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 7, 2018 | |
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 1-6903 | 75-0225040 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation | (Commission File No.) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
2525 N. Stemmons Freeway, Dallas, Texas | 75207-2401 | |||
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: | 214-631-4420 | |
Not Applicable
Former name or former address, if changed since last report
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Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
On May 7, 2018, the Board of Directors of Trinity Industries, Inc. (the "Company") approved an amendment to the Bylaws of the Company to reduce the number of directors from eleven (11) to ten (10).
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
On May 7, 2018, the Company held its 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders at which the Company’s stockholders voted on the following three proposals, and cast their votes as described below.
Proposal 1 - Election of Directors
The stockholders elected ten (10) directors for a one year term, as follows:
Nominee | For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes |
John L. Adams | 116,255,687 | 2,256,747 | 16,877,921 |
Rhys J. Best | 114,508,548 | 4,003,886 | 16,877,921 |
David W. Biegler | 112,890,030 | 5,622,404 | 16,877,921 |
Antonio Carrillo | 113,217,803 | 5,294,631 | 16,877,921 |
Leldon E. Echols | 114,440,758 | 4,071,676 | 16,877,921 |
Ronald J. Gafford | 116,227,772 | 2,284,662 | 16,877,921 |
Charles W. Matthews | 116,395,133 | 2,117,301 | 16,877,921 |
Douglas L. Rock | 117,492,852 | 1,019,582 | 16,877,921 |
Dunia A. Shive | 117,286,862 | 1,225,572 | 16,877,921 |
Timothy R. Wallace | 115,048,222 | 3,464,212 | 16,877,921 |
Proposal 2 - Advisory Vote to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation
The stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement dated April 6, 2018, including the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, the compensation tables, and the narrative discussion related thereto, by the following vote:
For | Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
96,220,441 | 21,367,992 | 924,001 | 16,877,921 |
Proposal 3 - Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Year Ending December 31, 2018
The stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2018, by the following vote:
For | Against | Abstentions |
133,244,391 | 1,929,171 | 216,793 |
Item 9.01 Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No. | Description of Exhibit |
3.1 | |
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.
Trinity Industries, Inc. | ||
May 9, 2018 | By: | /s/ S.Theis Rice |
Name: S.Theis Rice | ||
Title: Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer | ||