Commercial Metals Company Announces Proposed $150M Tax-Exempt Bond Financing

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Commercial Metals Company (NYSE: CMC) announced a proposed tax-exempt bond financing of $150.0 million authorized by the Industrial Development Authority of the County of Maricopa. The funds will finance a portion of a new steel micro mill in Mesa, Arizona. The bonds will be issued as special limited obligations, and if completed, will be assigned to a trustee for bondholders. The financing is not registered under the Securities Act and is subject to inherent risks and uncertainties, including economic conditions and commodity pricing impacts.

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• Proposed financing of $150.0 million to fund new steel micro mill in Mesa, Arizona.

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• Risks related to the achievement of closing conditions for the bond financing.
• Potential adverse effects from economic conditions on product demand and steel industry cycles.
• Risks associated with commodity price fluctuations impacting inventory values and contract profitability.
• Possible impacts from COVID-19 on operations, demand, and supply chain.
• Environmental compliance risks and potential legal challenges.

IRVING, Texas, Feb. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Commercial Metals Company (NYSE: CMC) ("CMC") announced today a proposed tax-exempt bond financing in the amount of $150.0 million. In connection with the proposed financing, the Industrial Development Authority of the County of Maricopa (the "MCIDA") authorized the issuance and sale of Exempt Facilities Revenues Bonds (Commercial Metals Company Project), Series 2022 (the "Bonds"). If the financing is completed, MCIDA will issue the Bonds and loan the proceeds of the sale of the Bonds to CMC pursuant to a loan agreement between CMC, as borrower, and MCIDA, as lender. The loan proceeds will be used to finance a portion of the costs of the construction of CMC's previously announced second steel micro mill in Mesa, Arizona. The Bonds, if issued, will be special limited obligations of MCIDA, and MCIDA will assign substantially all of its rights under the loan agreement to the trustee for the bondholders as security for the Bonds. CMC's obligations under the loan agreement will be senior unsecured obligations.

The Bonds will not be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), or under any state or other securities laws, and the Bonds will be issued pursuant to an exemption therefrom, and may not be offered or sold within the United States, or to or for the account or benefit of any U.S. Person, absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration requirements.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful. This press release is being issued pursuant to, and in accordance with, Rule 135c under the Securities Act.

About Commercial Metals Company

Commercial Metals Company and its subsidiaries manufacture, recycle and fabricate steel and metal products, and provide related materials and services through a network of facilities that includes seven electric arc furnace ("EAF") mini mills, two EAF micro mills, one rerolling mill, steel fabrication and processing plants, construction-related product warehouses, and metal recycling facilities in the United States and Poland.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the federal securities laws with respect to CMC's expectations concerning the bond financing described above. These forward-looking statements can generally be identified by phrases such as we or our management "expects," "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "intends," "plans to," "ought," "could," "will," "should," "likely," "appears," "projects," "forecasts," "outlook" or other similar words or phrases. There are inherent risks and uncertainties in any forward-looking statements. We caution readers not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements.

Our forward-looking statements are based on management's expectations and beliefs as of the time this press release is issued. Although we believe that our expectations are reasonable, we can give no assurance that these expectations will prove to have been correct, and actual results may vary materially. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update, amend or clarify any forward-looking statements to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events, new information or circumstances or any other changes. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from our expectations include those described in Part I, Item 1A, Risk Factors, of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2021 and in Part II, Item 1A, Risk Factors of our subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q as well as the following: the achievement of closing conditions with respect to the bond financing described above; changes in economic conditions which affect demand for our products or construction activity generally, and the impact of such changes on the highly cyclical steel industry; rapid and significant changes in the price of metals, potentially impairing our inventory values due to declines in commodity prices or reducing the profitability of our downstream contracts due to rising commodity pricing; impacts from COVID-19 on the economy, demand for our products, global supply chain and on our operations, including the responses of governmental authorities to contain COVID-19 and the impact of various COVID-19 vaccines; excess capacity in our industry, particularly in China, and product availability from competing steel mills and other steel suppliers including import quantities and pricing; compliance with and changes in existing and future laws, regulations, and other legal requirements and judicial decisions that govern our business, including increased environmental regulations associated with climate change and greenhouse gas emissions; involvement in various environmental matters that may result in fines, penalties or judgments; evolving remediation technology, changing regulations, possible third-party contributions, the inherent uncertainties of the estimation process and other factors that may impact amounts accrued for environmental liabilities; potential limitations in our or our customers' abilities to access credit and non-compliance of their contractual obligations, including payment obligations; activity in repurchasing shares of our common stock under our repurchase program; financial covenants and restrictions on the operation of our business contained in agreements governing our debt; our ability to successfully identify, consummate and integrate acquisitions and the effects that acquisitions may have on our financial leverage; risks associated with acquisitions generally, such as the inability to obtain, or delays in obtaining, required approvals under applicable antitrust legislation and other regulatory and third party consents and approvals; operating and startup risks, as well as market risks associated with the commissioning of new projects could prevent us from realizing anticipated benefits and could result in a loss of all or a substantial part of our investments; lower than expected future levels of revenues and higher than expected future costs; failure or inability to implement growth strategies in a timely manner; impact of goodwill impairment charges; impact of long-lived asset impairment charges; currency fluctuations; global factors, such as trade measures, military conflicts and political uncertainties, including changes to current trade regulations, such as Section 232 trade tariffs and quotas, tax legislation and other regulations which might adversely impact our business; availability and pricing of electricity, electrodes and natural gas for mill operations; ability to hire and retain key executives and other employees; competition from other materials or from competitors that have a lower cost structure or access to greater financial resources; information technology interruptions and breaches in security; ability to make necessary capital expenditures; availability and pricing of raw materials and other items over which we exert little influence, including scrap metal, energy and insurance; unexpected equipment failures; losses or limited potential gains due to hedging transactions; litigation claims and settlements, court decisions, regulatory rulings and legal compliance risks; risk of injury or death to employees, customers or other visitors to our operations; and civil unrest, protests and riots.

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FAQ

What is the purpose of the $150 million bond financing by CMC?

The bond financing is intended to fund a portion of the construction costs for a new steel micro mill in Mesa, Arizona.

Who authorized the bond financing for CMC?

The Industrial Development Authority of the County of Maricopa authorized the bond financing.

What are the risks associated with CMC's bond financing?

Risks include the achievement of closing conditions, economic conditions affecting demand, commodity price fluctuations, COVID-19 impacts, and environmental compliance issues.

When was the bond financing announcement made by CMC?

The bond financing announcement was made on February 1, 2022.

What type of bonds is CMC proposing to issue?

CMC is proposing to issue tax-exempt Exempt Facilities Revenues Bonds.