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) May 26, 2011
Commercial Metals Company
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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75-0725338 |
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(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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| 6565 N. MacArthur Blvd. |
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| Irving, Texas
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75039 |
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| (Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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(214) 689-4300
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy
the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General
Instruction A.2. below):
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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| Item 7.01 |
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Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On May 26, 2011, Commercial Metals Company (the “Company”) issued a press release (the “Press
Release”) announcing that it has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase G.A.M Steel Pty.
Ltd., based in Melbourne, Australia (“G.A.M.”). G.A.M. is a leading distributor and processor of
steel long products and plate, servicing the structural fabrication, rural and manufacturing
segments in the state of Victoria. The acquisition of G.A.M. will complement the Company’s
existing national long products distribution investments in Australia. A copy of the Press Release
is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
The information in this Item 7.01 of Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed
“filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is not
incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company, whether made before or after the date
hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.
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| Item 9.01 |
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Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
The following exhibit is furnished with this Form 8-K.
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99.1 |
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Press Release dated May 26, 2011. |