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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): July 19, 2006 (July 19, 2006)
Commercial Metals Company
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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75-0725338 |
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(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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6565 N. MacArthur Blvd.
Irving, Texas
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75039 |
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(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy
the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General
Instruction A.2. below):
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On July 19, 2006, Commercial Metals Company (the “Company”) issued a press release (the “Press
Release”) announcing that its board of directors has authorized the purchase of up to 5,000,000
shares of the Company’s common stock. During June and July 2006, the Company purchased a total of
1,811,000 shares in open market transactions for a total price of approximately $41,740,277 or an
average of $23.05 per share. These purchases completed a stock repurchase program last increased in
May, 2005. At present there are approximately 119,110,187 shares of the Company’s common stock
issued and outstanding.
A copy of the Press Release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. The Press Release is
incorporated by reference into this Item 8.01, and the foregoing description of the Press Release
is qualified in its entirety by reference to this exhibit.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
The following exhibit is filed with this Form 8-K.
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99.1
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Press Release, dated July 19, 2006. |
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.
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COMMERCIAL METALS COMPANY
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Date: July 19, 2006
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/s/William B. Larson
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William B. Larson |
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Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Description of Exhibit |
99.1
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Press Release dated July 19, 2006. |