$150 million going to AK Steel plan

AK Steel Holding Corp., Middletown, Ohio, will make $150 million of a required $300 million 2005 contribution to its defined-benefit plan before the end of the year to meet its required 80% funding status. The $2.5 billion plan was underfunded by about $1.1 billion, according to the company's annual report issued in March, the latest data available.