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 25, 2016 (May 19, 2016)

 

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 W. 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:

 

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 



 

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

 

Steel Dynamics, Inc. held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 19, 2016. Of the 243,430,159 shares of common stock issued and outstanding as of the record date on March 21, 2016, 214,478,948 shares were present, in person or by proxy, thus constituting a quorum of 88.11% of the total shares outstanding and entitled to vote.

 

At the meeting, stockholders elected all eleven 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 Steel Dynamics, Inc.’s auditors for the year ending December 31, 2016; and approved, by an advisory vote, named executive officer compensation for 2015.

 

Set forth below is the final share voting results for each of the proposals.

 

(1)         Election of eleven (11) director nominees for a one-year term.

 

Director

 

Votes For

 

Votes Withheld

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mark D. Millett

 

176,016,589

 

14,329,239

 

24,133,120

Richard P. Teets, Jr.

 

174,225,392

 

16,120,436

 

24,133,120

John C. Bates

 

153,764,831

 

36,580,997

 

24,133,120

Keith E. Busse

 

164,941,180

 

25,404,648

 

24,133,120

Frank D. Byrne, M.D.

 

183,084,422

 

7,261,406

 

24,133,120

Kenneth W. Cornew

 

187,465,123

 

2,880,705

 

24,133,120

Traci M. Dolan

 

184,793,990

 

5,551,838

 

24,133,120

Dr. Jürgen Kolb

 

176,405,578

 

13,940,250

 

24,133,120

James C. Marcuccilli

 

171,281,854

 

19,063,974

 

24,133,120

Bradley S. Seaman

 

187,460,537

 

2,885,291

 

24,133,120

Gabriel L. Shaheen

 

183,529,326

 

6,816,502

 

24,133,120

 

(2)         Proposal to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP independent registered accounting firm as Steel Dynamics, Inc.’s auditors for the year ending December 31, 2016.

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

207,733,214

 

6,056,834

 

688,900

 

 

(3)         Proposal to approve, by an advisory vote, named executive officer compensation for 2015.

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

181,498,414

 

7,947,677

 

899,737

 

24,133,120

 

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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 25, 2016

By:

Theresa E. Wagler

 

Title:

Executive Vice President and

 

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

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