GRANITE CONSTRUCTION INCORPORATED (NYSE:GVA) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

ME Staff 8-k

7 years ago

GRANITE CONSTRUCTION INCORPORATED (NYSE:GVA) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The Company held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on June 8,
2017. A total of 37,760,498 shares of the Companys common stock
were present or represented by proxy at the meeting, representing
approximately 94.8% of the Companys shares outstanding as of the
April 12, 2017 record date. The final results of voting on each
of the matters submitted to a vote of the shareholders at the
Annual Meeting are as follows:


1.	The election of four (4) director nominees to serve for the ensuing three-year term and until their successors are elected and qualified:



Nominee	For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
James H. Roberts	33,773,303	1,001,097	12,336	2,973,762
Gaddi H. Vasquez	34,451,110	323,090	12,536	2,973,762
David C. Darnell	34,337,309	421,338	28,089	2,973,762
Celeste B. Mastin	34,334,215	425,589	26,932	2,973,762

The>ratification of the directorship of Patricia D. Galloway
appointed by the Board on February 8, 2017:



For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
34,447,281	312,394	27,061	2,973,762


2.	Advisory vote on the compensation of the Companys named executive officers:



For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
33,373,429	1,298,806	114,501	2,973,762

3. Advisory vote on the frequency of holding an advisory vote on
the compensation of the Companys named executive

>>>>>>>officers:



Every One Year	Every Two Years	Every Three Years	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
29,006,095	139,431	5,526,429	114,781	2,973,762

4. Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
as the Companys independent registered public

>>>>>>>accounting firm for the year ending
December 31, 2017:



For	Against	Abstain
37,222,652	487,824	50,022

to the foregoing votes, the four (4) director nominees listed
above were elected to serve on the Companys Board of Directors
for the ensuing three-year term and until their successors are
duly elected, the directorship of one (1) director appointed by
the Board on February 8, 2017 was ratified, the compensation of
the named executive officers was approved on an advisory basis,
and the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers as the Companys
independent registered public accounting firm was ratified. A
majority of the shares that voted on the proposal regarding the
frequency of holding an advisory vote on the compensation of the
Companys named executive officers voted for a frequency of every
year. >Based on the results of this advisory vote, the Company
will hold an advisory shareholder vote on the compensation of the
Companys named executive officers each year until the next vote
on the frequency of such votes.>>

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About GRANITE CONSTRUCTION INCORPORATED (NYSE:GVA)
Granite Construction Incorporated is a heavy civil contractor and construction materials producer in the United States. The Company operates through three segments: Construction, Large Project Construction and Construction Materials. Its Construction segment performs construction management, as well as various civil construction projects with a portion of the work focused on new construction and improvement of streets, roads, highways, bridges, site work, underground, power-related facilities, water-related facilities, utilities and other infrastructure projects. The Company’s Large Project Construction segment focuses on large and complex infrastructure projects, which have a longer duration than its Construction segment work. The Company’s Construction Materials segment mines and processes aggregates and operates plants that produce construction materials for internal use and for sale to third parties.