ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
| (d) | Exhibits |
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 2.1 | First Amendment to Agreement and Plan of Merger and Combination, dated as of October 22, 2007 | |
| 99.1 | Joint Press Release of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Corporation and Esmark Incorporated dated October 23, 2007 |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Current Report on Form 8-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| WHEELING-PITTSBURGH CORPORATION | ||
| By: |
/s/ David A. Luptak | |
| David A. Luptak Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||
Dated: October 26, 2007