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  Issuer Free Writing Prospectus
Filed Pursuant to Rule 433
Registration Statement No. 333-144500
July 30, 2008
COMMERCIAL METALS COMPANY
FINAL TERM SHEET
     
Issuer:
  Commercial Metals Company
 
    
Security Type:
  Senior Unsecured Notes
 
    
Ratings:
  Baa2 (Moody’s) / BBB (Standard & Poor’s)
 
    
Principal Amount:
  $500,000,000.00 
 
    
Trade Date:
  July 30, 2008
 
    
Settlement Date:
  August 4, 2008
 
    
Maturity:
  August 15, 2018
 
    
Coupon (Interest Rate):
  7.350% 
 
    
Interest Payment Dates:
  February 15 and August 15 of each year, beginning on February 15, 2009
 
    
Price to Public:
  99.828% 
 
    
Yield to Maturity:
  7.374% 
 
    
Benchmark Treasury:
  UST 3.875% May 15, 2018
 
    
Spread to Benchmark Treasury:
  T + 335 bps
 
    
Benchmark Treasury Price and Yield:
  98-25+; 4.024%
 
    
Make Whole Call:
  T+50 bps
 
    
Change of Control Offer:
  At 101% upon occurrence of Change of Control Triggering Event
 
    
Joint Book-Running Managers:
  Banc of America Securities LLC
J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.
 
    
Co-Managers:
  BMO Capital Markets Corp.
BNP Paribas Securities Corp.
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
Fortis Securities LLC
Greenwich Capital Markets, Inc.
HSBC Securities (USA) Inc.
Lazard Capital Markets LLC
Scotia Capital (USA) Inc.
Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
The issuer has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the SEC for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in that registration statement and other documents the issuer has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the issuer and this offering. You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC Web site at www.sec.gov.

 

Alternatively, either Banc of America Securities LLC or J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. can arrange to send you the prospectus if you request it by calling or e-mailing Banc of America Securities LLC at 1-800-294-1322 or dg.prospectus_distribution@bofasecurities.com or by calling J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. at 212-834-4533.