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): July 20, 2017
TRIUMPH GROUP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 1-12235 | 51-0347963 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
899 Cassatt Road, Suite 210 | 19312 | |||
Berwyn, Pennsylvania | (Zip Code) | |||
(Address of principal executive offices) | ||||
(610) 251-1000
(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 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Triumph Group, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on July 20, 2017. The total number of shares represented at the Annual Meeting in person or by proxy was 44,851,672 of the 49,611,456 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting.
The following matters were voted on at the Annual Meeting:
1. Election of Directors. The following nominees were elected as directors of the Company for a term ending at the Company’s next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified. The stockholder votes were as follows:
Number of Votes | ||||
Candidate | For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non‑Votes |
Paul Bourgon | 37,927,315 | 1,148,858 | 56,059 | 5,719,440 |
Daniel J. Crowley | 37,932,680 | 952,074 | 247,478 | 5,719,440 |
John G. Drosdick | 37,955,105 | 1,120,391 | 56,736 | 5,719,440 |
Ralph E. Eberhart | 37,403,048 | 1,673,126 | 56,058 | 5,719,440 |
Dawne S. Hickton | 38,075,965 | 1,000,219 | 56,048 | 5,719,440 |
William L. Mansfield | 37,734,644 | 1,340,804 | 56,784 | 5,719,440 |
Adam J. Palmer | 36,805,140 | 2,270,754 | 56,338 | 5,719,440 |
Joseph M. Silvestri | 37,832,666 | 1,257,036 | 42,530 | 5,719,440 |
2. Say on Pay. The stockholders approved, by advisory vote, the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers for fiscal year 2017. The stockholder votes were as follows:
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non‑Votes |
35,333,192 | 3,527,642 | 271,398 | 5,719,440 |
3. Frequency of Say on Pay. The stockholders approved, by advisory vote, annual frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation. The stockholder votes were as follows:
One Year | Two Years | Three Years | Abstain |
32,769,292 | 39,147 | 6,256,782 | 67,011 |
Following the Annual Meeting, and based upon the majority of the votes cast approving, on an advisory basis, an annual frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation, the Board of Directors adopted and approved the recommendation of the stockholders and will submit annual advisory votes on executive compensation to the stockholders beginning with the 2018 annual meeting of stockholders.
4. Approval of the Triumph Group, Inc. 2016 Directors’ Equity Compensation Plan. The stockholders approved the 2016 Directors’ Equity Compensation Plan. The stockholder votes were as follows:
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
34,455,516 | 4,386,985 | 289,731 | 5,719,440 |
5. Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. The stockholders ratified the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2018. The stockholder votes were as follows:
For | Against | Abstain |
44,302,349 | 440,142 | 109,181 |
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Exhibit No. Description
10.1 | Triumph Group, Inc. 2016 Directors’ Equity Compensation Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.33 to the Company’s Form 10-K/A filed on May 26, 2017). |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: July 20, 2017 TRIUMPH GROUP, INC.
By: /s/ John B. Wright, II
John B. Wright, II
Vice President, General
Counsel and Secretary