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Oregon Steel Mills, Inc.
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(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)
Committee to Restore Shareholder Value at Oregon Steel Mills, Inc.
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SUPPLEMENT TO CONSENT SOLICITATION STATEMENT
DATED DECEMBER 16, 1998
The Committee to Restore Shareholder Value at Oregon Steel Mills, Inc.
(the "Committee") is filing this Supplement to Consent Solicitation Statement in
connection with the solicitation of consents (the "Solicitation") from the
holders of Oregon Steel Mills, Inc.'s (the "Company's") common stock. The
members of the Committee are The Crabbe Huson Group, Inc., the Amalgamated Bank
of New York LongView MidCap 400 Index Fund and the American Federation of Labor
and Congress of Industrial Organizations (the "AFL-CIO"). This Supplement
updates the Consent Solicitation Statement dated December 16, 1998.
On December 23, 1998, William B. Patterson, an employee of the AFL-CIO
and a "participant" in the Solicitation within the meaning of Item 4 of Reg.
240.14a-101 promulgated pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
purchased 265 shares (or .001%) of the Company's common stock. The new aggregate
number of shares of the Company's common stock beneficially owned by
participants in the Solicitation is 1,282,695 (or 4.98%).
Dated: January 5, 1999
THE COMMITTEE TO RESTORE
SHAREHOLDER VALUE AT OREGON
STEEL MILLS, INC.
