TEETS RICHARD P JR 4
4 · STEEL DYNAMICS INC · Filed May 7, 2026
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Steel Dynamics (STLD) Director Richard Teets Receives 158-Share Award
What Happened
- Richard P. Teets Jr., a director of Steel Dynamics (STLD), received an award of 158 deferred stock units (DSUs) on 2026-05-06. The reported acquisition price is $0.00, for a total reported cash value of $0. These DSUs were issued as part of his director retainer under the company's 2023 Equity Incentive Plan and are reported as 158 shares of common stock.
Key Details
- Transaction date: 2026-05-06 (reported on Form 4 filed 2026-05-07)
- Transaction type/code: Award/Grant (A) — 158 shares @ $0.00, total $0
- Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the provided filing
- Footnote F1: DSUs issued as director retainer; exempt from Section 16(b) under Rule 16b-3(d)(1) & (3); reported as direct shares because they will be settled solely in common stock.
- Footnote F2: Some securities are held by the Teets Family Foundation, of which the reporting person is a member/director and over which he has voting and investment power.
- Filing timeliness: Filed the next day (not marked late)
Context
- DSUs are a form of deferred compensation for directors and are typically settled in shares at a future date; they are compensation-related awards rather than open-market purchases or sales. Such grants are routine for non-employee directors and do not necessarily indicate a bullish or bearish personal trading signal.
Insider Transaction Report
Form 4Exit
TEETS RICHARD P JR
Director
Transactions
- Award
Common Stock
[F1]2026-05-06+158→ 4,980,252 total
Holdings
- 93,119(indirect: By Spouse)
Common Stock
- 73,000(indirect: By Foundation)
Common Stock
[F2]
Footnotes (2)
- [F1]Issued as deferred stock units (DSUs) in connection with reporting person's retainer, as a director, under the Company's 2023 Equity Incentive Plan and exempt from Section 16(b) by virtue of Rule 16b-3(d)(1) and (3). These DSUs are reportable, however, as directly owned shares of common stock, rather than as derivative security in Table II, because any and all underlying DSUs are payable, at such time as they are to be settled, solely in common stock. (See Lincoln National Corp. (March 20, 1992) (Q.3)
- [F2]Represents securities held by the Teets Family Foundation, a charitable foundation of which the reporting person is a member and director. The reporting person has voting and investment power over all securities owned by the foundation.
Signature
/s/ Richard P. Teets, Jr.|2026-05-07