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 its Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
| 1-4119 | 13-1860817 | |
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(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 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
(d) On September 2, 2015, the Board of Directors of Nucor Corporation (the “Corporation”) elected Laurette T. Koellner to the Corporation’s Board of Directors, effective that day, with a term expiring at the Corporation’s 2016 annual meeting of stockholders. Ms. Koellner is the former Executive Chairman of International Lease Finance Corporation, a subsidiary of American International Group, Inc., and the former president of Boeing International, a division of The Boeing Company. Concurrent with her election as a director, Ms. Koellner was appointed to the Compensation and Executive Development Committee and the Governance and Nominating Committee of the Board of Directors. There are no arrangements or understandings between Ms. Koellner and any other persons pursuant to which she was selected as a director. There are no transactions involving the Corporation and Ms. Koellner that the Corporation would be required to report pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. Ms. Koellner has never served as one of the Corporation’s officers or employees.
Ms. Koellner will receive compensation in accordance with the Corporation’s standard compensation arrangements for non-employee directors, which are described under the caption “Director Compensation” in the Corporation’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 26, 2015, as adjusted by the Board of Directors from time to time.
A copy of the news release announcing Ms. Koellner’s election is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
| 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
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
| Exhibit No. | Description |
| 99.1 | News Release of Nucor Corporation, issued September 2, 2015 |