Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules.

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Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules.

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Financial Statements:

The following consolidated financial statements and notes thereto, management’s report on internal control over financial reporting and the report of independent registered public accounting firm are included in “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data”:

•Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
•Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
•Consolidated Balance Sheets—December 31, 2022 and 2021
•Consolidated Statements of Earnings—Years Ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020
•Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income—Years Ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020
•Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity—Years Ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020
•Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows—Years Ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020
•Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Schedule II is not presented as all applicable information is presented in the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto.

Exhibits:

2Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of May 11, 2022, by and among Nucor Corporation, Arthur Holdings Corp. and Arthur Holdings L.P. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 16, 2022 (File No. 001-04119))
3Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Nucor Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed September 14, 2010 (File No. 001-04119))
3(i)Bylaws of Nucor Corporation as amended and restated February 22, 2021 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed February 24, 2021 (File No. 001-04119))
4Description of Securities of Nucor Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 (File No. 001-04119))
4(i)Indenture, dated as of January 12, 1999, between Nucor Corporation and The Bank of New York Mellon (formerly known as The Bank of New York), as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed December 13, 2002 (File No. 333-101852))
4(ii)Indenture, dated as of August 19, 2014, between Nucor Corporation and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed August 20, 2014 (File No. 333-198263))
4(iii)Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of December 3, 2007, between Nucor Corporation and The Bank of New York Mellon (formerly known as The Bank of New York), as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed December 4, 2007 (File No. 001-04119))
4(iv)Fifth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 21, 2010, between Nucor Corporation and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed September 21, 2010 (File No. 001-04119))
4(v)Sixth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of July 29, 2013, between Nucor Corporation and U.S. Bank National Association, as successor trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed July 29, 2013 (File No. 001-04119))
4(vi)Seventh Supplemental Indenture, dated as of December 10, 2014, among Nucor Corporation, The Bank of New York Mellon, as prior trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as successor trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed December 11, 2014 (File No. 001-04119))
4(vii)First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April 26, 2018, between Nucor Corporation and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed April 26, 2018 (File No. 001-04119))
4(viii)Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 22, 2020, between Nucor Corporation and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 22, 2020 (File No. 001-04119))
4(ix)Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of December 7, 2020, between Nucor Corporation and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed December 7, 2020 (File No. 001-04119))
4(x)Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 11, 2022, between Nucor Corporation and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed March 11, 2022 (File No. 001-04119))
4(xi)Fifth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 23, 2022, between Nucor Corporation and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 23, 2022 (File No. 001-04119))
4(xii)Form of 6.400% Notes due 2037 (included in Exhibit 4(iii) above) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed December 4, 2007 (File No. 001-04119))
4(xiii)Form of 4.125% Notes due 2022 (included in Exhibit 4(iv) above) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed September 21, 2010 (File No. 001-04119))
4(xiv)Form of 4.000% Notes due 2023 (included in Exhibit 4(v) above) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed July 29, 2013 (File No. 001-04119))
4(xv)Form of 5.200% Notes due 2043 (included in Exhibit 4(v) above) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed July 29, 2013 (File No. 001-04119))
4(xvi)Form of 3.950% Notes due 2028 (included in Exhibit 4(vii) above) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed April 26, 2018 (File No. 001-04119))
4(xvii)Form of 4.400% Notes due 2048 (included in Exhibit 4(vii) above) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed April 26, 2018 (File No. 001-04119))
4(xviii)Form of 2.000% Notes due 2025 (included in Exhibit 4(viii) above) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 22, 2020 (File No. 001-04119))
4(xix)Form of 2.700% Notes due 2030 (included in Exhibit 4(viii) above) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 22, 2020 (File No. 001-04119))
4(xx)Form of 2.979% Notes due 2055 (included in Exhibit 4(ix) above) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed December 7, 2020 (File No. 001-04119))
4(xxi)Form of 3.125% Notes due 2032 (included in Exhibit 4(x) above) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed March 11, 2022 (File No. 001-04119))
4(xxii)Form of 3.850% Notes due 2052 (included in Exhibit 4(x) above) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed March 11, 2022 (File No. 001-04119))
4(xxiii)Form of 3.950% Notes due 2025 (included in Exhibit 4(xi) above) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 23, 2022 (File No. 001-04119))
4(xxiv)Form of 4.300% Notes due 2027 (included in Exhibit 4(xi) above) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 23, 2022 (File No. 001-04119))
10Fourth Amended and Restated Multi-Year Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of November 5, 2021, by and among Nucor Corporation and certain subsidiaries of Nucor Corporation, as borrowers, Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, and the lenders party thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended October 2, 2021 (File No. 001-04119))
10(i)2005 Stock Option and Award Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 17, 2005 (File No. 001-04119)) (#)
10(ii)Amendment No. 1 to 2005 Stock Option and Award Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 29, 2007 (File No. 001-04119)) (#)
10(iii)2010 Stock Option and Award Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 3, 2010 (File No. 001-04119)) (#)
10(iv)2014 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan, as amended and restated effective February 21, 2022 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended April 2, 2022 (File No. 001-04119)) (#)
