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) December 19, 2011
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 2.02. | Results of Operations and Financial Condition. |
On December 19, 2011, Commercial Metals Company (the “Company”) issued a press release (the “Press Release”) announcing earnings guidance for the first quarter ended November 30, 2011. A copy of the Press Release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. The Press Release is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.02, and the foregoing description of the Press Release is qualified in its entirety by reference to this exhibit.
The information in this Item 2.02 of Form 8-K, including the exhibit, 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.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits:
Exhibit | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated December 19, 2011. | |
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: December 19, 2011 | By: | /s/ Ann J. Bruder | ||||
| Name: | Ann J. Bruder | |||||
| Title: | Senior Vice President of Law, Government Affairs and Global Compliance, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | |||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated December 19, 2011. | |