Shareholder Democracy
Why It MattersHow It Works

Steel Dynamics

STLD · Nasdaq · Materials

☆ Follow

Shareholder advocacy aimed at Steel Dynamics

Nothing recorded yet. That means no campaign in our database names this company, not that none exists.

What shareholders voted on

From Steel Dynamics’s own filings with the SEC. Support is the share of votes cast for and against, so abstentions and broker non-votes are not counted in it.

2026

ItemKindAsked for bySupportOutcome
Shareholder proposal titled “Avoid Political Spending Brand Damage.”Shareholder proposalJohn Chevedden39.3%Failed
Proposal to approve, by an advisory vote, named executive officer compensation for 2025Company proposal94.1%Passed
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, 2026Auditor92.3%Passed
Election of Sheree L. BargabosDirector99.7%Passed
Election of Jennifer L. HamannDirector99.2%Passed
Election of Luis M. SierraDirector98.2%Passed
Election of Traci M. DolanDirector97.1%Passed
Election of Mark D. MillettDirector95.1%Passed
Election of Kenneth W. CornewDirector94.9%Passed
Election of Bradley S. SeamanDirector92.2%Passed

2025

ItemKindAsked for bySupportOutcome
Shareholder proposal for special shareholder meeting improvementShareholder proposalJohn Chevedden11.3%Failed
Proposal to approve, by an advisory vote, named executive officer compensation for 2024Company proposal92.7%Passed
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, 2025Auditor92.6%Passed
Election of Luis M. SierraDirector99.7%Passed
Election of Sheree L. BargabosDirector99.7%Passed
Election of Jennifer L. HamannDirector98.5%Passed
Election of Richard P. Teets, Jr.Director96.6%Passed
Election of Kenneth W. CornewDirector96.3%Passed
Election of Gabriel L. ShaheenDirector95.2%Passed
Election of Traci M. DolanDirector95.1%Passed
Election of Bradley S. SeamanDirector94.1%Passed
Election of Mark D. MillettDirector93.8%Passed

2024

ItemKindAsked for bySupportOutcome
Shareholder proposal to adopt a shareholder right to call a special shareholder meetingShareholder proposal40.8%Failed
Employee Stock Purchase PlanCompany proposal99.9%Passed
Proposal to approve, by an advisory vote, named executive officer compensation for 2023Company proposal92.2%Passed
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, 2024Auditor92.3%Passed
Election of Jennifer L. HamannDirector99.9%Passed
Election of Luis M. SierraDirector99.5%Passed
Election of Richard P. Teets, Jr.Director97.6%Passed
Election of Gabriel L. ShaheenDirector97.3%Passed
Election of Traci M. DolanDirector97.2%Passed
Election of Kenneth W. CornewDirector97.1%Passed
Election of Sheree L. BargabosDirector96.7%Passed
Election of James C. MarcuccilliDirector95.7%Passed
Election of Bradley S. SeamanDirector93.8%Passed
Election of Mark D. MillettDirector93%Passed

2023

ItemKindAsked for bySupportOutcome
Equity Incentive PlanCompany proposal94.5%Passed
Proposal to approve, by an advisory vote, named executive officer compensation for 2022Company proposal92.2%Passed
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, 2023Auditor93.4%Passed
Proposal to approve an Amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation to provide for election of directors by majority voteDirector99.9%Passed
Election of Luis M. SierraDirector98.9%Passed
Election of Sheree L. BargabosDirector98.7%Passed
Election of Richard P. Teets, Jr.Director98.5%Passed
Election of Gabriel L. ShaheenDirector96.7%Passed
Election of Traci M. DolanDirector96.5%Passed
Election of Steven A. SonnenbergDirector95.6%Passed
Election of Kenneth W. CornewDirector94.1%Passed
Election of James C. MarcuccilliDirector92.5%Passed
Election of Mark D. MillettDirector92.4%Passed
Election of Bradley S. SeamanDirector84.3%Passed

2022

ItemKindAsked for bySupportOutcome
Proposal to approve, by an advisory vote, named executive officer compensation for 2021Company proposal94.5%Passed
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, 2022Auditor93.9%Passed
Election of Luis M. SierraDirector99.2%Passed
Election of Traci M. DolanDirector97.2%Passed
Election of Kenneth W. CornewDirector97.1%Passed
Election of Richard P. Teets, Jr.Director97%Passed
Election of Keith E. BusseDirector96.5%Passed
Election of Gabriel L. ShaheenDirector95.9%Passed
Election of Sheree L. BargabosDirector95.7%Passed
Election of Steven A. SonnenbergDirector94%Passed
Election of Mark D. MillettDirector90.9%Passed
Election of James C. MarcuccilliDirector88.6%Passed
Election of Bradley S. SeamanDirector88.4%Passed

