EX-99.3 12 d12154exv99w3.txt EX-99.3 FORM OF LETTER TO CLIENTS EXHIBIT 99.3 COMMERCIAL METALS COMPANY OFFER TO EXCHANGE UP TO $200,000,000 5.625% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2013 FOR $200,000,000 5.625% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2013 THAT HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 To Our Clients: We are enclosing herewith (i) a Prospectus dated ________, 2004 of Commercial Metals Company (the "Company"), (ii) a related Letter of Transmittal (which together constitute the "Exchange Offer) relating to the offer by the Company to exchange up to $200,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 5.625% Senior Notes due 2013 (the "New Notes"), which have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), for $200,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its outstanding 5.625% Senior Notes due 2013 (the "Old Notes"), upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Exchange Offer and (iii) a Letter of Instruction to Registered Holder from Beneficial Owner (the "Instruction Letter"). PLEASE NOTE THAT THE EXCHANGE OFFER WILL EXPIRE AT 5:00 P.M., EASTERN STANDARD TIME, ON ________, 2004, UNLESS EXTENDED BY THE COMPANY IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION. THE EXCHANGE OFFER IS NOT CONDITIONED UPON ANY MINIMUM NUMBER OF OLD NOTES BEING TENDERED. We are the holder of record of Old Notes for your account. A tender of such Old Notes can be made only by us as the record holder pursuant to your instructions. The Letter of Transmittal is furnished to you for your information only and cannot be used by you to tender Old Notes held by us for your account. We request instructions as to whether you wish to tender any or all of the Old Notes held by us for your account pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Exchange Offer. We also request that you confirm that we may make on your behalf the representations and warranties contained in the Letter of Transmittal. In this regard, please complete the enclosed Instruction Letter and return it to us as soon as practicable. Pursuant to the Letter of Transmittal, each holder of Old Notes (a "Holder") will represent to the Company that (i) the New Notes to be acquired pursuant to the Exchange Offer will be acquired in the ordinary course of business of the person acquiring the New Notes, whether or not such person is the Holder, (ii) neither the Holder nor any person receiving any New Notes directly or indirectly from the Holder pursuant to the Exchange Offer (if not a broker-dealer referred to in the last sentence of this paragraph) is engaging or intends to engage in the distribution of the New Notes and none of them have any arrangement or understanding with any person to participate in the distribution of the New Notes, (iii) the Holder and each person receiving any New Notes directly or indirectly from the Holder pursuant to the Exchange Offer acknowledge and agree that any person participating in the Exchange Offer for the purpose of distributing the New Notes (x) must comply with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act in connection with a secondary resale transaction of the New Notes acquired by such person and (y) cannot rely on the position of the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") set forth in the Exxon Capital Holdings Corporation no-action letter (available May 13, 1988) or similar letters, (iv) the Holder and each person receiving any New Notes directly or indirectly from the Holder pursuant to the Exchange Offer understand that a secondary resale transaction described in clause (iii) above should be covered by an effective registration statement containing the selling security holder information required by Item 507 of Regulation S-K of the Commission and (v) neither the Holder nor any person receiving any New Notes directly or indirectly from the Holder pursuant to the Exchange Offer is an "affiliate" of the Company, as defined under Rule 405 under the Securities Act. If the Holder is a broker-dealer that will receive New Notes for its own account in exchange for Old Notes that were acquired as a result of market-making or other trading activities, it acknowledges that it will deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resale of such New Notes received in respect of such Old Notes pursuant to the Exchange Offer; however, by so acknowledging and by delivering a prospectus, the Holder will not be deemed to admit that it is an "underwriter" within the meaning of the Securities Act. Very truly yours,