Form 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 11, 2017

 

 

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 11, 2017, the following matters were voted upon and approved by the stockholders of Commercial Metals Company (the “Company”) at the Company’s 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “2017 Annual Meeting”).

(1) the election of four persons to serve as directors until the 2020 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, 2017; 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 2017 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 Against      Votes Abstained      Broker Non-Votes  

Vicki L. Avril

     95,040,683         778,867         216,779         10,248,634   

Robert L. Guido

     95,336,148         446,738         253,443         10,248,634   

Sarah E. Raiss

     95,034,890         776,964         224,475         10,248,634   

J. David Smith

     95,287,278         406,577         342,474         10,248,634   

All four directors were elected to serve three-year terms expiring at the 2020 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

105,343,476

   718,201    223,286    —  

Approval, on an Advisory Basis, of Executive Compensation:

 

Votes For

  

Votes Against

  

Votes Abstained

  

Broker Non-Votes

90,843,355

   4,897,895    295,079    10,248,634


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: January 17, 2017      
    By:  

/s/ Paul Kirkpatrick

    Name:   Paul K. Kirkpatrick
    Title:   Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary