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 10, 2016

 

 

ENCORE WIRE CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

      Delaware         000-20278   75-2274963

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

1329 Millwood Road

McKinney, Texas

    75069
(Address of principal executive offices)     (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (972) 562-9473

 

      

 

(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

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

The annual meeting of the stockholders of Encore Wire Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), was held at the Company’s corporate offices at 1329 Millwood Road, McKinney, Texas, 75069, at 9:00 a.m., local time, on May 10, 2016.

The board of directors of the Company (the “Board”) solicited proxies pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. There was no solicitation in opposition to the Board’s nominees for director as listed in the proxy statement, and all of such nominees were duly elected as reported below.

Out of a total of 20,688,761 shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the meeting, 19,237,198.00 shares were present in person or by proxy, representing approximately 92.98% of the outstanding shares.

The first matter voted on by the stockholders, as fully described in the proxy statement for the annual meeting, was the election of directors. The following table presents the number of shares voted for and number of shares withheld from each nominee for director and the number of broker non-votes.

 

Director Nominee

 

Number of

Votes Received

 

Number Withheld

 

Broker Non-Votes

Donald E. Courtney   16,872,930.90   654,027.00   1,710,240.10
Gregory J. Fisher   16,869,893.90   657,064.00   1,710,240.10
Daniel L. Jones   17,081,365.90   445,592.00   1,710,240.10
William R. Thomas III   17,299,692.90   227,265.00   1,710,240.10
Scott D. Weaver   17,162,258.90   364,699.00   1,710,240.10
John H. Wilson   16,909,344.90   617,613.00   1,710,240.10

The second matter voted on by the stockholders, as fully described in the proxy statement for the annual meeting, was a resolution to approve, in a non-binding advisory vote, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The following table presents the number of shares voted for, against, and abstaining from such resolution and the number of broker non-votes.

 

Number of Shares

Voted FOR the

Resolution

 

Number of Shares

Voted AGAINST

the Resolution

 

Number of Shares

ABSTAINING FROM

the Resolution

 

Broker Non-Votes

17,152,426.90   365,746.00   8,782.00   1,710,243.10


The third matter voted on by the stockholders, as fully described in the proxy statement for the annual meeting, was a resolution to approve Ernst & Young LLP as the auditor of the Company’s financial statements for the year ending December 31, 2016. The following table presents the number of shares voted for, against, and abstaining from such resolution and the number of broker non-votes.

 

Number of Shares

Voted FOR the

Resolution

 

Number of Shares

Voted AGAINST

the Resolution

 

Number of Shares

ABSTAINING FROM

the Resolution

 

Broker Non-Votes

18,971,121.00   255,879.00   10,198.00   0.00


SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

    ENCORE WIRE CORPORATION
Date: May 12, 2016          By:    /s/ FRANK J. BILBAN
     

Frank J. Bilban, Vice President – Finance,

Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary