STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION PLANS

3 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2018

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

NOTE 13. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION PLANS

The Company's stock-based compensation plans are described, and informational disclosures provided, in Note 15, Stock-Based Compensation Plans, to the audited consolidated financial statements in the 2018 Form 10-K. In general, restricted stock units granted during fiscal 2019 vest ratably over a period of three years. However, certain restricted stock units granted during fiscal 2019 cliff vest after a period of three years. Subject to the achievement of performance targets established by the Compensation Committee of CMC's Board of Directors, performance stock units granted during fiscal 2019 vest after a period of three years.

During the three months ended November 30, 2018 and 2017, the Company granted the following awards under its stock-based compensation plans:



	November 30, 2018			November 30, 2017
(in thousands, except per share data)	Shares Granted	Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value		Shares Granted	Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Equity Method	1,454	$	17.81	1,167	$	20.55
Liability Method	374	N/A		317	N/A

During the three months ended November 30, 2018 and the three months ended November 30, 2017, the Company recorded immaterial amounts for mark-to-market adjustments on liability awards. As of November 30, 2018, the Company had 718,640 equivalent shares accounted for under the liability method outstanding. The Company expects 684,318 equivalent shares to vest.

The following table summarizes total stock-based compensation expense, including fair value remeasurements, which was mainly included in selling, general and administrative expenses on the Company's unaudited condensed consolidated statements of earnings:



	Three Months Ended November 30,
(in thousands)	2018		2017
Stock-based compensation expense	$	4,217	$	4,780