Activist investor Ancora has nominated nine candidates to U.S. Steel's board of directors after reporting a 0.18% stake in the steelmaker, the company said on Monday.

Activist investor Ancora has nominated nine candidates to U.S. Steel’s CADL-Q -2.41% board of directors after reporting a 0.18 per cent stake in the steel maker, the company said on Monday. On Sunday, the Wall Street Journal reported that Ancora intends to rally shareholders to oust U.S. Steel’s CEO David Burritt.

Activist investor Ancora Holdings has acquired a stake in US Steel and is urging the steelmaker to abandon its merger agreement with Japan’s Nippon Steel, according to a Wall Street Journal report. Ancora intends to encourage shareholders to remove US Steel’s CEO David Burritt,

Activist investor Ancora has nominated nine candidates to U.S. Steel's board of directors, as it looks to oust company CEO David Burritt and push the American steelmaker to back out of a $14.9 billion merger deal with Japan's Nippon Steel.