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 25, 2013

 

 

Commercial Metals Company

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   1-4304   75-0725338

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(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 25, 2013, 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 2016 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, 2013;

(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 2013 Annual Meeting;

 

(4) the approval of the Commercial Metals Company 2013 Cash Incentive Plan; and

 

(5) the approval of the Commercial Metals Company 2013 Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan.

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  

Rhys J. Best

     66,645,377         28,280,220         10,645,841   

Richard B. Kelson

     75,569,414         19,356,183         10,645,841   

Rick J. Mills

     85,365,850         9,559,747         10,645,841   

All three directors were elected to serve three-year terms expiring at the 2016 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

94,749,160

  2,521,402   8,300,876   —  

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 2013 Annual Meeting:

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Votes Abstained

 

Broker Non-Votes

79,613,403

  6,761,696   8,550,498   10,645,841


Approval of the Commercial Metals Company 2013 Cash Incentive Plan:

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Votes Abstained

 

Broker Non-Votes

81,443,588

  4,959,871   8,522,138   10,645,841

Approval of the Commercial Metals Company 2013 Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan:

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Votes Abstained

 

Broker Non-Votes

76,301,357

  10,094,590   8,529,650   10,645,841


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 30, 2013      
    By:  

/s/ Ann J. Bruder

    Name:   Ann J. Bruder
    Title:  

Senior Vice President of Law, Government

Affairs and Global Compliance, and General

Counsel