2021

ItemKindAsked for bySupportOutcome
Proposal to approve, by an advisory vote, named executive officer compensation for 2020Company proposal93.5%Passed
Frank D. Byrne, M.DCompany proposal91.3%Passed
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, 2021Auditor94.6%Passed
Election of Mark D. MillettDirector98.4%Passed
Election of Kenneth W. CornewDirector97.8%Passed
Election of Steven A. SonnenbergDirector97.7%Passed
Election of Traci M. DolanDirector97.6%Passed
Election of Sheree L. BargabosDirector96.5%Passed
Election of Richard P. Teets, Jr.Director94.9%Passed
Election of Keith E. BusseDirector93.2%Passed
Election of Gabriel L. ShaheenDirector92.6%Passed
Election of James C. MarcuccilliDirector91.4%Passed
Election of Bradley S. SeamanDirector90.8%Passed

2020

ItemKindAsked for bySupportOutcome
Proposal to approve, by an advisory vote, named executive officer compensation for 2019Company proposal94.4%Passed
Frank D. Byrne, M.DCompany proposal93.2%Passed
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, 2020Auditor94.8%Passed
Election of Sheree L. BargabosDirector99.3%Passed
Election of Mark D. MillettDirector98.4%Passed
Election of Gabriel L. ShaheenDirector97.7%Passed
Election of Richard P. Teets, Jr.Director97.1%Passed
Election of Traci M. DolanDirector96.4%Passed
Election of Steven A. SonnenbergDirector96.3%Passed
Election of Kenneth W. CornewDirector96.1%Passed
Election of Keith E. BusseDirector92.6%Passed
Election of Bradley S. SeamanDirector92.2%Passed
Election of James C. MarcuccilliDirector91.7%Passed

2019

ItemKindAsked for bySupportOutcome
Frank D. Byrne, M.DCompany proposal95.7%Passed
Proposal to approve, by an advisory vote, named executive officer compensation for 2018Company proposal94.5%Passed
Equity Incentive PlanCompany proposal94.3%Passed
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, 2019Auditor96.4%Passed
Election of Sheree L. BargabosDirector99.8%Passed
Election of Steven A. SonnenbergDirector99.7%Passed
Election of Mark D. MillettDirector99.4%Passed
Election of Traci M. DolanDirector99%Passed
Election of Kenneth W. CornewDirector98.9%Passed
Election of Gabriel L. ShaheenDirector98.8%Passed
Election of Richard P. Teets, Jr.Director97.3%Passed
Election of Keith E. BusseDirector96.6%Passed
Election of Bradley S. SeamanDirector96.3%Passed
Election of James C. MarcuccilliDirector94.4%Passed

2018

ItemKindAsked for bySupportOutcome
Proposal of approval of an Amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation to provide by a majority vote that Stockholders may amend the Company’s BylawsCompany proposal99.4%Passed
Proposal to approve, by an advisory vote, named executive officer compensation for 2017Company proposal97.5%Passed
Executive Incentive Compensation PlanCompany proposal97.2%Passed
Frank D. Byrne, M.DCompany proposal96.1%Passed
Proposal to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP independent registered accounting firm as the Company’s auditors for the year ending December 31, 2018Auditor97.4%Passed
Election of Traci M. DolanDirector99%Passed
Election of Kenneth W. CornewDirector98.8%Passed
Election of Mark D. MillettDirector98.6%Passed
Election of Gabriel L. ShaheenDirector98.3%Passed
Election of Bradley S. SeamanDirector97.1%Passed
Election of Richard P. Teets, Jr.Director96.7%Passed
Election of Keith E. BusseDirector96.5%Passed
Election of James C. MarcuccilliDirector96%Passed
Election of Dr. Jürgen KolbDirector91.3%Passed

Proxy statements and vote results

Straight from Steel Dynamics’s own SEC filings. The proxy statement lists what shareholders were asked to vote on; the 8-K certifies how the vote went.

YearFilingFiled
2026Vote results2026-05-08
2026Proxy statement2026-03-27
2025Vote results2025-04-29
2025Proxy statement2025-03-13
2024Vote results2024-05-14
2024Proxy statement2024-03-28
2023Vote results2023-05-16
2023Proxy statement2023-03-30
2022Vote results2022-05-09
2022Proxy statement2022-03-21
2021Vote results2021-05-20
2021Proxy statement2021-03-29
2020Vote results2020-05-11
2020Proxy statement2020-03-24
2019Vote results2019-05-21
2019Proxy statement2019-03-27
2018Vote results2018-05-18
2018Proxy statement2018-03-28

Do you represent Steel Dynamics? Claim this profile to respond to the campaigns listed here.

← All companies