8-K

                            UNITED STATES
                  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                       Washington, D.C.  20549


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                               FORM 8-K

                            CURRENT REPORT

                  Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                 The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

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          Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
                           February 3, 2003


                   United States Steel Corporation
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        (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


       Delaware                1-16811               25-1897152
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   (State or other        (Commission File          (IRS Employer
   jurisdiction of             Number)           Identification No.)
    incorporation)

 600 Grant Street, Pittsburgh, PA              15219-2800
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 (Address of principal executive               (Zip Code)
             offices)

                            (412) 433-1121
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                   (Registrant's telephone number,
                         Including area code)

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Item 5. Other Events

On February 3, 2003, United States Steel Corporation announced an offering of
4,000,000 shares of MEDS. The prospectus and prospectus supplement have been
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and are available through the
EDGAR system. Attached is a copy of the press release announcing the offering in
substantially the form released.

Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits

     (c)  Exhibits

         99.1 Press Release - "U. S. Steel Announces $200 Million Mandatory
              Convertible Preferred Share Offering"



                                    SIGNATURE

     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.

UNITED STATES STEEL CORPORATION



By   /s/ Larry G. Schultz
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     Larry G. Schultz
     Vice President and Controller



Dated:  February 4, 2003

EX-99.1

                                                                    Exhibit 99.1


                  U. S. STEEL ANNOUNCES $200 MILLION MANDATORY
                      CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED SHARE OFFERING


     PITTSBURGH, Feb. 3, 2003 - United States Steel Corporation  (NYSE: X)

announced today that it will offer publicly 4 million shares of Series B

Mandatory Convertible Preferred Shares (liquidation preference $50 per share).

The company also will grant the underwriters an over-allotment option to

purchase up to an additional 600,000 preferred shares.  The Mandatory

Convertible Preferred Shares will be issued under U. S. Steel's shelf

registration.  JPMorgan is serving as bookrunning manager for the offering.

     Proceeds from the offering will be used for general corporate purposes,

including funding working capital, financing potential acquisitions, debt

reduction and voluntary contributions to employee benefit plans.

     United States Steel Corporation is an integrated steel producer with annual

raw steelmaking capability of 17.8 million tons.  U. S. Steel is engaged in the

production, sale and transportation of sheet, plate, tin mill and tubular steel

mill products, coke, taconite pellets and coal; the management of mineral

resources; real estate development; and engineering and consulting services in

the United States; and, through its subsidiary U. S. Steel Kosice, the

production and sale of steel products and coke in Central Europe.

     Copies of the prospectus and prospectus supplement related to the public

offering may be obtained from J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., Prospectus

Department, One Chase Manhattan Plaza, New York, NY  10081 (Telephone Number

212-552-5121).

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     This announcement does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of
an offer to buy Mandatory Convertible Preferred Shares.  The Mandatory
Convertible Preferred Shares will not be sold in any state or jurisdiction in
which such an offer, solicitation, or sale would be unlawful.