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At the end of the year, Dan DiMicco retired as Executive Chairman after more than 30 years with Nucor. Dan’s contributions to
Nucor are well known. He served as CEO longer than anyone since company founder Ken Iverson. Dan led the company through
two severe economic downturns and guided us through unprecedented growth and diversification to make us the nation’s leading
steel producer. Through all of these changes, Dan encouraged Nucor’s unique culture to grow and evolve, based on our core
principles of putting the customer first, continuous improvement and keeping the right people on the team even through a tough
economy. His tenure consistently generated tremendous returns for our investors. He leaves a successful and lasting impact on
Nucor. Thank you, Dan, for your visionary leadership.
As I said at the outset of this letter, we are not sitting back and waiting for market conditions to improve. Instead, we are using our
strong financial position to make strategic investments in this slow economy. With many of these projects completed and ready to
yield results, we will focus on strong execution in order to generate strong returns on these investments.
Thank you to our 22,300 teammates for the incredible work you do each day — for doing it safely and for your commitment to
continually improving our company. And to our shareholders, we appreciate your investment and confidence in Nucor.
John J. Ferriola
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer