GIBRALTAR INDUSTRIES, INC. (NASDAQ:ROCK) Files An 8-K Results of Operations and Financial Condition
ME Staff 8-k
GIBRALTAR INDUSTRIES, INC. (NASDAQ:ROCK) Files An 8-K Results of Operations and Financial ConditionItem 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition
Item 2.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
Item 2.02 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Item 2.02 Regulation FD Disclosure
Item 2.02 Other Events
Item 2.02 Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition
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Item 2.02 Regulation FD Disclosure
The following information is furnished to both Item 2.02 and Item 2.02:
On May 4, 2018, Gibraltar Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a news release and held a conference call regarding results for the three months ended March 31, 2018. A copy of the news release (the “Release”) is furnished herewith as Exhibit99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
The Company references adjusted financial information in both the Release and the conference call. A reconciliation of these adjusted financial measures is contained in the Release. The information in this Form 8-K under the captions Items 2.02 and 7.01 and Item 2.02, including the Release, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to liabilities under that Section and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) or the Exchange Act, unless the Company specifically incorporates it by reference in a document filed under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act.
Item 2.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
Departure of Directors
Ms. Jane L. Corwin, a Class III director, resigned from the Board of Directors of the Company effective May 3, 2018 and will not stand for election in 2018. Ms. Corwin's resignation, which was accepted by the Board, was not the result of any disagreement with the Company.
2018 Equity Incentive Plan
On May 4, 2018, the stockholders of the Company approved the adoption of a new equity based incentive compensation plan known as the Gibraltar Industries, Inc. 2018 Equity Incentive Plan (the "2018 Plan"). The 2018 Plan was adopted by the Company's Board of Directors on March 22, 2018 subject to approval of the shareholders. The 2018 Plan permits the Company to grant a variety of equity based incentive compensation awards to officers, directors and other key employees of the Company and its subsidiaries. The types of equity based incentive compensation awards which may be issued by the Company under the terms of the 2018 Plan include non-qualified options, restricted shares, restricted stock units, performance shares, performance stock units, and stock rights. The total number of shares of common stock of the Company reserved for issuance to the 2018 Plan is 1,000,000. The terms and conditions upon which equity based incentive compensation awards granted to executive officers and directors are earned and payable is determined by the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors.
The foregoing description of the terms and conditions of the 2018 Plan is qualified in its entirety by reference to the terms and conditions of this plan, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2.02 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Gibraltar Industries, Inc. (the "Company") held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 4, 2018 (the "2018 Annual Meeting") in Buffalo, New York. Stockholders representing 30,540,629 shares, or 96.18%, of the common shares outstanding as of the March 9, 2018 record date were present in person or were represented at the meeting by proxy. The items listed below were submitted to a vote of the stockholders through the solicitation of proxies. The proposals are described in the Company's Definitive Proxy Statement for the 2018 Annual Meeting filed March 27, 2018. Final voting results are shown below.
Proposal 1 – Election of Directors
In order to be elected, each nominee for election as a director requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares present at the 2018 Annual Meeting and entitled to vote. Six directors were elected to hold office for a one-year term expiring in 2019. The following summarizes the votes received for each nominee for director.
Director
Votes Cast
For
Votes Cast Against
Abstain
% of Votes For
Broker
Non-Votes
Sharon M. Brady
29,621,876
6,815
26,568
99.89
%
865,908
Frank G. Heard
29,624,732
3,958
26,569
99.90
%
865,908
Craig A. Hindman
29,480,717
145,126
29,416
99.41
%
865,908
Vinod M. Khilnani
29,511,152
117,354
26,753
99.51
%
865,908
William P. Montague
29,482,789
145,498
26,972
99.42
%
865,908
James B. Nish
29,623,491
5,008
26,760
99.89
%
865,908
Proposal 2 – Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation ("Say-on-Pay")
This proposal was an advisory vote of the stockholders to approve the Company's compensation of its named executive officers (commonly referred to as the "Say-on-Pay" vote). The stockholders approved of the Company's executive officer compensation in the advisory Say-on-Pay vote. The following summarizes the voting results for the advisory "Say-on-Pay" vote:
Votes Cast For
Votes Cast Against
Abstain
% of Votes For
Broker Non-Votes
29,096,603
397,878
160,778
98.12
%
865,908
Proposal 3 – Approval of the Gibraltar Industries, Inc. 2018 Equity Incentive Plan
This proposal required the affirmative vote of holders of a majority of the shares present at the 2018 Annual Meeting and entitled to vote. The following summarizes the voting results for the approval of the Gibraltar Industries, Inc. 2018 Equity Incentive Plan:
Votes Cast For
Votes Cast Against
Abstain
% of Votes For
Broker Non-Votes
28,557,328
937,811
160,120
96.30
%
865,908
Proposal 4 – Ratification of Selection of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the year ending December 31, 2018 was ratified, based upon the following votes:
Votes Cast For
Votes Cast Against
Abstain
% of Votes For
30,206,339
153,643
161,185
98.97
%
Item 2.02 Other Events
Effective May 3, 2018, Vinod Khilnani, a member of the Company's Board of Directors, has been appointed to serve on the Company's Audit Committee.
Item 2.02Financial Statements and Exhibits
(a)-(c)Not Applicable
(d)Exhibits:
Exhibit No.
Description
Gibraltar Industries, Inc. 2018 Equity Incentive Plan
Earnings Release issued by Gibraltar Industries, Inc. on May 4, 2018
GIBRALTAR INDUSTRIES, INC. ExhibitEX-10.1 2 exhibit101gibraltarindustr.htm EXHIBIT 10.1 Exhibit GIBRALTAR INDUSTRIES,…To view the full exhibit click here About GIBRALTAR INDUSTRIES, INC. (NASDAQ:ROCK) Gibraltar Industries, Inc. is a manufacturer and distributor of building products for industrial, transportation infrastructure, residential housing, renewable energy and resource conservation markets. The Company operates through three segments: Residential Products, Industrial and Infrastructure Products and Renewable Energy and Conservation. The Residential Products segment focuses on the residential housing construction and residential repair and remodeling activity. The Industrial and Infrastructure Products segment focuses on a range of markets, including discrete and process manufacturing, highway and bridge construction markets, energy and power generation. The Renewable Energy and Conservation segment primarily contracts with solar developers, power system providers, retail garden centers, conservatories and botanical gardens, commercial growers and schools and universities. The Company serves customers primarily throughout North America, Europe and Asia.