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 13, 2016

 

 

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 13, 2016, the following matters were voted upon and approved by the stockholders of Commercial Metals Company (the “Company”) at the Company’s 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (“2016 Annual Meeting”):

(1) the election of four persons to serve as directors until the 2019 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, 2016; 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 2016 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
 

Rhys J. Best

     83,585,844         12,321,310         144,172         10,828,282   

Richard B. Kelson

     93,936,608         1,971,903         142,185         10,828,282   

Rick J. Mills

     95,372,459         532,728         146,139         10,828,282   

Charles L. Szews

     95,376,196         492,720         182,410         10,828,282   

All four directors were elected to serve three-year terms expiring at the Company’s 2019 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
105,783,064   873,164   223,380   —  

Approval, on an Advisory Basis, of Executive Compensation:

 

Votes For

  Votes Against   Votes Abstained   Broker Non-Votes
90,086,068   5,392,818   572,440   10,828,282


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 19, 2016            
    By:  

/s/ Paul K. Kirkpatrick

    Name:   Paul K. Kirkpatrick
    Title:  

Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate

Secretary