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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)
August 31, 2007

CHAPARRAL STEEL COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
000-51307
20-2373478
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

300 Ward Road, Midlothian, TX
76065
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code  972-775-8241

(N/A)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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:
 
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Section 8.01 Other Events.
 
On August 31, 2007, the registrant, and Gerdau Ameristeel Corporation issued a joint press release announcing that they have received a letter dated August 29, 2007 from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”) stating that CFIUS has reviewed the information provided by the companies in connection with the Agreement and Plan of Merger signed by the registrant, Gerdau Ameristeel and certain other parties, and determined that there are no issues of national security sufficient to warrant a second stage investigation under the Exon-Florio Amendment to the Defense Product Act of 1950, as amended. Accordingly, CFIUS has concluded its review of the proposed transaction. A copy of that press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
 

 
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.
 
 
 
     
Date:  August 31, 2007 CHAPARRAL STEEL COMPANY 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  By:   /s/ Robert E. Crawford, Jr.
 
Vice President and General Counsel