Item 1.01.
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Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
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On April 23, 2018, Nucor Corporation
(the Company) entered into an underwriting agreement (the Underwriting Agreement) with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as
representatives of the several underwriters named therein (together, the Underwriters), for the sale of $500 million aggregate principal amount of the Companys 3.950% Notes due 2028 (the 2028 Notes) and
$500 million aggregate principal amount of the Companys 4.400% Notes due 2048 (the 2048 Notes and, together with the 2028 Notes, the Notes). The Notes were registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
pursuant to the Companys registration statement on Form
S-3
(Registration
No. 333-220010)
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
SEC) on August 17, 2017. The Underwriting Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and covenants by the Company, indemnification and contribution obligations and other customary terms and conditions. The Company sold
the Notes to the Underwriters on April 26, 2018, and the Company received net proceeds, after expenses and the underwriting discount, of approximately $986.1 million.
The Notes are governed by and were issued pursuant to the terms of an indenture, dated as of August 19, 2014 (the Base
Indenture), between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the Trustee), as supplemented by a first supplemental indenture, dated as of April 26, 2018, between the Company and the Trustee (the First
Supplemental Indenture and, together with the Base Indenture, the Indenture).
The Notes are the Companys senior
unsecured obligations and rank equally with the Companys existing and future unsecured senior indebtedness. The Notes will be effectively subordinated to the Companys existing and future secured indebtedness to the extent of the assets
securing such indebtedness and structurally subordinated to all existing and future indebtedness and liabilities of the Companys subsidiaries.
The Indenture contains covenants that, among other things, limit the Companys ability and the ability of its Restricted Subsidiaries (as
defined in the First Supplemental Indenture) to secure indebtedness with a security interest on certain property or stock or to engage in certain sale and leaseback transactions with respect to certain properties. Each series of the Notes is a new
issue of securities with no established trading market. The Company does not intend to apply for the listing of either series of the Notes on any securities exchange or for quotation of such Notes on any automated dealer quotation system.
The 2028 Notes will mature on May 1, 2028 and the 2048 Notes will mature on May 1, 2048, in each case, unless earlier redeemed or
repurchased by the Company. The 2028 Notes will bear interest at a rate of 3.950% per annum and the 2048 Notes will bear interest at a rate of 4.400% per annum. The Company will pay interest on the Notes semi-annually in arrears on May 1 and
November 1 of each year, commencing November 1, 2018. Interest will be computed on the basis of a
360-day
year composed of twelve
30-day
months. Payments of
principal and interest to owners of book-entry interests are expected to be made in accordance with the procedures of The Depository Trust Company and its participants in effect from time to time.
At any time prior to February 1, 2028 with respect to the 2028 Notes (three months prior to the maturity date of the 2028 Notes) and
November 1, 2047 with respect to the 2048 Notes (six months prior to the maturity date of the 2048 Notes), the Notes will be redeemable, in whole or in part, at any time or from time to time, at the Companys option, at a redemption price
equal to the greater of (i) 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed; or (ii) the sum of the present values of the Remaining Scheduled Payments (as defined in the First Supplemental Indenture) on such Notes being redeemed that
would be due if the Notes to be redeemed matured on the applicable Par Call Date (as defined in the First Supplemental Indenture), discounted to the redemption date on a semi-annual basis
(assuming a
360-day
year consisting of twelve
30-day
months) at the Adjusted Treasury Rate (as defined in the First Supplemental Indenture) (determined on the third
business day preceding the redemption date), plus, in each case, accrued and unpaid interest thereon, to, but excluding, the redemption date.
On or after February 1, 2028 with respect to the 2028 Notes (three months prior to the maturity date of the 2028 Notes) and
November 1, 2047 with respect to the 2048 Notes (six months prior to the maturity date of the 2048 Notes), the Notes will be redeemable, in whole or in part, at any time or from time to time, at the Companys option, at 100% of the
principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, to, but excluding, the redemption date.
In
addition, upon a Change of Control Triggering Event (as defined in the First Supplemental Indenture), holders of the Notes may require the Company to repurchase all or any part (equal to $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof) of
their Notes at a purchase price of 101% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on such Notes, to, but excluding, the purchase date (unless a notice of redemption has been delivered within 30 days after such Change of
Control Triggering Event stating that all of the Notes will be redeemed).
The Underwriters and their respective affiliates are full
service financial institutions engaged in various activities, which may include securities trading, commercial and investment banking, financial advisory, investment management, investment research, principal investment, hedging, financing and
brokerage activities. Certain of the Underwriters and their respective affiliates have engaged in, and may in the future engage in, commercial and investment banking and other commercial dealings in the ordinary course of business with the Company
or its affiliates. Additionally, the Trustee and/or its affiliates have engaged in, and may in the future engage in, commercial dealings in the ordinary course of business with the Company or its affiliates, including investment banking services and
acting as lenders under various loan facilities. In particular, the Trustee and the affiliates of some of the Underwriters are participants in the Companys multi-year revolving credit facility described in the Companys filings with the
SEC. The Underwriters and their respective affiliates and the Trustee and/or its affiliates have received, or may in the future receive, customary fees and commissions or other payments for these transactions. Further, U.S. Bancorp Investments,
Inc., one of the Underwriters, is an affiliate of the Trustee.
The foregoing summaries of documents described above do not purport to be
complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of such documents, copies of which are filed as exhibits hereto and incorporated herein by reference or otherwise on file with the SEC.