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SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION

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Shareowner Services

P.O. Box 64945

St. Paul, MN 55164-0945

    

 

    SCHNITZER STEEL INDUSTRIES, INC
    ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
    Wednesday, January 27, 2016
    8:00 a.m.
    KOIN Center
    Conference Center Room 202
    222 SW Columbia Street
    Portland, Oregon 97201
    If you would like to vote in person at the Annual Meeting, bring this Notice, along with appropriate identification, to the KOIN Center on the day of the meeting. Directions to the Annual Meeting are available at http://www.koincenter.com/location.

Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the

Shareholder Meeting to be Held on January 27, 2016.

 

1. This communication is not a form for voting and presents only an overview of the more complete proxy materials, which contain important information and are available to you on the Internet or by mail. We encourage you to access and review the proxy materials before voting.

 

2. The Proxy Statement and Form 10-K are available at www.proxydocs.com/schn

 

3. If you want to receive a paper copy or email copy of these documents, which include the proxy card, proxy statement and Form 10-K, or proxy materials relating to future security holder meetings, you must request one. There is no charge to you for requesting a copy. Please make your request for a copy as instructed on the reverse side of this Notice on or before January 15, 2016 to facilitate timely delivery.

 

 

Matters intended to be acted upon at the meeting are listed below.

 

1. Election of three directors

01 Michael W. Sutherlin

02 David L. Jahnke

03 William D. Larsson

 

2. To vote on an advisory resolution on executive compensation.

 

3. To ratify selection of independent registered public accounting firm.

The Board’s vote recommendations are FOR all of the nominees in Proposal 1 and FOR Proposal 2 and Proposal 3.

 

 

You may vote your proxy on the Internet at:

www.proxypush.com/schn

 

•    Use the Internet to vote your proxy 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, until 11:59 p.m. (CT) on January 26, 2016.

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•    Please have this Notice and the last four digits of your Social Security Number or Tax Identification Number available. Follow the instructions to vote your proxy.

   

Your Internet vote authorizes the Named Proxies to vote your shares in the same manner as if you marked, signed and returned your proxy card.

To request paper or email copies of the proxy materials, which include the proxy card,

proxy statement and the Form 10-K, please contact us via:

 

LOGO    Internet - Access the Internet and go to www.investorelections.com/schn. Follow the instructions to log in, and order copies.
LOGO    Telephone - Call us free of charge at 866-870-3684 in the U.S. or Canada, using a touch-tone phone, and follow the instructions to log in and order copies.
LOGO    Email - Send us an email at paper@investorelections.com with “Schn Materials Request” in the subject line. The email must include:
  

•  The 11-digit control # located in the box in the upper right hand corner on the front of this notice.

  

•  Your preference to receive printed materials via mail -or- to receive an email with links to the electronic materials.

  

•  If you choose email delivery, you must include the email address.

  

•  If you would like this election to apply to delivery of materials for all future meetings, write the word “Permanent” and include the last 4 digits of your Tax ID number in the email.