CHICAGO BRIDGE & IRON COMPANY N.V. (NYSE:CBI) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Item 5.07
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Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
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The following matters were voted upon and adopted at the 2017
Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Chicago Bridge Iron Company N.V. (the Company) held on May 3, 2017: |
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1.
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To elect one member of our Supervisory Board to serve
until the Annual Meeting of Shareholders in 2019. Our Supervisory Board recommends the election of Forbes I.J. Alexander to fill this position. |
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First Nominee
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Second Nominee
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Abstain
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Broker Non-Votes
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(1a)
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Forbes I.J. Alexander
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(1b)
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Westley S. Stockton
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53,524,436
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1,409,436
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1,153,605
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28,364,926
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2.
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To elect three members of our Supervisory Board to serve
until the Annual Meeting of Shareholders in 2020. Our Supervisory Board recommends the election of James R. Bolch, Larry D. McVay, and Marsha C. Williams to fill these positions. |
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First Nominee
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Second Nominee
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Abstain
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Broker Non-Votes
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(2a)
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James R. Bolch
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(2c)
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Luciano Reyes
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50,520,815
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3,667,348
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1,899,314
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28,364,926
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(2b)
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Larry D. McVay
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(2d)
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Travis L. Stricker
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53,480,266
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1,358,409
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1,248,802
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28,364,926
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(2c)
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Marsha C. Williams
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(2c)
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John R. Albanese, Jr.
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51,754,951
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2,974,995
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1,357,531
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28,364,926
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3.
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To approve, by non-binding vote, the compensation of the
Company’s named executive officers. |
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For
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41,896,660
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Against
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13,715,303
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Abstain
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475,514
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Broker Non-Votes
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28,364,926
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4.
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To authorize the preparation of our Dutch statutory
annual accounts and the annual report of our Management Board in the English language, to discuss our annual report of the Management Board for the year ended December 31, 2016, and to adopt our Dutch statutory annual accounts for the year ended December 31, 2016. |
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For
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82,701,180
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Against
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1,101,733
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Abstain
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649,490
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Broker Non-Votes
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5.
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To approve the final distribution to shareholders for the
year ended December 31, 2016, in an amount of $0.28 per share, which has previously been paid to shareholders in the form of interim distributions. |
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For
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83,944,195
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Against
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274,349
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Abstain
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233,859
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Broker Non-Votes
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6.
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To discharge the sole member of our Management Board from
liability in respect of the exercise of its duties during the year ended December 31, 2016. |
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For
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52,574,114
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Against
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2,923,385
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Abstain
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589,978
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Broker Non-Votes
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28,364,926
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7.
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To discharge the members of our Supervisory Board from
liability in respect of the exercise of their duties during the year ended December 31, 2016. |
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For
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52,634,893
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Against
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2,952,861
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Abstain
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499,723
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Broker Non-Votes
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28,364,926
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8.
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To appoint Ernst Young LLP as our independent registered
public accounting firm, who will audit our accounts for the year ending December 31, 2017. |
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For
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80,454,408
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Against
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3,359,766
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Abstain
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638,229
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Broker Non-Votes
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9.
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To approve the extension of the authority of our
Management Board, acting with the approval of our Supervisory Board, to repurchase up to 10% of our issued share capital until November 3, 2018, on the open market, through privately negotiated transactions or in one or more self-tender offers for a price per share not less than the nominal value of a share and not higher than 110% of the most recent available (as of the time of repurchase) price of a share on any securities exchange where our shares are traded. |
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For
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82,012,200
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Against
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1,854,372
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Abstain
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585,831
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Broker Non-Votes
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10.
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To approve the extension of the authority of our
Supervisory Board to issue shares and/or grant rights to acquire our shares (including options to subscribe for shares), never to exceed the number of authorized but unissued shares, and to limit or exclude the preemptive rights of shareholders with respect to the issuance of shares and/or the grant of rights to acquire shares, until May 3, 2022. |
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For
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46,376,041
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Against
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37,570,932
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Abstain
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505,430
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Broker Non-Votes
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About CHICAGO BRIDGE & IRON COMPANY N.V. (NYSE:CBI)
Chicago Bridge & Iron Company N.V. provides services to customers in energy infrastructure market. The Company provides services, such as conceptual design, technology, engineering, procurement, fabrication, modularization, construction, commissioning, maintenance, program management and environmental services. Its Engineering and Construction segment provides engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) services. Its Fabrication Services segment provides fabrication and erection of steel plate structures; fabrication of piping systems and process modules, and manufacturing and distribution of pipe and fittings. The Technology segment provides process technology licenses and associated engineering services, and catalysts, for petrochemical and refining industries, and offers process planning and project development services. Its Capital Services operating group provides environmental engineering and remediation, infrastructure EPC services and program management. CHICAGO BRIDGE & IRON COMPANY N.V. (NYSE:CBI) Recent Trading Information
CHICAGO BRIDGE & IRON COMPANY N.V. (NYSE:CBI) closed its last trading session down -0.63 at 29.09 with 1,095,640 shares trading hands.
