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) October 24 , 2006
(October 23, 2006)
Commercial Metals Company
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
(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. |
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| Irving, Texas
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75039 |
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| (Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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(214) 689-4300
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(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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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
Approval of Annual Cash Incentive Bonuses and Long-Term Cash Incentive Plan Payouts for
Certain Named Executive Officers
On October 23, 2006 the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Commercial Metals
Company (the “Company”) approved annual cash incentive bonuses attributable to fiscal year ended
August 31, 2006 for the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and other executive officers including
those listed below who were either named in the executive compensation disclosures in the Company’s
proxy statement for the meeting held January 26, 2006, or anticipated to be named in such
disclosure in the Company’s proxy statement for the annual meeting of stockholders to be held
January 25, 2007. In addition, based on the Company’s financial results over the three year
performance period ended August 31, 2006, each of the individuals named below will receive a cash
payment under the Company’s Key Employee Long-Term Performance Cash Incentive Plan which represents
the maximum payout of 150% of the target amount established for each individual at the beginning of
fiscal year 2004.
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Annual Cash Bonus |
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Long-Term Cash Payout |
Stanley A. Rabin |
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2,340,000 |
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660,000 |
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Chairman |
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Murray R. McClean |
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1,425,000 |
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240,000 |
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President and Chief Executive Officer |
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Russell B. Rinn |
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850,000 |
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225,000 |
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Vice President — CMC Steel Group
Chief Executive Officer |
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Hanns Zoellner |
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884,000 |
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168,000 |
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Vice President — CMC Marketing and
Distribution Segment President |
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William B. Larson |
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826,000 |
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171,000 |
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Vice President & Chief Financial Officer |
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Mr. Zoellner, who resides in and works from the offices of a subsidiary of the Company
headquartered in Switzerland, is paid in Swiss Francs and his earnings as reported reflect
approximate currency exchange values which will fluctuate.
Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Conditions.
On October 24, 2006, the Company issued a press release (the “Press Release”) announcing its
financial results for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2006. A copy of the Press Release is
attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. The Press Release is incorporated by reference into this Item
2.02, and the foregoing description of the Press Release is qualified in its entirety by reference
to this exhibit.
The Press Release contains “non-GAAP financial measures” as defined in Item 10 of Regulation
S-K of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). In the Press Release,
the Company has provided reconciliations of the non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly
comparable financial measures calculated and presented in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles in the United States.
The information in this Form 8-K, including the exhibit, shall not be deemed “filed” for
purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, and is not incorporated by reference into any filing of
the Company,
whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language
in such filing.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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Exhibits |
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The following exhibit is furnished with this Form 8-K. |
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99.1 |
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Press Release dated October 24, 2006. |