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 16, 2017

ECHO GLOBAL LOGISTICS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

(800) 354-7993

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(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:

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

Emerging growth company   o

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.   o

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

Echo Global Logistics, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on June 16, 2017. The matters that were voted on at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders and the final voting results for each matter are set forth below.

Proposal No. 1: Election of Directors

The following nominees were elected to the Board for a one-year term expiring at the Company’s 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, as follows:

Proposal No. 2: Ratification of Appointment of Ernst & Young LLP to Serve as Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Company for the Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2017

The ratification of Ernst & Young LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017 was approved as follows:

Proposal No. 3: Approval, on an advisory, non-binding basis, the compensation of our named executive officers

The Company’s executive compensation was approved on an advisory, non-binding basis, as follows:

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Proposal No. 4: Approval of the Amendment and Restatement of the Company’s 2008 Stock Incentive Plan

The amendment and restatement of the Company’s 2008 Stock Incentive Plan was approved as follows:

Proposal No. 5: Approval, on an advisory, non-binding basis, the frequency (every one, two or three years) of stockholder advisory approval of the compensation of our named executive officers

Stockholders were given the options of voting for 1 year, 2 years or 3 years or abstaining with respect to the frequency of stockholder advisory approval of executive compensation; the 1-year option was approved on an advisory, non-binding basis, as follows:

Consistent with the Board’s recommendation, the one-year option was approved on an advisory basis. In accordance with the voting results, the Company intends to provide stockholders with an opportunity to cast an advisory vote on executive compensation every year until the next required advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation. Under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, the Company is required to provide stockholders at least once every six calendar years the opportunity to cast an advisory vote on the frequency of stockholder advisory approval of executive compensation.

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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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