-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, OUGEK54q7apCe4L0comGjSxMhWSNOk9fSS4pwAWbcjUpCK7HuheRr7b/Jm5Wtzu0 Ty3V+TkeiJSUdxLpx1GfiQ== 0000756976-00-000070.txt : 20000421 0000756976-00-000070.hdr.sgml : 20000421 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000756976-00-000070 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13D PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20000420 SUBJECT COMPANY: 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: SC 13D SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-48175 FILM NUMBER: 605372 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 5080 RICHMOND RD CITY: BEDFORD HEIGHTS STATE: OH ZIP: 44146 BUSINESS PHONE: 2162923800 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MAXUS INVESTMENT GROUP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000924473 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [] IRS NUMBER: 341049596 STATE OF INCORPORATION: OH FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 28601 CHAGRIN BLVD STREET 2: # 500 CITY: CLEVELAND STATE: OH ZIP: 44141 BUSINESS PHONE: 2162923434 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 28601 CHAGRIN BLVD STREET 2: STE 500 CITY: CLEVELAND STATE: OH ZIP: 44141 SC 13D 1 SCHEDULE 13D OMB APPROVAL -------------------------- OMB Number: 3235-0145 Expires: October 31, 1994 Estimated average burden hours per form..... 14.90 -------------------------- UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13D Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. __ )* OLYMPIC STEEL INC ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name of Issuer) COMMON SHARES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 681-62K-106 ----------------- (CUSIP Number) Shawn Barnes, Portfolio Analyst MAXUS INVESTMENT GROUP 1301 EAST NINTH STREET, SUITE 3600 CLEVELAND, OHIO 44114-1800 (216) 687-1000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notice and Communications) APRIL 18, 2000 -------------------------------------------------------- (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement) If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box |__|. Check the following box if a fee is being paid with the statement |___|. (A fee is not required only if the reporting person: (1) has a previous statement on file reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the class of securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class.) (See Rule 13d-7). Note: Six copies of this statement, including all exhibits, should be filed with the Commission. See Rule 13d-1(a) for other parties to whom copies are to be sent. * The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page. The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes). SCHEDULE 13D - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CUSIP NO. 681-62K-106 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Maxus Investment Group / ID # 34-1049596 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) |_| (b) |_| - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS* 00 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) |_| - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION USA - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF 111,000 SHARES BENEFICIALLY ------------------------------------------------------------ OWNED BY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER EACH 475,595 REPORTING ------------------------------------------------------------ PERSON 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 111,000 ------------------------------------------------------------ 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 475,595 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 586,595 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* |_| - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 5.79 % - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IA - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! INCLUDE BOTH SIDES OF THE COVER PAGE, RESPONSES TO ITEM 1-7 (INCLUDING EXHIBITS) OF THE SCHEDULE, AND THE SIGNATURE ATTESTATION. SCHEDULE 13D - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CUSIP NO. 681-62K-106 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Gelfand Maxus Asset Management Inc. / ID # 34-1654250 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) |_| (b) |_| - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS* 00 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) |_| - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Ohio - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF 0 SHARES BENEFICIALLY ------------------------------------------------------------ OWNED BY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER EACH 475,595 REPORTING ------------------------------------------------------------ PERSON 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 0 ------------------------------------------------------------ 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 475,595 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 475,595 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* |_| - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 4.70 % - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IA - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! INCLUDE BOTH SIDES OF THE COVER PAGE, RESPONSES TO ITEM 1-7 (INCLUDING EXHIBITS) OF THE SCHEDULE, AND THE SIGNATURE ATTESTATION. SCHEDULE 13D - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CUSIP NO. 681-62K-106 