Form 8-K

 

 

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 30, 2014 (May 29, 2014)

 

 

QUALITY DISTRIBUTION, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Florida   000-24180   59-3239073

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

4041 Park Oaks Boulevard, Suite 200

Tampa, Florida 33610

(Address of principal executive offices including Zip Code)

(813) 630-5826

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N.A.

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

The annual meeting of shareholders of Quality Distribution, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on May 29, 2014. Of the 27,400,558 shares of common stock outstanding on the April 15, 2014 record date, a total of 24,556,619 shares of common stock were represented in person or by proxy. Results of votes with respect to proposals submitted at that meeting are as follows:

 

  a. To elect five nominees to serve as directors to hold office until the next annual meeting of our shareholders or until their successors have been elected and qualified. Our shareholders voted to elect all five nominees to serve as directors. Votes recorded, by nominee, were as follows:

 

NOMINEE

   FOR      WITHHELD      BROKER
NON-VOTES
 

Gary R. Enzor

     21,766,624         316,467         2,473,528   

Richard B. Marchese

     21,966,139         116,952         2,473,528   

Thomas R. Miklich

     21,965,889         117,202         2,473,528   

Annette M. Sandberg

     21,965,389         117,702         2,473,528   

Alan H. Schumacher

     21,914,638         168,453         2,473,528   

 

  b. To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered certified public accounting firm for 2014. The Company’s shareholders voted to approve this proposal with 24,191,852 votes “For” and 229,288 votes “Against”. There were 135,479 abstentions and no broker non-votes.

 

  c. For advisory approval of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The Company’s shareholders voted to approve this proposal with 21,872,763 votes “For” and 162,591 votes “Against”. There were 47,737 abstentions and 2,473,528 broker non-votes.


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.

 

    QUALITY DISTRIBUTION, INC.
    (Registrant)
Dated: May 30, 2014     By:  

/s/ John T. Wilson

    Name:   John T. Wilson
    Title:   Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary