Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

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Nucor has increased its base cash dividend every year since the Company began paying dividends in 1973. Nucor paid a total dividend of $1.48 per share in 2014 compared with $1.47 per share in 2013. In December 2014, the board of directors increased the base quarterly cash dividend on Nucor’s common stock to $0.3725 per share from $0.37 per share. In February 2015, the board of directors declared Nucor’s 168th consecutive quarterly cash dividend of $0.3725 per share payable on May 11, 2015 to stockholders of record on March 31, 2015.

Additional information regarding the market for Nucor’s common stock, quarterly market price ranges, the number of stockholders and dividend payments is incorporated by reference to Nucor’s 2014 Annual Report, page 78. Additional information regarding securities authorized for issuance under stock-based compensation plans is incorporated by reference to Nucor’s 2014 Annual Report, pages 63 through 66.