COMMERCIAL METALS Co — Director's Dealing 2004

May 3, 2004

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: COMMERCIAL METALS CO (CMC)
CIK: 0000022444
Period of Report: 2004-04-29

Reporting Person: SELIG CLYDE P (Director, V.P. & CMC Steel Pres.&CEO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2004-04-29	Common Stock	M	21838	$14	Acquired	99532	Direct
2004-04-29	Common Stock	F	11274	$26.995	Disposed	88258	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2004-04-29	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$14	M	21838	Disposed	2004-05-12	Common Stock (21838)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: 50% vests one year from date of grant; balance vests two years from date of grant.