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: February 24, 2016
(Date of earliest event reported)
POWELL INDUSTRIES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
| Delaware | 001-12488 | 88-0106100 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) | ||
| 8550 Mosley Road Houston, Texas |
77075-1180 | |||
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
(Zip Code) | |||
(713) 944-6900
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
N/A
(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
At the annual meeting of stockholders of Powell Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) held on February 24, 2016 (the “Annual Meeting”), the Company’s stockholders: (i) re-elected Thomas W. Powell and elected Richard E. Williams as directors of the Company with terms ending in 2019 and (ii) approved, on an advisory basis, the Company’s “say-on-pay” proposal relating to the compensation paid to the Company’s executives and the related compensation discussion and analysis contained in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 6, 2016. The other directors continuing in office are Eugene L. Butler, Christopher E. Cragg, Bonnie V. Hancock, Scott E. Rozzell, Stephen W. Seale, Jr. and John D. White.
The following describes the results of the voting at the Annual Meeting:
Proposal No. 1: Election of directors
| Nominee |
Votes Cast For |
Vote Cast Against |
Votes Withheld | Abstentions | Broker Non- Votes |
|||||||||||||||
| Thomas W. Powell |
9,395,694 | — | 380,071 | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| Richard E. Williams |
9,671,145 | — | 104,620 | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Proposal No. 2: “Say-on-Pay” advisory vote
| FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN | ||
| 7,927,468 | 1,826,900 | 21,397 |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| POWELL INDUSTRIES, INC. | ||||||
| Date: February 25, 2016 | By: | /s/ DON R. MADISON | ||||
| Don R. Madison | ||||||
| Executive Vice President Chief Financial and Administrative Officer (Principal Financial Officer) | ||||||