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Denis J. Amato / SS # ###-##-#### - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) |_| (b) |_| - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS* 00 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) |_| - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Ohio - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF 1,000 SHARES BENEFICIALLY ------------------------------------------------------------ OWNED BY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER EACH 0 REPORTING ------------------------------------------------------------ PERSON 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 1,000 ------------------------------------------------------------ 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,000 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* |_| - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 0.01% - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IN - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! INCLUDE BOTH SIDES OF THE COVER PAGE, RESPONSES TO ITEM 1-7 (INCLUDING EXHIBITS) OF THE SCHEDULE, AND THE SIGNATURE ATTESTATION. SCHEDULE 13D - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CUSIP NO. 681-62K-106 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Richard A. Barone / SS # ###-##-#### - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) |_| (b) |_| - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS* 00 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) |_| - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Ohio - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF 111,000 SHARES BENEFICIALLY ------------------------------------------------------------ OWNED BY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER EACH 475,595 REPORTING ------------------------------------------------------------ PERSON 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 111,000 ------------------------------------------------------------ 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 475,595 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 586,595 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* |_| - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 5.79 % - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IN - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! INCLUDE BOTH SIDES OF THE COVER PAGE, RESPONSES TO ITEM 1-7 (INCLUDING EXHIBITS) OF THE SCHEDULE, AND THE SIGNATURE ATTESTATION. Amendment to Schedule 13D Item 1. Security and Issuer This Statement relates to the shares of Common Stock (the "Shares") of Olympic Steel, Inc. The address of Issuer's principal officers is 5096 Richmond Road, Bedford Heights, Ohio 44146. Item 2. Identity and Background This Amendment Statement is filed on behalf of all persons and entities and participants of Resource Management, Inc., an entity incorporated under the laws of the State of Ohio and commonly known as the Maxus Investment Group (hereinafter "MIG"), Frederick D. DiSanto, an individual (hereninafter "Mr. DiSanto"), Denis J. Amato, an individual (hereninafter "Mr. Amato), Richard A. Barone, an individual (hereinafter "Mr. Barone"), Gelfand Maxus Asset Management Inc, an entity incorporated under the laws of the State of Ohio (hereinafter "GMAM") and Maxus Securities Corp, an entity incorporated under the laws of the State of Ohio (hereinafter "MSC"). The aforementioned person and entities are collectively referred to herein as the "Filing Persons". The business address of the aforementioned persons and entities is 1301 East Ninth Street, 36th Floor, Cleveland, Ohio 44114-1800. The Filing Persons each disclaim membership in a Group as such term is defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Rules and Regulations promulgated thereunder. However, because of the relationships between and among the Filing Persons described herein, they determined to make this filing. GMAM and MAM are registered investment advisors having the power to dispose of the Shares owned by the investment clients for which they act as advisors. MSC is a broker-dealer. MIG is a financial services corporation which owns all of the outstanding shares of GMAM, MAM and MSC. Mr. DiSanto is a director of GMAM: director and Chief Operating Officer of MIG. Mr. Amato is the President and director of GMAM: Mr. Barone is a director of GMAM; the controlling shareholder of MIG; principally employed as CEO and President of MIG, MAM and MSC; Chairman of Maxus Income Fund, Maxus Equity Fund, Maxus Laureate Fund, Maxus Ohio Heartland Fund, and Maxus Aggressive Value Fund, all of which are registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940. See Amended Exhibit A attached to this amended Schedule 13D for additional information on executive officers. Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration GMAM owns no Shares directly but GMAM may be deemed to own (within the meaning of Rule 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) 475,595 Shares purchased by GMAM for the account of its investment clients. GMAM disclaims beneficial ownership of such Shares. Item 4. Purpose of Transaction The Filing Persons acquired Shares to establish investment positions in the Issuer. Subject to market and business conditions and other factors, the Filing Persons may purchase additional shares, maintain their present ownership of shares or sell some or all of the shares. Although, presently the shares are held for investment purposes only, at a future time, there is nothing which would preclude one or more of the Filing Persons from acquiring additional shares and/or attempting to influence or change the direction of the issuer. Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer Set forth below for the Filing Persons, in the aggregate, is the number of Shares which may be deemed to be beneficially owned as of April 18, 2000, and the percentage of the Shares outstanding represented by such ownership (based on 10,124,200 shares outstanding): Name: No. of Shares Percent of Class Gelfand Maxus Asset 475,595 4.70 % Management, Inc.(1) Maxus Asset Management(2) 110,000 1.09 % Denis J. Amato (3) 1,000 0.01 % Total(4) 586,595 5.79 % (1) These Shares are owned by investment clients of GMAM and MAM who may be deemed to beneficially own these Shares by reason of their power to dispose of such Shares under its Investment Management Agreement with such clients. GMAM disclaims beneficial ownership of all such Shares. (2) MAM disclaims beneficial ownership of all such Shares. (3) Mr. Amato claims beneficial ownership of these shares. (4) Mr. Barone owns no shares directly but, by virtue of his positions as CEO and President of MAM and MIG he may be deemed to beneficially own the 586,595 Shares. Mr. Barone disclaims beneficial ownership of all such Shares. Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understanding or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer. Except as set forth in this Statement, there are no contracts, arrangements, understanding or relationships (legal or otherwise) among the Filing Persons or between any of the Filing Persons and any other person, with respect to any Shares. Item 7. Material to be Filed as Exhibits Exhibit A Description of Directors and Executive officers of GMAM, MAM and MIG, and MSC. Exhibit B Relevant Transactions in Shares. Exhibit C Conforming Copy Signatures After reasonable inquiry, and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this Statement is true, compete and correct. Gelfand Maxus Asset Management Date: ___________ by: /s/ Denis J. Amato Denis J. Amato, President Maxus Asset Management Date: ___________ by: /s/ Richard A. Barone Richard A. Barone Maxus Investment Group Date: ___________ by:/s/ Richard A. Barone Richard A. Barone, President Maxus Securities Corp Date: ___________ by: /s/ Richard A. Barone Richard A. Barone, President Exhibit A Entity Directors 1, 2 Executive Officers - ---------------------- ------------------ ------------------------- Gelfand Maxus Asset Denis Amato Denis Amato, Management, Inc. President Robert W. Curtin, Secretary Richard A. Barone Fred D. DiSanto Ivan Gelfand Umberto Fedeli Maxus Asset Management Richard A. Barone Richard A. Barone, President Robert W. Curtin, Secretary N. Lee Dietrich Sanford Fox Maxus Investment Group Richard A. Barone Richard A. Barone, Chief Executive Officer Robert W. Curtin, Secretary & Sr. Vice- President Ivan Gelfand Ivan Gelfand, Chairman Fred D. DiSanto Fred D. DiSanto, Chief Operating Officer Denis J. Amato Denis J. Amato, Chief Investment Officer Alan R. Schwartz Maxus Securities Corp. Richard A. Barone Richard A. Barone, CEO & President Robert W. Curtin Robert W. Curtin, Secretary Robert F. Pincus Robert F. Pincus, Vice President 1 Each of the Directors and Executive Officers listed above is a United States citizen. 2 The business address of the Filing Persons are as follows: Denis J. Amato; Richard A. Barone; Robert W. Curtin; N. Lee Dietrich; Fred D. DiSanto; Umberto Fedeli; Sanford Fox; Ivan Gelfand; Robert F. Pincus; Alan R. Schwartz; Gelfand Maxus Asset Management, Inc.; Maxus Asset Management, Inc.; Maxus Investment Group; and Maxus Securities Corp.: 1301 East Ninth Street, 36th Floor Cleveland, Ohio 44114-1800. EXHIBIT B Olympic Steel (ZEUS) SECURITY CROSS REFERENCE Date Unit Purchased Quantity Cost - --------- ---------- ------ Shares held 468,195 N/A on 10-11-99 Sells 10-11-99 500 $5.94 11-04-99 2200 $5.11 11-17-99 1000 $5.30 11-17-99 1000 $5.30 12-09-99 1500 $4.83 12-09-99 500 $4.83 12-09-99 1000 $4.82 12-09-99 1000 $4.64 12-09-99 1000 $4.58 12-09-99 5000 $4.54 12-09-99 2000 $4.54 12-09-99 3000 $4.54 12-09-99 500 $4.58 12-09-99 100 $4.59 12-09-99 300 $4.59 12-09-99 3100 $4.59 12-09-99 1000 $4.59 12-31-99 1000 $4.64 12-31-99 200 $4.64 12-31-99 1800 $4.64 01-18-00 2000 $4.79 02-04-00 3000 $4.61 02-04-00 500 $4.61 02-04-00 1500 $4.61 03-13-00 500 $4.06 03-13-00 1500 $4.00 --------- 36,700 Buys 10-20-99 10000 $5.56 10-25-99 500 $5.57 10-25-99 500 $5.56 10-25-99 3200 $5.56 10-25-99 100 $5.56 10-25-99 700 $5.56 10-29-99 500 $5.26 10-29-99 1500 $5.31 11-05-99 2500 $5.38 11-09-99 1200 $4.88 11-10-99 3800 $5.00 11-11-99 3000 $5.06 11-11-99 500 $5.07 11-11-99 300 $5.06 11-26-99 500 $5.13 11-26-99 1500 $5.19 11-26-99 500 $5.26 11-26-99 500 $5.20 11-26-99 500 $5.25 11-29-99 7200 $5.19 11-30-99 1000 $4.98 12-03-99 1000 $5.12 12-03-99 1000 $5.11 12-06-99 2500 $5.38 12-07-99 2000 $4.99 12-07-99 2000 $4.94 12-09-99 10000 $4.58 12-13-99 1000 $4.79 12-13-99 4000 $4.79 12-13-99 3000 $4.67 12-13-99 2000 $4.68 12-17-99 3000 $5.13 12-20-99 5000 $5.06 12-20-99 1000 $4.94 12-20-99 1000 $4.94 12-22-99 5000 $4.69 12-27-99 8000 $4.31 12-28-99 3000 $4.50 12-28-99 3000 $4.50 12-28-99 3000 $4.71 12-29-99 2000 $4.81 12-29-99 2500 $4.75 12-31-99 1500 $4.69 02-01-00 3000 $4.75 02-24-00 5000 $4.25 04-07-00 5000 $4.22 04-07-00 5000 $4.22 04-07-00 3100 $4.22 04-07-00 15000 $3.94 04-17-00 10000 $3.88 04-18-00 3500 $3.97 ------- 156,100 -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----