8-K
filed May 8, 2026, 7:59 PM ET
ticker STLD
CIK 0001022671
dividend
confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.50
Steel Dynamics declares Q2 dividend of $0.53/share; shareholders reject political spending proposal
STEEL DYNAMICS INC
- Dividend of $0.53 per common share, payable July 10, 2026 to holders of record June 30, 2026.
- All seven director nominees elected; Mark D. Millett received ~116M votes.
- Ernst & Young ratified as auditor for 2026 with 120.1M for votes.
- Say-on-pay advisory for 2025 compensation approved with ~114.6M for votes.
- Shareholder proposal 'Avoid Political Spending Brand Damage' rejected: 47.9M for, 73.9M against.
Key facts
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 1.0
STEEL DYNAMICS INC shareholders rejected Shareholder proposal titled 'Avoid Political Spending Brand Damage' at the 2026-05-06 meeting.
- Outcome
- failed
- Meeting
- 2026-05-06
Exact text from the filing
(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
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 1.0
STEEL DYNAMICS INC shareholders approved Advisory vote on named executive officer compensation at the 2026-05-06 meeting.
- Proposal
- say on pay
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-05-06
Exact text from the filing
(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
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 1.0
STEEL DYNAMICS INC shareholders approved Election of seven director nominees for a one-year term at the 2026-05-06 meeting.
- Proposal
- director election
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-05-06
Exact text from the filing
(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
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 1.0
STEEL DYNAMICS INC shareholders approved Ratification of Ernst & Young LLP as auditors at the 2026-05-06 meeting.
- Proposal
- auditor ratification
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-05-06
Exact text from the filing
(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 -
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