HAMILTON, ON, Jan. 3 /CNW/ - Dofasco Inc. acknowledged today the announcement by ThyssenKrupp AG of a revised offer for all of Dofasco's common shares at an increased price of $63 per share, matching the offer price announced by Arcelor S.A. on December 23, 2005. "The Special Committee of Dofasco's Board of Directors is continuing to support the ThyssenKrupp offer in its recommendation to Dofasco shareholders primarily on the basis that it is less conditional than the Arcelor offer, while offering the same cash price to shareholders," said Brian MacNeill, Chair. Dofasco is a leading North American steel solutions provider. Product lines include hot rolled, cold rolled, galvanized, Extragal(TM), Galvalume(TM) and tinplate flat rolled steels, as well as tubular products, laser-welded blanks and Zyplex(TM), a proprietary laminate. Dofasco's wide range of steel products is sold to customers in the automotive, construction, energy, manufacturing, pipe and tube, appliance, packaging and steel distribution industries. This News Release contains forward-looking information with respect to Dofasco's operations and future financial results. Actual results may differ from expected results for a variety of reasons including the factors discussed in the Management's Discussion and Analysis section of Dofasco's 2004 Annual Report and the Quarterly Reports to Shareholders for the periods ended March 31, 2005, June 30, 2005 and September 30, 2005.