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 10, 2016
Renewable Energy Group, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-35397 | 26-4785427 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
416 South Bell Avenue
Ames, Iowa 50010
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (515) 239-8000
Former name: REG Newco, Inc.
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| Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
The 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of the Company was held on May 10, 2016, at 10:00 a.m. central time, at the Company’s executive offices. A total of 35,362,635 shares of the Company’s Common Stock were present in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting, representing 80.06% of the total number of shares outstanding and entitled to vote at the meeting and a quorum for all matters before the stockholders.
The number of votes cast for, against or withheld, as well as abstentions, as applicable, with respect to each proposal considered at the Annual Meeting is as follows:
Proposal No. 1 – Election of Directors
The Company’s stockholders elected three directors to the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”), each for a three-year term.
| FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN | BROKER NON-VOTES |
|||||||||||||
| Delbert Christensen |
26,674,781 | 872,146 | 34,857 | 7,780,851 | ||||||||||||
| Randolph L. Howard |
26,667,513 | 880,162 | 34,109 | 7,780,851 | ||||||||||||
| Michael A. Jackson |
26,643,107 | 901,595 | 37,082 | 7,780,851 | ||||||||||||
Proposal No. 2 – Advisory Vote to Approve the Compensation of Executive Officers
The allocation of votes of the stockholders of the Company for the non-binding advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was a follows:
| FOR |
AGAINST | ABSTAIN | BROKER NON-VOTES | |||
| 26,198,889 | 269,611 | 1,113,284 | 7,780,851 |
Proposal No. 3 - Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The proposal to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016 was approved by the votes of the stockholders of the Company indicated below.
| FOR |
AGAINST | ABSTAIN | BROKER NON-VOTES | |||
| 35,195,101 | 130,734 | 38,105 | N/A |
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.
Date: May 16, 2016
| RENEWABLE ENERGY GROUP, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Chad Stone | |
| Chad Stone | ||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||