UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 5, 2018
PERMA-PIPE INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 0-18370 | 36-3922969 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
6410 West Howard Street, Niles, Illinois 60714
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(847) 966-1000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
On June 5, 2018, Perma-Pipe International Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). Set forth below is information regarding the results of the matters voted on by the Company’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting.
Proposal 1. Elect five directors to hold office until the Company’s 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successors are otherwise duly elected and qualified:
Director Nominee | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes |
David S. Barrie | 3,422,444 | 2,122,070 | 920,902 |
David B. Brown | 3,419,773 | 2,124,741 | 920,902 |
David J. Mansfield | 3,516,960 | 2,027,554 | 920,902 |
Jerome T. Walker | 3,419,773 | 2,124,741 | 920,902 |
Mark A. Zorko | 3,370,832 | 2,173,682 | 920,902 |
Proposal 2. Advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers:
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
3,074,644 | 1,857,942 | 611,928 | 920,902 |
Proposal 3. Ratify the selection of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2019:
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions |
5,844,482 | 2,474 | 269,726 |
Company’s Response to the Stockholder Vote on Director Nominees and Executive Compensation. The Board of Directors of the Company takes the relatively low voting percentages that approved the election of the Company’s directors and the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers very seriously. As a result, the Company’s Board of Directors and leadership intend to actively reach out and engage with a representative number of the Company’s significant stockholders to discuss what executive compensation and corporate governance enhancements they desire so that the Board of Directors may further consider those recommendations and enact any executive compensation and corporate governance enhancements that the Board believes furthers the Company’s stockholders’ best interests.
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.
PERMA-PIPE INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC.
Date: June 6, 2018 By: /s/ Karl J. Schmidt
Karl J. Schmidt
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer