Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (Form 3)

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Schwietz John L 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 04/08/2026 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol VALMONT INDUSTRIES INC [VMI] (Last) (First) (Middle) VALMONT INDUSTRIES, INC., 15000 VALMONT PLAZA 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Executive VP, CFO, Corp. Sec. 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) (Street) OMAHA, NE 68102 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock 2,784(1) D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Schwietz John L VALMONT INDUSTRIES, INC. 15000 VALMONT PLAZA OMAHA, NE 68102			Executive VP, CFO, Corp. Sec.

Signatures

/s/ John L. Schwietz		04/14/2026
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Includes restricted stock unit (RSUs) awards: (a) 180 RSUs vesting on December 11, 2026; (b) 168 RSUs vesting in two equal annual installments on July 29, 2026 and July 29, 2027; (c) 290 RSUs vesting in two equal annual installments on December 16, 2026 and December 16, 2027; and (d) 349 RSUs vesting in three annual installments of 116 on December 15, 2026, 116 on December 15, 2027 and 117 on December 15, 2028. At vesting RSUs are settled in an equal number of shares of common stock.
Remarks: POA attached.

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