SDI Announces Fourth Quarter Regular and Continued Special Cash Dividend
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FORT WAYNE, INDIANA, December 21, 2006 — Steel Dynamics, Inc. (NASDAQ: STLD) today announced that its Board of Directors has approved the continuation of a special cash dividend of $0.05 per common share to be distributed in addition to the company’s regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.10 per common share. Shareholders of record at the close of business on January 2, 2007 will therefore receive a combined cash dividend of $0.15 per common share payable on January 15, 2007. These cash dividends pertain to shares of Steel Dynamics after the two-for-one stock split effected on November 20, 2006

Contact:
Fred Warner, Investor Relations Manager
(260) 969-3564 or fax (260) 969-3590
f.warner@steeldynamics.com

12/21/2006