Gerdau approves R$0.34 dividend for December 2026

Gerdau S.A. reports 716,698,119 common shares after the approved cancellation, while dividend payments have separate December dates.

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Gerdau S.A. and Metalúrgica Gerdau S.A. approved dividends as an anticipation of the minimum payment for fiscal 2026. Gerdau S.A. set R$ 0.34 per common and preferred share, payable December 15, 2026; its ADR schedule lists R$ 0.34 per share, payable December 22. Metalúrgica Gerdau S.A. set R$ 0.16 per share, payable December 16. For Gerdau and Metalúrgica shares, the record date is November 10 and the ex-dividend date is November 11; both dates for Gerdau ADRs are November 12.

Gerdau S.A.'s board approved cancellation of 277,600 common shares, without reducing capital. Its capital is now divided into 716,698,119 common shares and 1,261,042,330 preferred shares. An amendment to Article 4 of the bylaws reflecting the new share count is to be resolved at a shareholders’ meeting to be called in due course, and the current share buyback plan remains in effect.

Key Figures

Gerdau dividend per common and preferred share: R$ 0.34 per share Gerdau ADR dividend per share: R$ 0.34 per share Metalúrgica Gerdau dividend per share: R$ 0.16 per share +3 more

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Gerdau dividend per common and preferred share R$ 0.34 per share Payment December 15, 2026

Gerdau ADR dividend per share R$ 0.34 per share Payment December 22, 2026

Metalúrgica Gerdau dividend per share R$ 0.16 per share Payment December 16, 2026

Common shares approved for cancellation 277,600 shares Gerdau S.A.; approved by the board

Common shares after cancellation 716,698,119 shares Gerdau S.A. capital

Preferred shares after cancellation 1,261,042,330 shares Gerdau S.A. capital

Key Terms

Ex-Dividend Date, Record Date, minimum payment, share buyback plan, +1 more

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Ex-Dividend Date financial

"Ex-Dividend Date"

The ex-dividend date is the date when a stock starts trading without the value of its next dividend payment included. If you buy the stock on or after this date, you won't receive that upcoming dividend; only those who owned the stock before this date are entitled to it. It matters to investors because it determines who is eligible to receive the dividend and can influence the stock’s price around that time.

Record Date financial

"Record Date"

The record date is the specific day when a company determines which shareholders are eligible to receive a dividend or participate in an upcoming vote. It’s like a cutoff date; if you own the stock on that day, you get the benefits or voting rights. This date matters because it decides who qualifies for certain company benefits.

minimum payment financial

"anticipation of the minimum payment"

share buyback plan financial

"current share buyback plan remains in effect"

no par value financial

"common shares and preferred shares, with no par value"

Shares described as "no par value" are equity securities issued without a fixed face amount written into the corporate charter; their legal capital is not tied to a specific per-share number and the company may record proceeds differently than for par-value shares. This matters to investors because it affects how a company records equity, sets minimum legal capital, and handles bookkeeping for issuances, dividends and splits—similar to buying slices of a pie where the slice has no printed sticker price and market forces determine worth.

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What dividend did GGB approve, and when is it paid?

Gerdau S.A. approved R$ 0.34 per common and preferred share, payable December 15, 2026; its ADR schedule lists R$ 0.34 per share, payable December 22. Metalúrgica Gerdau S.A. approved R$ 0.16 per share, payable December 16. The record and ex-dividend dates are November 10 and November 11 for Gerdau and Metalúrgica shares, and November 12 for Gerdau ADRs.

How many GGB shares did the board approve for cancellation?

Gerdau S.A.'s board approved cancellation of 277,600 common shares, without reducing capital. Following the cancellation, its capital is divided into 716,698,119 common shares and 1,261,042,330 preferred shares.

When will GGB amend its bylaws to reflect the share cancellation?

An amendment to Article 4 of Gerdau S.A.'s bylaws reflecting the new share count is to be resolved at a shareholders’ meeting to be called in due course.

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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER 

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER THE 

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Dated October 26, 2026

Commission File Number 1-14878

GERDAU S.A.

(Translation of Registrant’s Name into English)

Av. Dra. Ruth Cardoso, 8,501 – 8° andar

São Paulo, São Paulo - Brazil CEP 05425-070

(Address of principal executive offices)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F  x           Form 40-F  ¨

Exhibit Index

Exhibit		Description of Exhibit
99.1		Notice to Shareholders – Payment of Dividends
99.2		Material Fact – Cancellation of Shares

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Date: October 26, 2026

	GERDAU S.A.
	By:	/s/ Rafael Dorneles Japur
	Name:	Rafael Dorneles Japur
	Title:	Vice-President and Investor Relations Officer

Exhibit 99.1

GERDAU S.A.
Tax ID (CNPJ/ME) 33.611.500/0001-19
Registry (NIRE): 35300520696 METALÚRGICA GERDAU S.A.
Tax ID (CNPJ/ME) 92.690.783/0001-09
Registry (NIRE): 35300520751

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS

PAYMENT OF DIVIDENDS

We would like to inform our Shareholders that Gerdau S.A. and Metalúrgica Gerdau S.A. (collectively, the “Companies”) Boards of Directors approved, on this date, the payment of Dividends as an anticipation of the minimum payment for the current fiscal year of 2026. The amount will be paid according to the dates listed bellow:

Company		Record Date		Ex-Dividend Date		Payment Date		Value per Share Common and Preferred Dividends
METALÚRGICA GERDAU S.A.		11/10/2026		11/11/2026		12/16/2026		R$ 0.16
GERDAU S.A.		11/10/2026		11/11/2026		12/15/2026		R$ 0.34
GERDAU S.A. (ADR)		11/12/2026		11/12/2026		12/22/2026		R$ 0.34

The payments will be made by the share depository institution, BTG Pactual Serviços Financeiros S/A DTVM, through automatic credit for those shareholders who have provided their CPF/CNPJ registration number (Tax ID) and respective bank account. Additional information can be obtained through escrituracao.acao@btgpactual.com.

The dividends not claimed within a period of 3 (three) years, counting from the date they were made available to the shareholders, will prescribe and revert in favor of the Companies (Brazilian law 6.404/76, article 287, section II, item a).

São Paulo, October 26, 2026.

Rafael Dorneles Japur

Vice President and

Investor Relations Officer

Exhibit 99.2

GERDAU S.A.
Corporate Tax ID (CNPJ/MF): 33.611.500/0001-19
Registry (NIRE): 35300520696

MATERIAL FACT

GERDAU S.A. (B3: GGBR / NYSE: GGB) (“Company”), pursuant to paragraph 4 of article 157 of Federal Law 6.404/76 and on terms of Resolution 44 issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission of Brazil (CVM) on August 23, 2021, informs its shareholders and the market in general that the Board of Directors, at a meeting held on this date, approved the cancellation of 277,600 common shares (GGBR3) issued by the Company, with no par value and no reduction in the amount of capital.

As a result of this cancellation, the Company's capital is now divided into 716,698,119 common shares and 1,261,042,330 preferred shares, with no par value. The respective amendment to article 4 of the Bylaws, to reflect the new number of shares, shall be resolved at a Shareholders' Meeting to be called in due course.

Management emphasizes that the current share buyback plan, as disclosed via Material Fact on February 23, 2026, remains in effect.

São Paulo, October 26, 2026.

Rafael Dorneles Japur

Vice-President and

Investor Relations Officer

Filing Exhibits & Attachments

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• EX-99.1 EXHIBIT 99.1 8.0 KB
• EX-99.1 EXHIBIT 99.2 3.9 KB