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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) October 22, 2008 (October 21, 2008)
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 8.01   Other Events.
     On October 21, 2008, Commercial Metals Company (the “Company”) issued a press release (the “Press Release”) announcing that its board of directors has authorized the purchase of up to 10,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. This authorization is in addition to 12,547 shares remaining to be purchased under a previous repurchase authority for 5,000,000 shares, approved in November 2007. There are approximately 113,777,000 shares of the Company’s common stock presently issued and outstanding.
     A copy of the Press Release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. The Press Release is incorporated by reference into this Item 8.01, and the foregoing description of the Press Release is qualified in its entirety by reference to this exhibit.
Item 9.01.   Financial Statements and Exhibits.
  (d)   Exhibits
 
      The following exhibit is filed with this Form 8-K.
  99.1   Press Release, dated October 21, 2008.

 

 

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: October 22, 2008  By:   /s/ William B. Larson    
    Name:   William B. Larson   
    Title:   Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer   
 

 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX
     
Exhibit No.   Description of Exhibit
 
    
99.1
  Press Release dated October 21, 2008.