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Issuer:     NUCOR CORP (NUE)
CIK:        0000073309
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-12-04T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-25-307550
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.70
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Nucor promotes CFO Laxton to President & COO; Sumoski to retire June 2026
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- Stephen D. Laxton named President and COO effective Jan 1, 2026; will remain CFO until successor appointed.
- David A. Sumoski steps down as COO on Jan 1, 2026, then serves as EVP until retirement on June 13, 2026.
- Laxton's annual base salary increases to $1,000,000; continues in senior officer incentive and retirement plans.
- Nucor will conduct a search for a new CFO; Laxton has been CFO and EVP since 2022.
- Sumoski's retirement is voluntary and part of ongoing succession planning after 30 years with the company.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/73309/000119312525307550/0001193125-25-307550-index.htm
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