SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

 

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

 

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 12, 2016

 

WABASH NATIONAL CORPORATION

 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   1-10883   52-1375208
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  (Commission
File No.)
  (IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

1000 Sagamore Parkway South, Lafayette, Indiana 47905
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (765) 771-5310

 

 

 

(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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INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT

 

Section 5 – Corporate Governance and Management

 

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

On May 12, 2016, the Company held its Annual Meeting, at which four proposals were submitted to the Company’s stockholders. As of March 14, 2016, the date of record for determining the Company stockholders entitled to vote on the proposals presented at the Annual Meeting, there were 65,315,924 shares of Company common stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. The holders of 59,698,494 shares of the Company’s issued and outstanding common stock were represented in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting, constituting a quorum. The four proposals considered at the Annual Meeting are described in detail in the Company’s Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 31, 2016. The final results for each proposal are set forth below.

  

Proposal 1.

 

The Company’s stockholders elected the following seven persons to the Company’s Board of Directors to hold office for a term of one year or until their respective successors are elected and qualified or until their earlier death, resignation or removal:

 

   Votes For   Votes Against   Abstentions   Broker Non-Votes 
Richard J. Giromini   53,288,435    75,755    613,997    5,720,307 
Dr. Martin C. Jischke   52,474,847    725,869    777,471    5,720,307 
James D. Kelly   52,659,013    723,897    595,277    5,720,307 
John E. Kunz   52,638,369    744,302    595,516    5,720,307 
Larry J. Magee   52,551,163    792,605    634,419    5,720,307 
Ann D. Murtlow   52,304,357    1,098,313    575,517    5,720,307 
Scott K. Sorensen   52,719,170    642,299    616,718    5,720,307 

 

Proposal 2.

 

The Company’s stockholders approved in an advisory (non-binding) vote the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows:

 

Votes For  Votes Against  Abstentions  Broker Non-Votes
51,636,330  2,090,750  251,107  5,720,307

 

Proposal 3.

 

The Company’s stockholders re-approved the performance goals included in the Wabash National Corporation 2011 Omnibus Incentive Plan. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows:

 

Votes For  Votes Against  Abstentions  Broker Non-Votes
52,073,935  1,837,785  66,467  5,720,307

 

Proposal 4.

 

The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows:

 

Votes For  Votes Against  Abstentions  Broker Non-Votes
59,368,774  277,819  51,901  0

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

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.

 

  Wabash National Corporation  
       
Date: May 17, 2016 By: /s/ Jeffery L. Taylor  
    Jeffery L. Taylor  
    Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer