Nucor Corporation

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

SCHEDULE 14A

 

Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No.      )

 

 

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Nucor Corporation

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PROXY

   

2100 Rexford Road, Charlotte, North Carolina 28211

Phone (704) 366-7000         Fax (704) 362-4208

     

 

Proxy solicited on behalf of the Board of Directors of Nucor Corporation for the 2004 annual meeting of stockholders, to be held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, May 13, 2004, in Morrison A and B of The Park Hotel, 2200 Rexford Road, Charlotte, North Carolina.

 

Daniel R. DiMicco and Terry S. Lisenby, or either of them, with power of substitution, are appointed proxies to vote all shares of the undersigned at the 2004 annual meeting of stockholders, and any adjournment, on the following proposals, as set forth in the proxy statement:

 

  1.   Elect three directors for three years

 

  2.   Ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Nucor’s independent auditors for the year ending December 31, 2004

 

  3.   Other business as may properly come before the meeting

 

This proxy will be voted FOR each proposal, unless otherwise indicated.

 

PLEASE SIGN AND DATE ON THE OTHER SIDE

 

ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS OF

 

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May 13, 2004

 

 

PROXY VOTING INSTRUCTIONS

 

MAIL – Sign, date and mail your proxy card in the

envelope provided as soon as possible.

          
                                         - OR -    COMPANY NUMBER     

TELEPHONE – Call toll-free 1-800-PROXIES

(1-800-776-9437) from any touch-tone telephone

and follow the instructions. Have your proxy card

available when you call.

   

 

ACCOUNT NUMBER

     
                                         - OR -          

INTERNET – Access “www.voteproxy.com” and

follow the on-screen instructions. Have your proxy

card available when you access the web page.

          

 

 

 

ê  Please detach along perforated line and mail in the envelope provided IF you are not voting via telephone or the Internet.  ê

 

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PLEASE SIGN, DATE AND RETURN PROMPTLY IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE. PLEASE MARK YOUR VOTE IN BLUE OR BLACK INK AS SHOWN HERE  x

 

1.  Elect as directors the three nominees                FOR   AGAINST   ABSTAIN
    NOMINEES:        2.  

Ratify the appointment of

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Nucor’s independent auditors for the year ending December 31, 2004

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¨

    FOR ALL NOMINEES   m    Daniel R. DiMicco                       

¨

    WITHHOLD AUTHORITY FOR ALL NOMINEES   m    James D. Hlavacek                       
       m    Raymond J. Milchovich                         

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FOR ALL EXCEPT

(See instructions below)

                 3.   In their discretion, the holder of this proxy is authorized to vote on such other business as may properly come before the meeting
                                        
                       This proxy will be voted FOR the proposals unless otherwise
indicated. If you wish to follow the recommendation of Nucor’s
Board of Directors, it is not necessary to check any of the boxes.

INSTRUCTION: To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee(s),

mark “FOR ALL EXCEPT” and fill in the circle next to each nominee you

                         

wish to withhold, as shown here:    

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To change the address on your account, please check the box at right and indicate your new address in the address space above. Please note that changes to the registered name(s) on the account may not be submitted via this method.

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Signature of Stockholder                                              Date:                     Signature of Stockholder                                              Date:                  

 

Note:   Please sign exactly as your name or names appear on this Proxy. When shares are held jointly, each holder should sign. When signing as executor, administrator, attorney, trustee or guardian, please give full title as such. If the signer is a corporation, please sign full corporate name by duly
                     authorized officer, giving full title as such. If signer is a partnership, please sign in partnership name by authorized person.
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