UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) October 26, 2016
Commercial Metals Company
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
| 1-4304 | 75-0725338 | |
| (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | |
| 6565 N. MacArthur Blvd. Irving, Texas |
75039 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |
(214) 689-4300
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On October 26, 2016, Commercial Metals Company (“CMC”) issued a press release (the “Press Release”) announcing that its wholly owned subsidiary, CMC Steel Fabricators, Inc., signed a definitive asset purchase agreement to acquire the steel fabrication business of Associated Steel Workers, Limited (“ASW”). ASW’s steel fabrication business fabricates, delivers and installs uncoated “black” reinforcing bar and related materials as well as sells, delivers and installs epoxy and other corrosive resistant coated reinforcing bar and related materials in the State of Hawai’i. The transaction is expected to close after a 60 day statutory notice period and is subject to customary closing conditions.
A copy of the Press Release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
The following exhibit is filed or furnished, as applicable, with this Form 8-K.
| 99.1 | Press Release issued by Commercial Metals Company on October 26, 2016. | |
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 hereunto duly authorized.
| COMMERCIAL METALS COMPANY | ||||||||
| Date: October 26, 2016 | By: | /s/ Paul Kirkpatrick | ||||||
| Name: | Paul K. Kirkpatrick | |||||||
| Title: | Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | |||||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Description of Exhibit | |
| 99.1 | Press Release issued by Commercial Metals Company on October 26, 2016. | |