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): September 2, 2015

 

NUCOR CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

Delaware

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

 

1-4119		13-1860817
(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

 

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

 

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

 

On September 2, 2015, Nucor Corporation announced that its board of directors had authorized the repurchase of up to $900 million of the company’s common stock. Share repurchases will be made from time to time in the open market at prevailing market prices, through private transactions or block trades. The timing and amount of repurchases will depend on market conditions, share price, applicable legal requirements and other factors. The board of directors also terminated any previously authorized repurchase programs. A copy of the news release the Company issued announcing this authorization is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

 

The information contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the exhibit attached hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. Furthermore, the information contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)

Exhibits

 

99.1 News Release of Nucor Corporation, issued September 2, 2015

 

 

SIGNATURE

 

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
	By:	/s/  James D. Frias
	James D. Frias
	Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Executive Vice President

 

Date: September 2, 2015