comment on Exhibit 3: contains a summary of Nucors financial and operating performance from 2013 to 2017 (at least 2 paragraphs single space):

CASE 27 Nucor Corporation in 2018 C-301 EXHIBIT 3 Five-Year Financial and Operating Summary, Nucor Corporation, 2013-2017 ($ in millions, except per share data and sales per employee) 2017 2014 2013 2016 2015 FOR THE YEAR Net sales $20,252.4 $16,208.1 $16.439.3 $21,105.1 $19,052.0 17.683.0 14,182.2 15,325.4 19.255.9 17.624.0 Costs, expenses and other: Cost of products sold Marketing, administrative and other expenses Equity in (earnings) losses of minority-owned enterprises Impairment and losses on assets 687.5 596.8 459.0 520.8 467.9 (41.7) (38.8) (5.3) (13.5) (9.3) 244.8 25.4 14.0 173.6 169.2 173.5 169.3 146.9 18.502.4 14.909.5 16,197.4 19,957.9 18,243,5 1,750.0 1,298.7 241.9 1,147.3 808.6 369.4 398.2 48.8 368.7 214.9 1,380.6 900.4 193.0 815.8 593.7 Interest expense, net Total Earnings before income taxes and non-controlling interests Provision for income taxes Net earnings (loss) Less earnings attributable to the minority interest partners of Nucor's joint ventures Net earnings (loss) attributable to Nucor stockholders Net earnings (loss) per share: Basic Diluted 61.9 104,1 112.3 101.8 94.3 $1,318.7 $796.3 $80.7 $679.3 $499.4 $4.11 $2.48 $0.25 $2.22 $1.52 4.10 2.48 0.25 2.22 1.52 $1.5125 $1.5025 $1.4925 $1.4825 $1.4725 6.5% 4.9% 0.5% 3.2% 2.6% 17.2% 10.4% 1.0% 8.4% Dividends declared per share Percentage of net earnings to net sales Return on average stockholders' equity Capital expenditures Acquisitions (net of cash acquired) Depreciation 6.2% $1.230.4 $448.6 $617.7 $364.8 $568.9 544.0 474.8 19.1 768.6 635.8 613.2 625.8 652.0 535.9 Sales per employee (000s) 820 690 690 921 859 AT YEAR END Cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments $999.1 $2,046.0 $2,039.5 $1,124.1 $1,511.5 Current assets 6,824,4 6,506,4 5,854.4 6,808.8 6,814.2 CASE 27 Nucor Corporation in 2018 C-301 EXHIBIT 3 Five-Year Financial and Operating Summary, Nucor Corporation, 2013-2017 ($ in millions, except per share data and sales per employee) 2017 2014 2013 2016 2015 FOR THE YEAR Net sales $20,252.4 $16,208.1 $16.439.3 $21,105.1 $19,052.0 17.683.0 14,182.2 15,325.4 19.255.9 17.624.0 Costs, expenses and other: Cost of products sold Marketing, administrative and other expenses Equity in (earnings) losses of minority-owned enterprises Impairment and losses on assets 687.5 596.8 459.0 520.8 467.9 (41.7) (38.8) (5.3) (13.5) (9.3) 244.8 25.4 14.0 173.6 169.2 173.5 169.3 146.9 18.502.4 14.909.5 16,197.4 19,957.9 18,243,5 1,750.0 1,298.7 241.9 1,147.3 808.6 369.4 398.2 48.8 368.7 214.9 1,380.6 900.4 193.0 815.8 593.7 Interest expense, net Total Earnings before income taxes and non-controlling interests Provision for income taxes Net earnings (loss) Less earnings attributable to the minority interest partners of Nucor's joint ventures Net earnings (loss) attributable to Nucor stockholders Net earnings (loss) per share: Basic Diluted 61.9 104,1 112.3 101.8 94.3 $1,318.7 $796.3 $80.7 $679.3 $499.4 $4.11 $2.48 $0.25 $2.22 $1.52 4.10 2.48 0.25 2.22 1.52 $1.5125 $1.5025 $1.4925 $1.4825 $1.4725 6.5% 4.9% 0.5% 3.2% 2.6% 17.2% 10.4% 1.0% 8.4% Dividends declared per share Percentage of net earnings to net sales Return on average stockholders' equity Capital expenditures Acquisitions (net of cash acquired) Depreciation 6.2% $1.230.4 $448.6 $617.7 $364.8 $568.9 544.0 474.8 19.1 768.6 635.8 613.2 625.8 652.0 535.9 Sales per employee (000s) 820 690 690 921 859 AT YEAR END Cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments $999.1 $2,046.0 $2,039.5 $1,124.1 $1,511.5 Current assets 6,824,4 6,506,4 5,854.4 6,808.8 6,814.2