Steel Dynamics (STLD) 4: BARGABOS SHEREE L bought 197 shares of Common Stock at $N/A… (Feb 23, 2026)

=== SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership === Document Type: 4 Period of Report: 2026-02-20 10b5-1 Pre-arranged Plan: No --- Issuer --- Name: STEEL DYNAMICS INC (STLD) CIK: 0001022671 --- Reporting Owner --- Name: BARGABOS SHEREE L CIK: 0001228300 Role: Director --- Non-Derivative Transactions --- [Transaction #1] Security: Common Stock Date: 2026-02-20 | Code: A (Grant or award) Shares: +197 | Price: $0.00 Shares Owned After: 26,134 | Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [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) --- Footnotes (Complete Index) --- 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) --- Signature --- /s/ /s/ Theresa E. Wagler by Power of Attorney (2026-02-23)