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) May 28, 2021 (May 27, 2021)
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(412 ) 928-3400
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
The Company held its Annual Meeting on May 27, 2021. The shareholders considered three proposals, each of which is described in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 15, 2021. Results of voting with respect to the proposals submitted at the Annual Meeting are set forth below.
Proposal 1: Election of Directors
| Name | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-vote | |||||||||||||||||
| Robert P. Bauer | 6,339,054 | 1,267,554 | 1,596,864 | |||||||||||||||||
| Raymond T. Betler | 7,058,505 | 548,103 | 1,596,864 | |||||||||||||||||
| Lee B. Foster II | 6,304,436 | 1,302,172 | 1,596,864 | |||||||||||||||||
| Dirk Jungé | 6,870,141 | 736,467 | 1,596,864 | |||||||||||||||||
| Diane B. Owen | 6,921,148 | 685,460 | 1,596,864 | |||||||||||||||||
| Robert S. Purgason | 6,918,699 | 687,909 | 1,596,864 | |||||||||||||||||
| William H. Rackoff | 7,046,902 | 559,706 | 1,596,864 | |||||||||||||||||
| Suzanne B. Rowland | 6,645,066 | 961,542 | 1,596,864 | |||||||||||||||||
| Bradley S. Vizi | 6,818,116 | 788,492 | 1,596,864 | |||||||||||||||||
As a result of the shareholder vote, all of the foregoing nominees were elected to serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders or until their successors are elected and qualified.
Proposal 2: Ratification of appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2021:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | ||||||||||||
| 9,129,062 | 70,388 | 4,022 | ||||||||||||
The foregoing proposal was approved.
Proposal 3: Advisory approval of named executive officers’ 2020 compensation.
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-vote | |||||||||||||||||
| 6,241,803 | 1,198,601 | 166,204 | 1,596,864 | |||||||||||||||||
The foregoing proposal was approved.
No other matters or proposals were voted on at the Annual Meeting.
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.
| L.B. FOSTER COMPANY | |||||||||||
| (Registrant) | |||||||||||
| Date: | /s/ Patrick J. Guinee | ||||||||||
| Patrick J. Guinee | |||||||||||
| Senior Vice President, General Counsel, | |||||||||||
| and Corporate Secretary | |||||||||||