UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section l3 or l5(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of l934
May 9, 2018 (May 8, 2018)
Date of report (date of earliest event reported)
SP PLUS CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
000-50796 | 16-1171179 |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
200 E. Randolph Street, Suite 7700, Chicago, Illinois 60601‑7702
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(312) 274-2000
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Section 5-Corporate Governance and Management
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On May 8, 2018, SP Plus Corporation (the “Company”) held its 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders: (i) elected six (6) directors; (ii) approved the Company’s Long-Term Incentive Plan, as Amended and Restated; (iii) approved, on a non-binding, advisory basis, a resolution approving the 2017 compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers; and (iv) ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2018. The Proposals presented at the Annual Meeting are described in more detail in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A that was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on April 2, 2018, as amended on April 24, 2018. Holders of 21,084,264 shares of the Company’s common stock, or approximately 93.1% of the 22,636,809 shares of common stock that were issued and outstanding and entitled to vote as of the record date (March 30, 2018), were present in person or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting.
The following are the final voting results on the four Proposals presented to the Company’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting.
Proposal 1: Election of Directors
The Company’s stockholders elected each of the director nominees nominated by the Company’s Board of Directors to serve as directors until the 2019 annual meeting of stockholders by the following vote:
Nominees | For | Withhold | Broker Non-Votes | ||
G Marc Baumann | 20,045,781 | 77,157 | 961,326 | ||
Karen M. Garrison | 19,974,260 | 148,678 | 961,326 | ||
Alice M. Peterson | 20,059,572 | 63,366 | 961,326 | ||
Gregory A. Reid | 20,048,312 | 74,626 | 961,326 | ||
Wyman T. Roberts | 20,058,170 | 64,768 | 961,326 | ||
Douglas R. Waggoner | 20,023,186 | 99,752 | 961,326 | ||
Proposal 2: Approval of the SP Plus Corporation Long-Term Incentive Plan as Amended and Restated
The Company’s stockholders approved the SP Plus Corporation Long-Term Incentive Plan, as Amended and Restated, adopted as of April 20, 2018 (the “Plan”). A complete copy of the Plan was previously filed with the SEC as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on April 24, 2018. The table below sets forth the voting results for Proposal 2:
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
19,075,129 | 1,045,959 | 1,850 | 961,326 |
Proposal 3: Non-Binding, Advisory Vote on the 2017 Compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers
The Company’s stockholders approved, on a non-binding, advisory basis, a resolution approving the 2017 compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The table below sets forth the voting results for Proposal 3:
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
19,651,165 | 440,798 | 30,975 | 961,326 |
Proposal 4: Ratification of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018. The table below sets forth the voting results for Proposal 4:
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
20,957,273 | 121,145 | 5,846 | 0 |
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit Number | Description | Form | Exhibit No. | Filing Date | ||||
SP Plus Corporation Long-Term Incentive Plan, as Amended and Restated, adopted as of April 20, 2018 | 8-K | 10.1 | 4/24/18 | |||||
+ Management contract or compensation plan, contract or agreement
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.
SP PLUS CORPORATION | |
Date: May 9, 2018 | By: /s/ VANCE C. JOHNSTON |
Vance C. Johnston, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | |