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): August 11, 2016
FLOWSERVE CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| New York | 1-13179 | 31-0267900 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 5215 N. O’Connor Blvd., Suite 2300, Irving, Texas |
75039 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(972) 443-6500
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
Effective August 11, 2016, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Flowserve Corporation (the “Company”) voted to amend and restate the Company’s By-Laws to amend the Company’s proxy access by-law. The amendment was undertaken in response to the Company’s engagement with its shareholders in connection with the Company’s 2016 annual meeting. As a result of that engagement, the By-Laws were amended to revise the Company’s proxy access by-law to change the required ownership percentage to utilize proxy access from 5% to 3%.
The foregoing description of the amendment contained in the By-Laws is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of, and should be read in conjunction with, the By-Laws, a copy of which is filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 3.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 3.1 | Flowserve Corporation By-Laws, as amended and restated effective August 11, 2016. | |
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.
| FLOWSERVE CORPORATION | ||||||
| Dated: August 16, 2016 | By: | /S/ CAREY A. O’CONNOR | ||||
| Carey A. O’Connor | ||||||
| Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel | ||||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 3.1 | Flowserve Corporation By-Laws, as amended and restated effective August 11, 2016. | |