UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

FORM  i 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):  i January 13, 2021

 

Commercial Metals Company

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

		i Delaware
		(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
i 1-4304				i 75-0725338
(Commission File Number)				(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

i 6565 N. MacArthur Blvd.  i Irving,  i Texas		i 75039
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

 i (214)  i 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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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
i Common Stock		i CMC		i New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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Item 5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The following matters were voted upon by the stockholders of the Company at the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders held on January 13, 2021 (the “Annual Meeting”). For more information about the following matters, see the Company’s definitive proxy statement dated November 23, 2020, as supplemented to date.

(1)    the election of three persons to serve as Class II directors to serve until the 2024 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, 2021; and

(3)    the approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Company’s proxy statement for the 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
Vicki L. Avril-Groves		100,240,705		—		1,285,937		9,715,063
Barbara R. Smith		97,859,771		—		3,666,871		9,715,063
Joseph C. Winkler		100,841,075		—		685,567		9,715,063

All three directors were elected to serve three-year terms expiring at the 2024 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
108,832,591		2,352,412		56,702		—

Approval, on an Advisory Basis, of Executive Compensation:

 

Votes For		Votes Against		Votes Abstained		Broker Non-Votes
98,922,197		2,034,839		569,606		9,715,063

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 15, 2021
				By:		/s/ Jody K. Absher
				Name:		Jody K. Absher
				Title:		Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary