Current Report Filing (8-k)

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) December 3, 2019 (December 3, 2019)

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

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, $0.025 par value	STLD	NASDAQ Global Select Market

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

On December 3, 2019, Steel Dynamics, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a new Credit Agreement with the agent and lenders named therein. The new Credit Agreement replaces the June 28, 2018 Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement. The Credit Agreement has an unsecured revolving credit facility of $1.2 billion and a maturity date of December 3, 2024. Subject to certain conditions, the Company has the ability to increase the facility size by an amount up to $500.0 million. The new credit facility will be available for working capital and other general corporate purposes.

A copy of the Credit Agreement is filed as Exhibit 10.59 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

The information regarding the Credit Agreement set forth in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

Item 8.01. Other Events.

On December 3, 2019, the Company issued a press release titled “Steel Dynamics Announces New Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility.” 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 exhibits are filed with this report:

	Exhibit Number		Description

	10.59		Credit Agreement dated as December 3, 2019, among Steel Dynamics, Inc. and the agent and lenders named therein.

	99.1		A press release dated December 3, 2019, titled “Steel Dynamics Announces New Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility.”

	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.