UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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COMMERCIAL METALS COMPANY
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SUPPLEMENT DATED JANUARY 7, 2021
TO THE PROXY STATEMENT FOR THE
ANNUAL MEETING OF COMMERCIAL METALS COMPANY
TO BE HELD JANUARY 13, 2021
Explanatory Note
This supplement to the Proxy Statement dated November 23, 2020 (the Original Proxy Statement) of Commercial Metals Company (the Company) (i) amends and restates the first bullet point in the 5th paragraph under the heading Compensation Discussion and Analysis Executive Summary Stockholder Alignment and Execution on page 30 of the Original Proxy Statement to include disclosure of net cash flows from operating activities for fiscal year 2020 and (ii) modifies Appendix A Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures to include a definition of and other information regarding the disclosure of free cash flow as well as a reconciliation of free cash flow to net cash flows from operating activities for fiscal year 2020, each of which were inadvertently omitted from the Original Proxy Statement.
Revisions to Compensation Discussion and Analysis Executive Summary Stockholder Alignment and Execution
The following text amends and restates the first bullet point in the 5th paragraph under the heading Compensation Discussion and Analysis Executive Summary Stockholder Alignment and Execution on page 30 of the Original Proxy Statement:
Increased Adjusted EBITDA over fiscal 2019 by 41%, and generated a 13% return on invested capital, $791 million of net cash flows from operating activities and $604 million of free cash flow1;
1 Free cash flow is a non-GAAP financial measure. Please refer to Appendix A for a reconciliation and other information.
Revisions to Appendix A Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
The following text supplements Appendix A Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures:
Free cash flow is a non-GAAP financial measure that is equal to net cash flows from operating activities less capital expenditures. Management believes that free cash flow is helpful in evaluating our ability to service debt and fund acquisitions and other strategic investments. Free cash flow is not a recognized term under GAAP and does not purport to be an alternative to net cash flows from operating activities as a measure of liquidity. A reconciliation of net cash flows from operating activities to free cash flow is provided below:
Fiscal Year 2020 |
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Net cash flows from operating activities |
$ | 791,204 | ||
Capital expenditures |
(187,618 | ) | ||
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Free cash flow |
$ | 603,586 |
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