UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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) May 3, 2013 (May 2, 2013)
GIBRALTAR INDUSTRIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 0-22462 | 16-1445150 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation ) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
3556 Lake Shore Road
P.O. Box 2028
Buffalo, New York 14219-0228
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(716) 826-6500
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. | |
| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
Gibraltar Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 2, 2013 (the “2013 Annual Meeting”) in Buffalo, New York. Stockholders representing 28,581,980 shares, or 93.2%, of the common shares outstanding as of the March 19, 2013 record date were present in person or were represented at the meeting by proxy. The items listed below were submitted to a vote of the stockholders through the solicitation of proxies. The proposals are described in the Company’s Proxy Statement for the 2013 Annual Meeting. Final voting results are shown below.
Proposal 1 – Election of Directors
Each nominee for election of director requires a majority of the shares present at the 2013 Annual Meeting entitled to vote in order to be elected. Two Class II Directors were elected to hold office for a term expiring in 2016. The following summarizes the votes received for each nominee for director:
| Director |
Votes Cast For |
Votes Cast Against |
Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||
| William J. Colombo |
26,616,072 | 994,314 | 8,153 | 963,441 | ||||
| Gerald S. Lippes |
21,239,321 | 6,366,515 | 12,703 | 963,441 |
Proposal 2 – Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation (“Say-on-Pay”)
This proposal was an advisory vote of the stockholders to approve the Company’s compensation of its named executive officers (commonly referred to as the “Say-on-Pay” vote). The following summarizes the voting results for the advisory “Say-on-Pay” vote:
| Votes Cast For |
Votes Cast Against |
Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 22,286,221 |
4,709,621 | 622,697 | 963,441 |
Proposal 3 – Approval of the Material Terms of the Annual Performance Stock Unit Grant
This proposal required the affirmative vote of holders of a majority of the shares present at the 2013 Annual Meeting entitled to vote. The following summarizes the voting results for the approval of the material terms of the annual performance stock unit grant:
| Votes Cast For |
Votes Cast Against |
Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 26,394,788 |
892,618 | 331,133 | 963,441 |
Proposal 4 – Ratification of Selection of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
This proposal required the affirmative vote of holders of a majority of the shares present at the 2013 Annual Meeting entitled to vote. The following summarizes the voting results for the ratification of the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s Independent Public Accounting Firm for the year ending December 31, 2013:
| Votes Cast For |
Votes Cast Against |
Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 28,452,083 |
129,238 | 659 | — |
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.
| GIBRALTAR INDUSTRIES, INC. | ||||
| Date: May 3, 2013 | ||||
| By: | /s/ Kenneth W. Smith | |||
| Kenneth W. Smith | ||||
| Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||