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): August 8, 2018

GP STRATEGIES CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

1-7234
(Commission File Number)

Delaware
 
52-0845774
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

70 Corporate Center
11000 Broken Land Parkway, Suite 200
Columbia, MD 21044
(Address of principal executive offices, with zip code)

(443) 367-9600
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(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):

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Item 5.07
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

On August 8, 2018, GP Strategies Corporation held its annual meeting of shareholders. At that meeting, the following matters were voted upon:

1.
Our stockholders elected the Directors listed below for terms continuing until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until their respective successors are elected and qualify. The results of the voting were as follows:
 
Common Shares Cast:
 
For
 
Against
 
Abstentions
 
Broker Non-Votes
Tamar Elkeles
13,743,507

 
204,084

 
10,274

 
921,602
Marshall S. Geller
13,243,584

 
707,878

 
6,403

 
921,602
Scott N. Greenberg
13,729,959

 
220,115

 
7,791

 
921,602
Steven E. Koonin
12,591,588

 
1,360,812

 
5,465

 
921,602
Jacques Manardo
13,745,459

 
204,554

 
7,852

 
921,602
Richard C. Pfenniger, Jr.
12,777,101

 
1,173,856

 
6,908

 
921,602
Samuel D. Robinson
11,679,558

 
2,272,801

 
5,506

 
921,602
Miriam H. Strouse
13,742,326

 
205,374

 
10,165

 
921,602

2.
A proposal to ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017. The proposal was approved and the results of the voting were as follows:
For
 
Against
 
Abstentions
14,862,117
 
8,855
 
8,495

3.
A non-binding advisory proposal to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The proposal was approved and the results of the voting were as follows:
 
For
 
Against
 
Abstentions
 
Broker Non-Votes
 
13,834,817
 
104,533
 
18,515
 
921,602




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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.
    
 
GP STRATEGIES CORPORATION
 
 
 
 
Date: August 14, 2018
/s/ Kenneth L. Crawford
 
Kenneth L. Crawford
 
Executive Vice President, Secretary & General Counsel


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