10(v)Senior Officers Annual Incentive Plan (Supplement to 2014 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan), as amended and restated effective February 21, 2022 (included in Exhibit 10(iv) above) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended April 2, 2022 (File No. 001-04119)) (#)
10(vi)Senior Officers Long-Term Incentive Plan (Supplement to 2014 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan), as amended and restated effective February 21, 2022 (included in Exhibit 10(iv) above) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended April 2, 2022 (File No. 001-04119)) (#)
10(vii)Senior Officers Annual Incentive Plan, as amended and restated effective January 1, 2013, for awards granted prior to January 1, 2018 (incorporated by reference to Appendix A to the Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed March 27, 2013 (File No. 001-04119)) (#)
10(viii)Senior Officers Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended and restated effective January 1, 2013, for awards granted prior to January 1, 2018 (incorporated by reference to Appendix B to the Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed March 27, 2013 (File No. 001-04119)) (#)
10(ix)Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement – time-vested awards (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(iv) to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005 (File No. 001-04119)) (#)
10(x)Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement – retirement-vested awards (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(v) to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005 (File No. 001-04119)) (#)
10(xi)Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement for Non-Employee Directors (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended April 1, 2006 (File No. 001-04119)) (#)
10(xii)Form of Award Agreement for Annual Stock Option Grants used for awards granted prior to May 8, 2014 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2012 (File No. 001-04119)) (#)
10(xiii)Form of Award Agreement for Annual Stock Option Grants used for awards granted after May 7, 2014 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 5, 2014 (File No. 001-04119)) (#)
10(xiv)Form of Restricted Share Unit Award Agreement used for awards granted after February 21, 2022 – time-vested awards (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended April 2, 2022 (File No. 001-04119)) (#)
10(xv)Form of Award Agreement for Annual Stock Option Grants used for awards granted after February 21, 2022 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended April 2, 2022 (File No. 001-04119)) (#)
10(xvi)Retirement, Separation, Waiver and Release Agreement, dated as of June 8, 2021, by and between Nucor Corporation and Craig A. Feldman (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 3, 2021 (File No. 001-04119)) (#)
10(xvii)Executive Employment Agreement of James D. Frias (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed February 19, 2020 (File No. 001-04119)) (#)
10(xviii)Retirement, Separation, Waiver and Release Agreement, dated as of May 24, 2022, by and between Nucor Corporation and James D. Frias (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed May 25, 2022 (File No. 001-04119)) (#)
10(xix)Retirement, Separation, Waiver and Release Agreement, dated as of June 17, 2020, by and between Nucor Corporation and Ladd R. Hall (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed June 17, 2020 (File No. 001-04119)) (#)
10(xx)Retirement, Separation, Waiver and Release Agreement, dated as of June 3, 2021, by and between Nucor Corporation and Raymond S. Napolitan, Jr. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed June 3, 2021 (File No. 001-04119)) (#)
10(xxi)Executive Employment Agreement of MaryEmily Slate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed February 19, 2020 (File No. 001-04119)) (#)
10(xxii)Retirement, Separation, Waiver and Release Agreement, dated as of May 27, 2022, by and between Nucor Corporation and MaryEmily Slate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 2, 2022 (File No. 001-04119)) (#)
10(xxiii)Executive Employment Agreement of Leon J. Topalian (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed February 19, 2020 (File No. 001-04119)) (#)
10(xxiv)Executive Employment Agreement of D. Chad Utermark (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed February 19, 2020 (File No. 001-04119)) (#)
10(xxv)Executive Employment Agreement of Allen C. Behr (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 4, 2020 (File No. 001-04119)) (#)
10(xxvi)Executive Employment Agreement of David A. Sumoski (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed January 5, 2021 (File No. 001-04119)) (#)
10(xxvii)Executive Employment Agreement of Douglas J. Jellison (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(xxx) to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 (File No. 001-04119)) (#)
10(xxviii)Executive Employment Agreement of Gregory J. Murphy (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(xxxi) to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 (File No. 001-04119)) (#)
10(xxix)Executive Employment Agreement of Daniel R. Needham (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(xxxii) to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 (File No. 001-04119)) (#)
10(xxx)Executive Employment Agreement of K. Rex Query (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(xxxiii) to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 (File No. 001-04119)) (#)
10(xxxi)Executive Employment Agreement of Stephen D. Laxton (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed March 4, 2022 (File No. 001-04119)) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended April 2, 2022 (File No. 001-04119)) (#)
10(xxxii)Executive Employment Agreement of John Hollatz (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 2, 2022 (File No. 001-04119)) (#)
10(xxxiii)*Executive Employment Agreement of Noah Hanners (#)
10(xxxiv)Nucor Corporation Supplemental Retirement Plan for Executive Officers (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed February 19, 2020 (File No. 001-04119)) (#)
21*Subsidiaries
23*Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
24*Power of Attorney (included on signature page)
31*Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a), as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31(i)*Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a), as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32**Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32(i)**Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
101*Financial Statements from the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Nucor Corporation for the year ended December 31, 2022, filed February 28, 2023, formatted in Inline XBRL: (i) the Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) the Consolidated Statements of Earnings, (iii) the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, (iv) the Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity, (v) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows and (vi) the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
104*Cover Page from the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Nucor Corporation for the year ended December 31, 2022, filed February 28, 2023, formatted in Inline XBRL (included in Exhibit 101).
*Filed herewith.
**Furnished (and not filed) herewith pursuant to Item 601(b)(32)(ii) of Regulation S-K.
(#)Indicates a management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

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