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CMC Statement Regarding Pacific Steel Group v. Commercial Metals Co. Litigation
Irving, TX November 5, 2024Commercial Metals Company (NYSE: CMC) today issued a statement in response
to the jury verdict reached in the Pacific Steel Group v. Commercial Metals Co. (N.D. Cal.) litigation. Pacific Steel Group (Pacific Steel) filed this lawsuit claiming, among other things, various restraints on trade by CMC. A trial on
Pacific Steels claims began on October 21st and concluded today with a verdict in favor of Pacific Steel in the amount of $110 million, which will be trebled as a matter of law, plus attorneys fees. We are very disappointed by the
outcome, and plan to appeal the verdict. CMC stands by the strong integrity of its business practices and will vigorously defend its position.
About CMC
CMC is an innovative
solutions provider helping build a stronger, safer, and more sustainable world. Through an extensive manufacturing network principally located in the United States and Central Europe, we offer products and technologies to meet the critical
reinforcement needs of the global construction sector. CMCs solutions support construction across a wide variety of applications, including infrastructure, non-residential, residential, industrial, and
energy generation and transmission.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws with respect to CMCs plans to
appeal the verdict and defend its position. The statements in this release that are not historical statements, are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements can generally be identified by phrases such as we or our management
expects, anticipates, believes, estimates, future, intends, may, plans to, ought, could, will, should,
likely, appears, projects, forecasts, outlook or other similar words or phrases, as well as by discussions of strategy, plans or intentions.
The Companys forward-looking statements are based on managements expectations and beliefs as of the time this news release was
prepared. 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