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EXHIBIT 10.2




     AMENDMENT TO SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED RECEIVABLES PURCHASE AGREEMENT dated as of February
26, 2010 (this “Amendment”) among CMC RECEIVABLES, INC. (the “Seller”), COMMERCIAL METALS COMPANY
(the “Servicer”), LIBERTY STREET FUNDING LLC (“Liberty”), GOTHAM FUNDING CORPORATION (“Gotham”, and
together with Liberty, the “Buyers”), THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA (“Scotia”), THE BANK OF
TOKYO-MITSUBISHI UFJ, LTD., NEW YORK BRANCH (“BTMU”, and together with Scotia, the “Managing
Agents”) and THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, as Administrative Agent (the “Administrative Agent”).



W I T N E S S E T H:




     WHEREAS, the Seller, the Servicer, the Buyers, the Managing Agents and the Administrative
Agent are parties to a Second Amended and Restated Receivables Purchase Agreement dated as of April
30, 2008 (as from time to time amended prior to the date hereof, the “RPA”);



     WHEREAS, the parties desire to amend the RPA;



     NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:



SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS




     Defined terms used herein and not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such
terms in the RPA.



SECTION 2. AMENDMENT OF RPA




The
parties hereto agree that, effective as of the Amendment Effective
Date (as defined below):





	 	(a)	 	Section 9.04(d) of the RPA shall be amended and restated in its entirety to
read as follows:
	 
	 	 	 	“(d) Interest Coverage Ratio. Permit the Interest Coverage
Ratio to be less than 2.50 to 1.00 on May 31, 2010 or at the end of
any fiscal quarter thereafter; provided, however, notwithstanding
anything in the definition of Interest Coverage Ratio to the contrary,
and for purposes of this Section 9.04(d) only (thereby expressly
excluding Section 9.03(r), in addition to any other Sections of this
Agreement), the Interest Coverage Ratio for (a) the fiscal quarter
ending May 31, 2010, shall be calculated using Consolidated EBITDA and
Consolidated Interest Expense for the fiscal quarter ending May 31,
2010, (b) the fiscal quarter ending August 31, 2010, shall be
calculated using Consolidated EBITDA and Consolidated Interest Expense
for the two consecutive fiscal quarters ending August 31, 2010, and
(c) the fiscal quarter ending November 30, 2010, shall be calculated
using Consolidated EBITDA and Consolidated Interest Expense for the
three consecutive fiscal quarters ending November 30, 2010.”





SECTION
3. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT




     As used herein, the term “Amendment Effective Date” shall mean the first date upon which each
of the following conditions shall have been satisfied: (i) the Administrative Agent, the Managing
Agents and the Buyers shall have executed and delivered one or more counterparts of this Amendment
and shall have received one or more counterparts of this Amendment executed by each of the other
parties hereto; and (ii) each of Scotia and BTMU shall
have received the fees set forth in that certain letter agreement of
even date herewith among the Seller, Scotia and BTMU.



SECTION
4. GOVERNING LAW




 









 








     THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF
NEW YORK INCLUDING ITS CONFLICTS OF LAWS RULES.



SECTION
5. EXECUTION IN COUNTERPARTS




     This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto
in separate counterparts, each of which, when so executed, shall be deemed to be an original and
all of which, when taken together, shall constitute one and the same Amendment. Delivery of an
executed counterpart of a signature page to this Amendment by facsimile shall be effective as
delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Amendment.



SECTION
6. CONFIRMATION OF AGREEMENT





Each of the parties hereto agree that, as amended hereby, the RPA continues in full force and
effect. The Seller and the Servicer hereby represent and warrant that, after giving effect to
the effectiveness of this Amendment, their respective representations and warranties contained
in the RPA are true and correct in all material respects upon and as of the date hereof with the
same force and effect as though made on and as of such date (except to the extent that such
representations and warranties relate solely to an earlier date). All references in any
Purchase Document to the RPA on and after the date hereof shall be deemed to refer to the RPA as
amended hereby.



[Signature Page Follows]





 









 








     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed by their
authorized officers as of the date first above written.





	 	 	 	 	 
	CMC RECEIVABLES, INC.,

as Seller	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	By:

	 	/s/ Louis A. Federle
 

Name: Louis A. Federle
	 	 
	 

	 	Title:   Treasurer	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 
	 
	 
	THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA,

as Managing Agent and Administrative Agent
	 
	 	 	 	 
	By:

	 	/s/ Michael Eden
 

Name: Michael Eden
	 	 
	 

	 	Title: Director	 	
	 
	 	 	 	 
	THE BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI 

UFJ, LTD., NEW YORK BRANCH,
as Managing Agent
	 
	 	 	 	 
	By:

	 	/s/ Ichinari Matsui
 

Name: Ichinari Matsui
	 	 
	 

	 	Title: SVP & Group Head	 	 









	 	 	 	 	 
	COMMERCIAL METALS COMPANY, 

as Servicer
	 
	 	 	 	 
	By:

	 	/s/ Murray R. McClean
 

Name: Murray R. McClean
	 	 
	 

	 	Title:   Chairman of the Board, President,
and Chief Executive Officer
	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	LIBERTY STREET FUNDING LLC,

as Buyer	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	By:

	 	/s/ Jill A. Russo
 

Name: Jill A. Russo
	 	 
	 

	 	Title: Vice President	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	GOTHAM FUNDING CORPORATION,

as Buyer	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	By:

	 	/s/ John L. Fridlington
 

Name: John L. Fridlington
	 	 
	 

	 	Title: Vice President	 	 












 









 





Acknowledged and Agreed to by:






	 	 	 	 	 
	STRUCTURAL METALS, INC., d/b/a

CMC STEEL TEXAS	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	By:

	 	/s/ Murray R. McClean
 

Authorized Signatory
	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	OWEN ELECTRIC STEEL COMPANY OF SOUTH
CAROLINA, d/b/a CMC
STEEL SOUTH CAROLINA	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	By:

	 	/s/ Murray R. McClean
 

Authorized Signatory
	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	HOWELL METAL COMPANY,

d/b/a CMC HOWELL METAL	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	By:

	 	/s/ Murray R. McClean
 

Authorized Signatory
	 	 









	 	 	 	 	 
	SMI STEEL, INC., d/b/a

CMC STEEL ALABAMA	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	By:

	 	/s/ Murray R. McClean
 

Authorized Signatory
	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	CMC STEEL FABRICATORS, INC.,

d/b/a CMC JOIST	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	By:

	 	/s/ Murray R. McClean
 

Authorized Signatory