SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 20549 FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Date of Report: October 18, 1995 CHAPARRAL STEEL COMPANY (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) Delaware (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) 1-9944 75-1424624 (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) 300 Ward Road, Midlothian, Texas 76065 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) (214) 299-5212 (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code) (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS. A meeting of the Board of Directors of Registrant was held on October 18, 1995 immediately following Registrant's Annual Stockholders' Meeting. During the meeting of the Board of Directors of Registrant, the Board approved the repurchase, from time to time, of the Registrant's common stock to satisfy obligations under its stock option program and for other corporate purposes. Upon conclusion of the meeting of the Board of Directors, Registrant included the following disclosure in a press release issued and dated October 18, 1995: "The Company also, announced that its Board approved the repurchase, from time to time, of the Company's common stock to satisfy obligations under its stock option program and for other corporate purposes. " `The Company purchased shares in the past for those same purposes' stated Gordon E. Forward, President. `This authorization reaffirms the Board's desire to again purchase shares when prices are attractive.' " 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. CHAPARRAL STEEL COMPANY Date: October 24, 1995 By: /s/ ROBERT C. MOORE ------------------------ --------------------------------- Robert C. Moore Vice President & Secretary