p>
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			<td id=".amt.2" style="width: 14%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: center;">8,058,865</td>
			<td id=".trail.2" nowrap="true" style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: center;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".lead.3" style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".amt.3" style="width: 14%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: center;">273,056</td>
			<td id=".trail.3" nowrap="true" style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: center;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".lead.4" style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".amt.4" style="width: 14%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: center;">1,601,487</td>
			<td id=".trail.4" nowrap="true" style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">&nbsp;</td>
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		<tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;">Howard L. Goldstein</p>
			</td>
			<td id=".lead.2" style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".amt.2" style="width: 14%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: center;">7,974,812</td>
			<td id=".trail.2" nowrap="true" style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: center;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".lead.3" style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".amt.3" style="width: 14%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: center;">357,109</td>
			<td id=".trail.3" nowrap="true" style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: center;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".lead.4" style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".amt.4" style="width: 14%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: center;">1,601,487</td>
			<td id=".trail.4" nowrap="true" style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">&nbsp;</td>
		</tr>
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			<td style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;">Idalene F. Kesner</p>
			</td>
			<td id=".lead.2" style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".amt.2" style="width: 14%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: center;">8,193,765</td>
			<td id=".trail.2" nowrap="true" style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: center;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".lead.3" style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".amt.3" style="width: 14%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: center;">138,156</td>
			<td id=".trail.3" nowrap="true" style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: center;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".lead.4" style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".amt.4" style="width: 14%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: center;">1,601,487</td>
			<td id=".trail.4" nowrap="true" style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">&nbsp;</td>
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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:27pt;"><u>Proposal 2.</u> The shareholders approved the ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company&rsquo;s independent registered public accounting firm for 2018. The voting results were as follows:</p>

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			<td id=".amt.D1" style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;">For</p>
			</td>
			<td id=".trail.D1" style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; padding-bottom: 1px; text-align: center;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".lead.D2" style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".amt.D2" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt;">Against</p>
			</td>
			<td id=".trail.D2" style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; padding-bottom: 1px; text-align: center;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".lead.D3" style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".amt.D3" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt;">Abstain</p>
			</td>
			<td id=".trail.D3" style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; padding-bottom: 1px;">&nbsp;</td>
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			<td id=".amt.1" style="width: 15%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center;">9,712,298</td>
			<td id=".trail.1" nowrap="true" style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: center;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".lead.2" style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".amt.2" style="width: 15%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: center;">173,760</td>
			<td id=".trail.2" nowrap="true" style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: center;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".lead.3" style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".amt.3" style="width: 15%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: center;">47,350</td>
			<td id=".trail.3" nowrap="true" style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">&nbsp;</td>
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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:27pt;"><u>Proposal 3.</u> The shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the Company&rsquo;s named executive officer compensation. The voting results were as follows:</p>

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			<td id=".amt.D1" style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;">For</p>
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			<td id=".trail.D1" style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; padding-bottom: 1px; text-align: center;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".lead.D2" style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".amt.D2" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt;">Against</p>
			</td>
			<td id=".trail.D2" style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; padding-bottom: 1px; text-align: center;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".lead.D3" style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".amt.D3" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt;">Abstain</p>
			</td>
			<td id=".trail.D3" style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; padding-bottom: 1px; text-align: center;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".lead.D4" style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".amt.D4" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt;">Broker Non-Votes</p>
			</td>
			<td id=".trail.D4" style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; padding-bottom: 1px;">&nbsp;</td>
		</tr>
		<tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<td id=".amt.1" style="width: 11%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center;">8,159,427</td>
			<td id=".trail.1" nowrap="true" style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: center;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".lead.2" style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".amt.2" style="width: 11%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: center;">100,355</td>
			<td id=".trail.2" nowrap="true" style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: center;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".lead.3" style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".amt.3" style="width: 11%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: center;">72,139</td>
			<td id=".trail.3" nowrap="true" style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: center;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".lead.4" style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".amt.4" style="width: 11%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: center;">1,601,487</td>
			<td id=".trail.4" nowrap="true" style="width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">&nbsp;</td>
		</tr>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>SIGNATURES</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:18pt;">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.</p>

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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;"><b>OLYMPIC STEEL, INC.</b></p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">By:</p>
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			<td colspan="2" style="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 4%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">/s/ Richard T. Marabito</p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">Richard T. Marabito</p>
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			</td>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 43%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">Chief Financial Officer</p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">Date: May 4, 2018</p>
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