UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 20549 FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): January 9, 2006 Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. -------------------------------- (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) Oregon 0-22496 93-0341923 ------ ------- ---------- (State or Other Jurisdiction of (Commission (IRS Employer Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.) 3200 N.W. Yeon Ave. P.O. Box 10047 Portland, OR 97296-0047 ------------ ---------- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's Telephone Number Including Area Code: (503) 224-9900 Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the Registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below): [ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) [ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition On January 9, 2006, Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. issued a press release announcing financial results for the fiscal quarter ended November 30, 2005. A copy of this press release is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report on Form 8-K. Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits (d) Exhibits. --------- 99.1 Press Release of Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. issued on January 9, 2006 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. SCHNITZER STEEL INDUSTRIES, INC. (Registrant) Dated: January 9, 2006 By: /s/ Gregory J. Witherspoon ----------------------------------- Name: Gregory J. Witherspoon Title: Chief Financial Officer Exhibit Index ------------- Exhibit No. Description ----------- ----------- 99.1 Press Release of Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. issued on January 9, 2006