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 18, 2016
GULF ISLAND FABRICATION, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Louisiana | 001-34279 | 72-1147390 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
16225 Park Ten Place, Suite 280
Houston, Texas 77084
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)
(713) 714-6100
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Not applicable
(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.
The Company held its 2016 annual meeting of shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on May 18, 2016 in Jennings, Louisiana. At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s shareholders (i) elected each of the three persons listed below to serve as a Class I director for a term expiring in 2019, (ii) approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, and (iii) ratified the appointment of the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2016 fiscal year.
Of the 14,630,686 shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding as of the record date, 13,147,015 shares were represented at the Annual Meeting. The Company’s independent inspector of elections reported the vote of shareholders as follows:
Proposal 1: Election of three Class I directors.
Name | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||
Murray W. Burns | 10,507,931 | 1,105,114 | 1,533,970 | |||
William E. Chiles | 11,304,524 | 308,521 | 1,533,970 | |||
Michael A. Flick | 11,311,544 | 301,501 | 1,533,970 | |||
Proposal 2: | Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. |
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||
10,719,904 | 873,593 | 19,548 | 1,533,970 | |||
Proposal 3: | Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm. |
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | ||
13,024,383 | 117,323 | 5,309 | ||
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.
GULF ISLAND FABRICATION, INC. | |||
By: | /s/ Kirk J. Meche | ||
Kirk J. Meche | |||
President and Chief Executive Officer | |||
Dated: | May 19, 2016 | ||