8-K

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): December 28, 2005

STEEL DYNAMICS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Indiana	0-21719	35-1929476
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer
of incorporation)		Identification No.)

6714 Pointe Inverness Way, Suite 200, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46804

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  260-459-3553

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:

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

ý Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

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 7.01.  Regulation FD Disclosure.

On December 27, 2005, Steel Dynamics, Inc. issued a press release entitled “Steel Dynamics Names Brady Vice President of Ferrous Resources.”  The full text of the press release is furnished herewith and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c)	Exhibits.
	Exhibit Number	Description
	99.1	A press release dated December 27, 2005 titled “Steel Dynamics Names Brady Vice President of Ferrous Resources.”

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/	Gary Heasley
Date: December 28, 2005	By:	Gary Heasley
	Vice President & CFO

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Press Release
December 27, 2005	6714 Pointe Inverness Way, Suite 200
	Fort Wayne, IN 46804-7932
	260.459.3553 Phone
	260.969.3590 Fax
	www.steeldynamics.com

Steel Dynamics Names Brady Vice President of Ferrous Resources

FORT WAYNE, INDIANA, December 27, 2005– Steel Dynamics, Inc. (NASDAQ:STLD) has promoted Richard J. Brady to the position of Vice President of Ferrous Resources, effective January 1, 2006. Brady joined Steel Dynamics in June of 2004 as Manager of Ferrous Resources and Logistics. His responsibilities include company-wide procurement of ferrous resources, including transportation and rail-car leasing activities. Brady, 39, continues to report to the President of Steel Dynamics.

“Since joining SDI in 2004 to establish and lead a new in-house steel scrap purchasing operation, Rich has had a very positive impact on the company’s procurement of ferrous resources and has been effective in controlling these resource costs,” said Keith Busse, President and CEO of Steel Dynamics. “He has been instrumental in expanding our sourcing of steel scrap and pig iron, gaining greater transparency in pricing of ferrous resources, and has improved the flow of raw materials through more effective management of transportation.”

Prior to joining Steel Dynamics, Brady was employed as District Manager by the David J. Joseph Company in ferrous trading operations in Chicago, Illinois, and Birmingham, Alabama. He is a graduate of the University of Missouri College of Business and a former U.S. Army National Guard officer.

Additional Information

In connection with the recently announced merger of Steel Dynamics, Inc. (“SDI”) and Roanoke Electric Steel Corporation (“Roanoke”), SDI intends to file a registration statement on Form S-4, and SDI and Roanoke intend to file a related proxy statement/prospectus, in connection with the merger transaction involving SDI and Roanoke. Investors and security holders are urged to read the registration statement on Form S-4 and the related proxy statement/prospectus when they become available because they will contain important information about the merger transaction. Investors and security holders may obtain free copies of these documents (when they are available) and other documents filed with the SEC at the SEC’s web site at www.sec.gov. In addition, investors and security holders may obtain free copies of the documents filed with the SEC by SDI by contacting SDI Investor Relations at (260) 459-3553. Investors and security holders may obtain free copies of the documents filed with the SEC by Roanoke by contacting Roanoke Investor Relations at (540) 342-1831.

Roanoke, SDI and their directors and executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the stockholders of Roanoke in connection with the merger transaction. Information regarding the special interests of these directors and executive officers in the merger transaction will be included in the registration statement of SDI and proxy statement/prospectus of SDI and Roanoke described above. Additional information regarding the directors and executive officers of SDI is also included in the SDI proxy statement for its 2005 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which was filed with the SEC on April 4, 2005. Additional information regarding the directors and executive officers of Roanoke is also included in Roanoke’s proxy statement for its 2005 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which was filed with the SEC on December 21, 2004.  These documents are available free of charge at the SEC’s web site at www.sec.gov and from Investor Relations at SDI and Roanoke as described above.

Contact:  Fred Warner, Investor Relations Manager

  (260) 969-3564

  f.warner@steeldynamics.com