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Shareholder Vote

Filed Apr 29, 2016 · 10y ago · Accession 0000277509-16-000116

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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): April 26, 2016 ___________________________________   Federal Signal Corporation (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) ___________________________________   Delaware   001-6003   36-1063330 (State or other jurisdiction  of incorporation)   (Commission File  Number)   (IRS Employer  Identification No.) 1415 W. 22nd Street, Oak Brook, Illinois   60523 (Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code) Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (630) 954-2000 ___________________________________   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: o       Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) o       Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) o       Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) o       Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))       Item 5.07      Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. Federal Signal Corporation (the “Company”) held its 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on April 26, 2016. As of the March 4, 2016 record date, there were 62,426,244 shares of the Company’s common stock issued and outstanding. The holders of 59,119,632 shares of common stock, 94.70% of the outstanding shares entitled to vote as of the record date, were represented at the meeting in person or by proxy, and this amount represented a quorum. Set forth below are the final voting results for each of the three proposals submitted to a vote of the Company’s stockholders at the meeting. The proposals are described in detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed March 16, 2016 (the “2016 Proxy Statement”). Proposal 1. The following nominees were elected to the Board of Directors to hold office for one year or until their successors are elected and qualified. There were no abstentions, and 4,297,749 broker non-votes, with respect to this matter. The voting results were as follows:   For   Withhold    James E. Goodwin 49,361,778   5,460,105    Paul W. Jones 53,480,627   1,341,256    Bonnie C. Lind 54,345,122   476,761    Dennis J. Martin 54,281,066   540,817    Richard R. Mudge 54,311,476   510,407    William F. Owens 53,879,298   942,585    Brenda L. Reichelderfer 54,339,216   482,667 Jennifer L. Sherman 54,293,004   528,879    John L. Workman 54,339,855   482,028 Proposal 2. The stockholders, in an advisory vote, approved the named executive officer compensation as disclosed in the Company’s 2016 Proxy Statement. There were 4,297,749 broker non-votes with respect to this matter. The voting results were as follows: For   Against   Abstentions 53,558,885   1,131,402   131,596 In accordance with the stockholder vote at our 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, our stockholders will be provided with an opportunity to provide advisory approval of the Company’s named executive officer compensation every year until the next required advisory vote on the frequency of such vote or until the Company’s Board of Directors elects to implement a different frequency for such advisory vote. We are required to hold an advisory vote on frequency at least once every six years. Proposal 3. The stockholders ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2016. There were no broker non-votes with respect to this matter. The voting results were as follows: For   Against   Abstentions 58,965,842   122,778   31,012   SIGNATURE 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.   FEDERAL SIGNAL CORPORATION       Dated: April 29, 2016 By: /s/ Brian S. Cooper     Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Filing details
Ticker
FSS
CIK
277509
Form type
8-K
Filing date
Apr 29, 2016
Report date
Apr 26, 2016
Document
annualmeeting42616.htm
Size
86 KB