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) September 1, 2011

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 5.02   Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangement of Certain Officers.

     On September 1, 2011, Commercial Metals Company (the “Company”) entered into a Third Amendment to Employment Agreement (the “Third Amendment”) with Joseph Alvarado in connection with Mr. Alvarado’s appointment as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company effective September 1, 2011. The Third Amendment amends the Employment Agreement between the Company and Mr. Alvarado, which was filed as Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Form 10-Q filed on July 9, 2010 and provides for the following: (i) extending the initial duration of the Employment Agreement to August 31, 2013 and (ii) increasing Mr. Alvarado’s minimum annual base salary to $750,000.

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.