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): November 14, 2002 STEEL DYNAMICS, INC. -------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Indiana (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 0-21719 (Commission File Number) 35-1929476 (IRS Employer Identification No.) 6714 Pointe Inverness Way, Suite 200, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46804 --------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of principal executive officers) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 260-459-3553 (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) Not Applicable ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE. A certification complying with the requirements of Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, accompanied Registrant's Form 10-Q Quarterly Report for the quarter ending September 30, 2002, as correspondence, on November 14, 2002, and is herewith furnished to the SEC. (c) EXHIBITS. 99.1 Correspondence to the SEC from Registrant, dated November 14, 2002, accompanying Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ending September 30, 2002. This document is furnished herewith and is not to be deemed filed with the SEC. SIGNATURES 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/ Tracy L. Shellabarger Date: November 14, 2002 By: Tracy L. Shellabarger Title: Secretary INDEX TO EXHIBITS Exhibit Description ------- ----------- 99.1 Correspondence to the SEC from Registrant, dated November 14, 2002, accompanying Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ending September 30, 2002. This document is furnished herewith and is not to be deemed filed with the SEC. 2