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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 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): December 3, 2020    

 

 

NUCOR CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   1-4119   13-1860817

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

1915 Rexford Road

Charlotte, North Carolina

    28211
(Address of principal executive offices)     (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (704) 366-7000

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class

 

Trading

Symbol(s)

 

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Common Stock, par value $0.40 per share   NUE   New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company  

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

 

 

 


Item 8.01.

Other Events.

On December 3, 2020, Nucor Corporation (the “Company”) issued a news release announcing the early tender results of its previously announced private offers to exchange certain outstanding debt securities of the Company for a combination of new debt securities of the Company and cash (the “Exchange Offers”). Also on December 3, 2020, the Company issued a news release announcing (i) the pricing terms for the Exchange Offers, (ii) the interest rate for the new debt securities to be issued in the Exchange Offers and (iii) the Company’s acceptance of outstanding debt securities tendered in the Exchange Offers. Copies of the news releases are filed as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 hereto and are incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)    Exhibits

 

99.1    News Release of Nucor Corporation dated December 3, 2020
99.2    News Release of Nucor Corporation dated December 3, 2020
104    Cover Page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL (included in Exhibit 101)


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.

 

    NUCOR CORPORATION
Date: December 3, 2020     By:  

/s/ James D. Frias

      James D. Frias
      Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and
Executive Vice President