8-K

 

 

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)     January 30, 2014

 

 

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 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On January 30, 2014, the following matters were voted upon and approved by Commercial Metals Company’s (the “Company”) stockholders at the Company’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders:

(1) the election of three persons to serve as directors until the 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successors are elected;

(2) the ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2014; and

(3) the approval, on an advisory, non-binding basis, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Company’s proxy statement for the 2014 Annual Meeting.

The following is a summary of the final voting results for each matter presented to the stockholders:

Election of Directors:

 

Director’s Name

 

Votes For

 

Votes Withheld

 

Broker Non-Votes

Robert L. Guido

  105,670,493   1,407,125   10,605,959

Sarah E. Raiss

  105,706,363   1,371,255   10,605,959

J. David Smith

  106,416,121      661,497   10,605,959

All three directors were elected to serve three-year terms expiring at the 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

Ratification of the Appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm:

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Votes Abstained

 

Broker Non-Votes

116,436,600

  1,067,406   179,571  

Approval, on an advisory, non-binding basis, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Company’s proxy statement for the 2014 Annual Meeting:

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Votes Abstained

 

Broker Non-Votes

104,691,854

  2,179,143   206,621   10,605,959


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: February 5, 2014      
    By:   /s/ Paul K. Kirkpatrick
    Name:   Paul K. Kirkpatrick
    Title:   Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary