UNITED STATES

 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

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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): April 21, 2016

 

 

NUCOR CORPORATION

 (Exact name of registrant as specified in its 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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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

oWritten communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

oSoliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

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oPre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 

  

 

 

Item 2.02   Results of Operations and Financial Condition

 

On April 21, 2016, Nucor Corporation issued a news release reporting its financial results for the quarter ended April 2, 2016. A copy of the news release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

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.

 

The Company reports its financial results in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (GAAP). However, management believes that the adjusted net earnings and adjusted net earnings per diluted share non-GAAP financial measures included within the news release provides users with additional meaningful financial information that should be considered when assessing the Company’s ongoing performance. The results for the quarter ended December 31, 2015, included two atypical impairment charges; accordingly, management believes that the adjusted net earnings and adjusted net earnings per share numbers which exclude those two impairment charges better reflect ongoing financial results. Management also uses these non-GAAP financial measures in making financial, operating and planning decisions and in evaluating the Company’s performance. The non-GAAP financial measures should be viewed in addition to, and not as an alternative for, the Company’s reported results prepared in accordance with GAAP. The Company’s non-GAAP financial information does not represent a comprehensive basis of accounting.

 

Item 9.01   Financial Statements and Exhibits
     
(d)           Exhibits
     
    99.1      News Release of Nucor Corporation, issued April 21, 2016

 

 

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SIGNATURES

 

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

 

 

Dated: April 21, 2016

 

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

 

Exhibit No.Description
  
99.1News Release of Nucor Corporation, issued April 21, 2016

 

 

 

 

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