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): June 5, 2013

Essex Rental Corp.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

Delaware
000-52459
20-5415048
(State or other jurisdiction
(Commission
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)
File Number)
Identification No.)

1110 Lake Cook Road, Suite 220, Buffalo Grove, Illinois
60089
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 847-215-6500

 
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
 
Essex Rental Corp. ("Essex") held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Meeting”) on June 5, 2013. At the Meeting, Essex's stockholders (i) elected Edward Levy, Daniel H. Blumenthal and John G. Nestor as Class A Directors to serve for a term of two years and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified, (ii) ratified the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of Essex for the 2013 fiscal year and (iii) approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, executive compensation, as disclosed in the proxy statement. The matters voted on at the Meeting are described in Essex's Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 26, 2013.
 
Essex’s stockholders cast their votes as follows:

Proposal 1: The election of Class A directors
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Class A Director Nominee
 
For
 
Withheld
 
Broker Non-Votes
 
 
Edward Levy
 
13,409,096

 
2,727,931

 
5,982,886

 
 
Daniel H. Blumenthal
 
15,914,860

 
222,167

 
5,982,886

 
 
John G. Nestor
 
15,874,461

 
262,566

 
5,982,886

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Proposal 2: Ratification of the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as Essex's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2013
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
 
 
 
22,052,707

 
60,542

 
6,664

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Proposal 3: To approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, executive compensation, as disclosed in the proxy statement
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
 
 
15,964,222

 
104,505

 
68,300

 
5,982,886


The term of service of Essex’s Class B directors, Laurence S. Levy and Ronald Schad, continued following the Meeting.





Signature

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.


 
 
 
ESSEX RENTAL CORP.
 
 
 
 
Date: June 5, 2013
 
By:
/s/ Kory M. Glen
 
 
 
Name: Kory M. Glen
 
 
 
Title: Chief Financial Officer