H&E Equipment Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:HEES) 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 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of HE Equipment Services,
Inc. (the Company) was held on May 19, 2017. Matters submitted to
the stockholders and voted upon at the meeting, which are more
fully described in the Companys Proxy Statement, which was filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 7, 2016,
were (1) the election of eight directors; (2) the ratification of
the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as the Companys independent
registered public accounting firm for the year ending December
31, 2017; (3) an advisory vote on Named Executive Officer
compensation as disclosed in the Proxy Statement; and (4) an
advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on Named
Executive Officer compensation.
Each of the director nominees set forth below was elected to hold
office until his respective successor is duly elected and
qualified or until his death, resignation or removal.
Stockholders ratified the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as the
Companys independent registered public accounting firm for the
year ending December 31, 2017. Stockholders, in non-binding
advisory votes, (1) approved the compensation of the Companys
Named Executive Officers as disclosed in the Companys Proxy
Statement and (2) recommended that the Company should hold such
votes on executive compensation on an annual basis, until the
next non-binding advisory vote on the frequency of such votes on
executive compensation.
The table below shows the votes cast for, against or withheld, as
well as the number of abstentions and broker non-votes, as to
each proposal, including a separate tabulation with respect to
each nominee for director. There were no broker non-votes for the
proposal regarding the ratification of the accounting firm.
(1) |
Election of directors. |
For |
Withheld |
Broker Non-Votes |
|
Gary W. Bagley |
28,087,478 |
204,800 |
5,819,285 |
John M. Engquist |
27,967,137 |
325,141 |
5,819,285 |
Paul N. Arnold |
28,094,392 |
197,886 |
5,819,285 |
Bruce C. Bruckmann |
27,941,778 |
350,500 |
5,819,285 |
Patrick L. Edsell |
28,088,968 |
203,310 |
5,819,285 |
Thomas J. Galligan III |
28,084,493 |
207,785 |
5,819,285 |
Lawrence C. Karlson |
25,818,005 |
2,474,273 |
5,819,285 |
John T. Sawyer |
27,940,053 |
352,225 |
5,819,285 |
(2) |
Ratification of Appointment of BDO USA, LLP as |
For |
Against |
Abstain |
34,063,451 |
28,793 |
19,319 |
(3) |
Advisory vote on Named Executive Officer compensation as |
For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes |
27,262,444 |
970,703 |
59,131 |
5,819,285 |
(4) |
Advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes |
1 Year |
2 Years |
3 Years |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes |
25,033,527 |
45,669 |
3,194,628 |
18,454 |
5,819,285 |
About H&E Equipment Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:HEES)
H&E Equipment Services, Inc. is an integrated equipment services company. The Company rents, sells and provides parts and services support for approximately four core categories of specialized equipment, such as hi-lift or aerial work platform equipment; cranes; earthmoving equipment, and industrial lift trucks. The Company’s segments include equipment rentals, which rents various types of construction and industrial equipment; new equipment sales, which sells new equipment in its core product categories; used equipment sales, which sells used equipment from its rental fleet, as well as from sales of inventoried equipment that it acquires through trade-ins from its equipment customers and through purchases of used equipment; parts sales, which sells new and used parts for the equipment the Company sells and also provides parts to its own rental fleet, and services, which provides maintenance and repair services for its customers’ equipment and to its own rental fleet. H&E Equipment Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:HEES) Recent Trading Information
H&E Equipment Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:HEES) closed its last trading session up +0.49 at 19.49 with 237,557 shares trading hands.