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 25, 2017

CHART INDUSTRIES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (440) 753-1490

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

On May 25, 2017, Chart Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders. At the annual meeting, the Company’s stockholders approved the Chart Industries, Inc. 2017 Omnibus Equity Plan (the “2017 Omnibus Equity Plan”). As described in the Company’s definitive proxy statement for the annual meeting, the Company’s directors, officers and employees (including its principal executive officer, principal financial officer and other “named executive officers”) are eligible to be granted awards under the 2017 Omnibus Equity Plan. It is anticipated that awards will be granted to the Company’s officers and directors in the future as may be determined by the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors from time to time consistent with terms of the 2017 Omnibus Equity Plan. A more detailed description of the 2017 Omnibus Equity Plan can be found in the Company’s definitive proxy statement for the annual meeting which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on April 11, 2017 under “Approval and Adoption of the Chart Industries, Inc. 2017 Omnibus Equity Plan” and is incorporated herein by reference. A copy of the 2017 Omnibus Equity Plan was also attached as Appendix A to the Company’s definitive proxy statement and is included as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

Chart Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2017 annual meeting of stockholders on May 25, 2017. At the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders the following matters were submitted to a vote:

As of the record date of March 28, 2017, there were 30,714,011 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the meeting. The holders of 29,213,881 shares were represented in person or by proxy at the meeting, constituting a quorum.

At the annual meeting, all of the proposals were approved as recommended to stockholders in the proxy statement for the meeting. All the directors were elected, the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2017 was ratified, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement was approved on an advisory basis, stockholders indicated their preference to hold future votes on executive compensation on an annual basis, and stockholders approved and adopted the 2017 Omnibus Equity Plan.

The vote with respect to the election of directors was as follows:

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The vote with respect to the ratification of the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm was as follows:

The advisory vote with respect to the approval of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was as follows:

The advisory vote with respect to the frequency of future advisory votes on the Company’s executive compensation was as follows:

The vote with respect to the approval and adoption of the Chart Industries, Inc. 2017 Omnibus Equity Plan was as follows:

Consistent with the advisory vote on the frequency of future votes on executive compensation, the Company plans to hold an annual advisory vote on executive compensation.

For information on how the votes for the above matters were tabulated, see the Company’s definitive proxy statement used in connection with the annual meeting of stockholders held on May 25, 2017.

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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.

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EXHIBIT INDEX

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