Form 8-K

8-K — STEEL DYNAMICS INC

Accession: 0001104659-26-057616

Filed: 2026-05-08

Period: 2026-05-06

CIK: 0001022671

SIC: 3312 (STEEL WORKS, BLAST FURNACES ROLLING MILLS (COKE OVENS))

Item: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

Item: Other Events

Item: Financial Statements and Exhibits

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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)

May 6, 2026

STEEL

DYNAMICS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its

charter)

Indiana

0-21719

35-1929476

(State

or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS

Employer

Identification No.)

7575

West Jefferson Blvd, Fort Wayne,

Indiana 46804

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip

Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including

area code: 260-969-3500

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since

last report)

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:

¨ 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))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of

the Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common

Stock voting, $0.0025 par value

STLD

NASDAQ

Global Select Market

Indicate

by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405

of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging

growth company ¨

an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying

with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Steel Dynamics, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual

Meeting of Shareholders on May 6, 2026. Of the 144,722,225 shares of common stock issued and outstanding as of the record date on

March 16, 2026, 130,419,078 shares were present, in person or by proxy, thus constituting a quorum of 90.12% of the total shares

outstanding and entitled to vote.

At the meeting, shareholders elected all seven of the directors nominated

by the Board of Directors, to serve for a term of one year and until their successors are duly elected and qualified; ratified the appointment

of Ernst & Young LLP independent registered public accounting firm as the Company’s auditors for the year ending December 31,

2026; approved, by an advisory vote, named executive officer compensation for 2025; and did not approve the shareholder proposal titled

“Avoid Political Spending Brand Damage.”

Set forth below are the final share voting results for each of the

proposals.

(1) Election of seven (7) director nominees for a one-year term and until their successors are duly elected and qualified.

Director

Votes For

Votes Against

Abstentions

Broker Non-Votes

Mark D. Millett

116,027,736

5,978,063

161,954

8,251,325

Sheree L. Bargabos

116,771,490

355,036

5,041,227

8,251,325

Kenneth W. Cornew

115,794,933

6,208,223

164,597

8,251,325

Traci M. Dolan

118,508,096

3,497,857

161,800

8,251,325

Jennifer L. Hamann

120,988,788

936,891

242,074

8,251,325

Bradley S. Seaman

111,695,629

9,405,652

1,066,472

8,251,325

Luis M. Sierra

114,999,638

2,105,844

5,062,271

8,251,325

(2) Proposal to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP independent registered public accounting firm as the Company’s

auditors for the year ending December 31, 2026.

Votes For

Votes Against

Abstentions

Broker Non-Votes

120,147,443

10,078,447

193,188

(3) Proposal to approve, by an advisory vote, named executive officer compensation for 2025.

Votes For

Votes Against

Abstentions

Broker Non-Votes

114,604,654

7,138,942

424,157

8,251,325

(4) Shareholder proposal titled “Avoid Political Spending Brand Damage.”

Votes For

Votes Against

Abstentions

Broker Non-Votes

47,896,886

73,898,052

372,815

8,251,325

Item 8.01. Other Events

On May 7, 2026, Steel Dynamics, Inc. issued a press release

titled “Steel Dynamics Announces Second Quarter 2026 Cash Dividend.” A copy of that press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1

and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits.

The following exhibit is filed with

this report:

Exhibit Number Description

99.1 A press release dated May 7, 2026, titled “Steel Dynamics Announces Second Quarter 2026 Cash Dividend.”

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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 hereto duly authorized.

STEEL DYNAMICS, INC.

/s/ Theresa E. Wagler

Date: May 8, 2026

By:

Theresa E. Wagler

Title:

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

EX-99.1 — EXHIBIT 99.1

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Exhibit 99.1

Press Release

May 7, 2026

7575 W. Jefferson Blvd.

Fort Wayne, IN 46804

Steel Dynamics

Announces Second Quarter 2026 Cash Dividend

FORT

WAYNE, INDIANA, May 7, 2026 / PRNewswire / Steel Dynamics, Inc. (NASDAQ/GS: STLD) today announced that the

company’s board of directors declared a second quarter cash dividend of $0.53 per common share. The dividend is payable

to shareholders of record at the close of business on June 30, 2026 and is payable on or about July 10, 2026.

About Steel Dynamics, Inc.

Steel

Dynamics is a leading industrial metals solutions company, with facilities located throughout the United States, and in Mexico. The company

operates using a circular manufacturing model, producing lower-carbon-emission, quality products with recycled scrap as the primary input.

Steel Dynamics is one of the largest domestic steel producers and metal recyclers in North America, combined with a meaningful downstream

steel fabrication platform. The company has also recently added aluminum operations, further diversifying its product offerings to supply

aluminum flat rolled products with higher recycled content to the countercyclical sustainable beverage can industry, in addition to the

automotive and industrial sectors. Steel Dynamics is committed to operating with the highest integrity and to being the safest, most

efficient producer of high-quality, broadly diversified, value-added metal products.

Contact: Investor Relations —

+1.260.969.3500

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