Beneficial Ownership Report - AK Steel

FORM 4Check this box if no longersubject to Section 16. Form 4 orForm 5 obligations may continue.See Instruction 1(b).UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONWashington, D.C. 20549STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIESFiled pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public UtilityHolding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940OMB APPROVALOMB Number: 3235-0287Expires: January 31, 2008Estimated average burdenhours per response.......0.51. Name and Address of Reporting Person*Shirley Peterson9227 Centre Pointe DriveWest Chester OH 450691. Title of Security(Instr. 3)2.TransactionDate(mm/dd/yy)2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (check all applicable)AK Steel Corporation [AKS]_X_ Director___ 10% Owner3. Date of Earliest Transaction Required to be Reported(Month/Day/Year)09/28/2007___ Officer (give title below) ___ Other (specify below)4. If amendment, Date Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person___ Form filed by More Than One Reporting PersonTable I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned2A. DeemedExecutionDate, if any(mm/dd/yy)3. TransactionCode(Instr. 8)CodeV4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)(Instr. 3, 4, & 5)5. Amount ofSecuritiesBeneficiallyOwned FollowingReportedTransaction(s)(Instr. 3, & 4)Common Stock 09/28/2007 A 255 A $0 15,665 DAmount(A)or(D)Price6.OwnershipForm:Direct (D)or Indirect (I)(Instr. 4)7. Nature of Indirect BeneficialOwnership(Instr. 4)Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB control number.Page 1 of 210/1/2007 11:01:22 AM

Form 4 (cont.)Name and Address of Reporting PersonShirley Peterson9227 Centre Pointe DriveWest Chester OH 45069Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading SymbolAK Steel Corporation [AKS]Period Of Report09/28/20071. Title ofDerivativeSecurity(Instr. 3)2. ConversionorExercisePrice ofDerivativeSecurity3. TransactionDate(mm/dd/yy)Table II -Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)3A. DeemedExecutionDate, if any(mm/dd/yy)4. TransactionCode(Instr. 8)5. No. of DerivativeSecurities Acquired (A) orDisposed of (D)(Instr. 3, 4, & 5)Code V (A) (D)6. Date Exercisable andExpiration Date(mm/dd/yy)Date ExercisableExpirationDate7. Title and Amount ofUnderlying Securities(Instr. 3 & 4)TitleAmount orNumber ofShares8. Price ofDerivativeSecurity(Instr. 5)9. No. ofDerivativeSecuritiesBeneficiallyOwnedFollowingReportedTransaction(s)(Instr. 3, &4)10.OwnershipForm ofDerivativeSecurities:Direct (D)or Indirect (I)(Instr. 4)11. Natureof IndirectBeneficialOwnership(Instr. 4)Explanation of Responses:By: /s/ Roger Newport Attorney in fact for ShirleyPeterson**Signature of Reporting Person10/1/2007Date**Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations.See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, See Instruction 6 for procedure.Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB control number.Page 2 of 210/1/2007 11:01:22 AM