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):     May 14, 2013               

 

AEGION CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

0-10786

 

45-3117900

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

17988 Edison Avenue, Chesterfield, Missouri

 

63005

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code   (636) 530-8000

 

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:

 

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Item 5.07     Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

Aegion Corporation (the “Company”) held its 2013 Annual Meeting (the “Annual Meeting”) of Stockholders on May 14, 2013. Four proposals were submitted to the Company’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting. The proposals are described in detail in the Company’s proxy statement for the Annual Meeting filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 4, 2013. The final results for the votes regarding each proposal are set forth below. As of the March 18, 2013 record date for the Annual Meeting, there were 39,186,506 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote, of which 34,268,495 shares of common stock were represented in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting.

 

1.     The stockholders elected nine directors to the Company’s Board of Directors to hold office for a one-year term until the annual meeting of stockholders in 2014 or until their successors are duly elected and qualified. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows:

 

Director

Votes For (% of votes cast)

Votes

Withheld

Broker Non-Vote

J. Joseph Burgess

31,105,055 (99.2%)

257,188

2,906,252

Stephen P. Cortinovis

31,105,609 (99.2%)

256,634

2,906,252

Stephanie A. Cuskley

31,235,025 (99.6%)

127,218

2,906,252

John P. Dubinsky

31,104,012 (99.2%)

258,231

2,906,252

Charles R. Gordon

31,231,689 (99.6%)

130,554

2,906,252

Juanita H. Hinshaw

31,093,800 (99.1%)

268,443

2,906,252

M. Richard Smith

31,230,441 (99.6%)

131,802

2,906,252

Alfred L. Woods

31,108,166 (99.2%)

254,077

2,906,252

Phillip D. Wright

31,229,308 (99.6%)

132,935

2,906,252

  

2.     The stockholders approved an advisory resolution relating to executive compensation. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows:

 

Votes For (% of votes cast)

Votes Against

Abstained

Broker Non-Votes

30,963,713 (98.7%)

179,999

218,531

2,906,252

 

3.     The stockholders approved the Aegion Corporation 2013 Employee Equity Incentive Plan. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows:

 

Votes For (% of votes cast)

Votes Against

Abstained

Broker Non-Votes

24,857,588 (79.3%)

6,439,845

64,810

2,906,252

 

4.     The stockholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for the year ending December 31, 2013. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows:

 

Votes For (% of votes cast)

Votes Against

Abstained

Broker Non-Votes

33,921,825 (99.0%)

253,980

92,690

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SIGNATURES

 

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.

 

 

 

AEGION CORPORATION

 
       
  By: /s/ David F. Morris  
   

David F. Morris

 
   

Senior Vice President, General Counsel

and Chief Administrative Officer

 

Date: May 16, 2013