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): March 28, 2003 STEEL DYNAMICS, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Indiana 0-21719 35-1929476 (State or other jurisdiction of (Commission File (IRS Employer incorporation or organization) Number) 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-K Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 2002, as correspondence, on March 28, 2003, and is herewith furnished to the SEC. (c) EXHIBITS. 99.1 Correspondence to the SEC from Registrant, dated March 28, 2003, accompanying Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 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: March 28, 2002 By: Tracy L. Shellabarger Title: Secretary INDEX TO EXHIBITS Exhibit Description 99.1 Correspondence to the SEC from Registrant, dated March 28, 2003, accompanying Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002. This document is furnished herewith and is not to be deemed filed with the SEC. 2