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) April 1, 2024
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)
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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 |
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On April 1, 2024, Steel Dynamics, Inc. issued a press release titled “Steel Dynamics Announces Leadership Appointments.” 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 April 1, 2024, titled “Steel Dynamics Announces Leadership Appointments.” |
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File – the cover page interactive data file does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document. |
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: April 3, 2024 | By: | Theresa E. Wagler |
Title: | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
Exhibit 99.1
Press Release | ![]() |
April 1, 2024 | 7575 W. Jefferson Blvd. |
Fort Wayne, IN 46804 |
Steel Dynamics Announces Leadership Appointments
FORT WAYNE, INDIANA, April 1, 2024 / PRNewswire / Steel Dynamics, Inc. (NASDAQ/GS: STLD) today announced leadership appointments for James Anderson and Chad Bickford.
“I am excited and pleased to recognize Jim and Chad for their outstanding leadership and positive impact within our company,” said Mark D. Millett, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “Their passion and spirit of excellence reflect the foundational principles of Steel Dynamics. They embody our culture of safety, performance, and innovation — always placing our people at the fore. Jim’s commercial and operational guidance will benefit our Long Products Steel Group, as we work with our steel fabrication teams and continue to develop customer-centric supply chain solutions. Additionally, the Steel Fabrication Group will benefit from Chad’s detailed steel fabrication operational experience, coupled with his recent leadership positions within our steel operations.
James Anderson, Senior Vice President Long Products Steel Group
James Anderson will assume responsibility and oversight for the company’s Long Products Steel Group, effective May 1, 2024. These operations are primarily comprised of the company’s four EAF long product steel mills and several smaller facilities, representing almost five million tons of annual steel shipping capability. Mr. Anderson will continue to report to Barry Schneider, President and Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Anderson successfully led and grew the company’s Steel Fabrication business as New Millennium Building Systems’ President since 2019 and as its Chief Operating Officer from 2015 to 2019. Prior to that, Mr. Anderson was the General Manager of the company’s three flat rolled steel galvanizing lines located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, which Steel Dynamics acquired in 2007, at which time Mr. Anderson served as its Managing Partner. Mr. Anderson earned a bachelor’s degree in metallurgical engineering from Grove City College and a MBA from the University of Pittsburgh.
Chad Bickford, Vice President Steel Fabrication Group
Upon Mr. Anderson’s change in position, Chad Bickford will assume responsibility and oversight for the company’s Steel Fabrication Group, New Millennium Building Systems, comprised of seven steel joist and deck manufacturing facilities located throughout the U.S. and Mexico. Mr. Bickford will also report to Barry Schneider, as a Vice President of Steel Dynamics for the Steel Fabrication Group. Since February 2023, Mr. Bickford was responsible for the company’s Butler Flat Roll Steel Division, and from 2021 to 2023, he was responsible for the company’s Engineered Bar Products Steel Division, as the General Manager of each location. Prior to joining the company’s steel operations, Mr. Bickford held increasing leadership roles within New Millennium since 2003, gaining broad-based commercial, operational, and strategic leadership experience within the company’s steel fabrication platform. Mr. Bickford’s leadership roles included engineering, commercial, and marketing responsibilities, including a General Manager position leading the Virginia steel fabrication facility from 2013 to 2021. Mr. Bickford earned a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Ohio University.
About Steel Dynamics, Inc.
Steel Dynamics is one of the largest domestic steel producers and metals recyclers in North America, based on estimated annual steelmaking and metals recycling capability, with facilities located throughout the United States, and in Mexico. Steel Dynamics produces steel products, including hot roll, cold roll, and coated sheet steel, structural steel beams and shapes, rail, engineered special-bar-quality steel, cold finished steel, merchant bar products, specialty steel sections, and steel joists and deck. In addition, the company produces liquid pig iron and processes and sells ferrous and nonferrous scrap.
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