UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM
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 20, 2021 (
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The Company held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 19, 2021. Of the 211,218,956 shares of common stock issued and outstanding as of the record date on March 22, 2021, 183,242,530 shares were present, in person or by proxy, thus constituting a quorum of 86.75% 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 the Company’s auditors for the year ending December 31, 2021; and approved, by an advisory vote, named executive officer compensation for 2020.
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 | 163,832,411 | 2,597,613 | 16,812,506 | |||
| Sheree L. Bargabos | 160,687,143 | 5,742,881 | 16,812,506 | |||
| Keith E. Busse | 155,154,899 | 11,275,125 | 16,812,506 | |||
| Frank D. Byrne, M.D. | 151,960,612 | 14,469,412 | 16,812,506 | |||
| Kenneth W. Cornew | 162,699,353 | 3,730,671 | 16,812,506 | |||
| Traci M. Dolan | 162,402,793 | 4,027,231 | 16,812,506 | |||
| James C. Marcuccilli | 152,131,997 | 14,298,027 | 16,812,506 | |||
| Bradley S. Seaman | 151,076,310 | 15,353,714 | 16,812,506 | |||
| Gabriel L. Shaheen | 154,041,777 | 12,388,247 | 16,812,506 | |||
| Steven A. Sonnenberg | 162,655,156 | 3,774,868 | 16,812,506 | |||
| Richard P. Teets, Jr. | 157,953,187 | 8,476,837 | 16,812,506 |
| (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, 2021. |
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 173,289,579 | 9,853,427 | 99,524 | - |
| (3) | Proposal to approve, by an advisory vote, named executive officer compensation for 2020. |
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 155,486,392 | 10,747,748 | 195,884 | 16,812,506 |
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 20, 2021 | By: | Theresa E. Wagler |
| Title: | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |