COMMERCIAL METALS Co

Regulatory Filings • Jan 17, 2017

8-K 1 d328980d8k.htm FORM 8-K Form 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 11, 2017

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 11, 2017, the following matters were voted upon and approved by the stockholders of Commercial Metals Company (the “ Company ”) at the Company’s 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “ 2017 Annual Meeting ”).

(1) the election of four persons to serve as directors until the 2020 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, 2017; 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 2017 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 — Vicki L. Avril	95,040,683	778,867	216,779	10,248,634
Robert L. Guido	95,336,148	446,738	253,443	10,248,634
Sarah E. Raiss	95,034,890	776,964	224,475	10,248,634
J. David Smith	95,287,278	406,577	342,474	10,248,634

All four directors were elected to serve three-year terms expiring at the 2020 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
105,343,476	718,201	223,286	—

Approval, on an Advisory Basis, of Executive Compensation:

Votes For	Votes Against	Votes Abstained	Broker Non-Votes
90,843,355	4,897,895	295,079	10,248,634

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.

Date: January 17, 2017
By:	/s/ Paul Kirkpatrick
Name:	Paul K. Kirkpatrick
Title:	Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary