---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-24-060930"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "STLD"
cik: "0001022671"
company_name: "STEEL DYNAMICS INC"
filed_at: "2024-05-14T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-02T00:07:05.175162+00:00"
event_type: "dividend"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Steel Dynamics declares Q2 2024 cash dividend of $0.46 per share

## Summary
- Dividend payable July 12, 2024 to shareholders of record June 30, 2024.
- Shareholders approved the 2024 Employee Stock Purchase Plan at the annual meeting.
- All ten director nominees were elected; Ernst & Young ratified as auditor for 2024.
- Advisory vote on named executive officer compensation for 2023 was approved.
- Shareholder proposal for special meeting rights was rejected (54.9M for, 79.7M against).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-24-060930
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: STLD
- cik: 0001022671
- company_name: STEEL DYNAMICS INC
- filed_at: 2024-05-14T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: dividend
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 5.07, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1022671/000110465924060930/0001104659-24-060930-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1022671/000110465924060930/tm2414275d1_8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-24-060930.txt

## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  STEEL DYNAMICS INC shareholders approved Ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's auditors for the year ending December 31, 2024 at the 2024-05-09 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2024-05-09
  source text: (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, 2024. Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 131,783,743 10,962,742 740,702 -
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1022671/000110465924060930/0001104659-24-060930-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  STEEL DYNAMICS INC shareholders approved Election of ten director nominees for a one-year term at the 2024-05-09 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2024-05-09
  source text: Set forth below are the final share voting results for each of the proposals. (1) Election of ten (10) director nominees for a one-year term and until their successors are duly elected and qualified.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1022671/000110465924060930/0001104659-24-060930-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  STEEL DYNAMICS INC shareholders approved Approve the Steel Dynamics, Inc. 2024 Employee Stock Purchase Plan at the 2024-05-09 meeting.
  - Proposal: equity plan
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2024-05-09
  source text: (4) Proposal to approve the Steel Dynamics, Inc. 2024 Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 133,571,452 92,150 1,089,212 8,734,373
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1022671/000110465924060930/0001104659-24-060930-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  STEEL DYNAMICS INC shareholders approved Advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation for 2023 at the 2024-05-09 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2024-05-09
  source text: (3) Proposal to approve, by an advisory vote, named executive officer compensation for 2023. Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 123,502,265 10,472,095 778,454 8,734,373
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1022671/000110465924060930/0001104659-24-060930-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  STEEL DYNAMICS INC shareholders rejected Shareholder proposal to adopt a shareholder right to call a special shareholder meeting at the 2024-05-09 meeting.
  - Outcome: failed
  - Meeting: 2024-05-09
  source text: (5) Shareholder proposal to adopt a shareholder right to call a special shareholder meeting. Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 54,857,944 79,692,064 202,806 8,734,373
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1022671/000110465924060930/0001104659-24-060930-index.htm

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