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): May 14, 2019
STONERIDGE, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Ohio | 001-13337 | 34-1598949 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation) | (Commission
File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) |
39675 MacKenzie Drive, Suite 400, Novi, Michigan 48377
(Address of principal executive offices and Zip Code)
(248) 489-9300
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company 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).
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
| Common Shares, without par value | SRI | New York Stock Exchange |
ITEM 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The Company held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 14, 2019 (the “2019 Annual Meeting”). At the 2019 Annual Meeting the following matters were voted on by the Company’s shareholders:
| 1. | The eight Company nominees for election to the Board of Directors were elected, each for a one-year term, by the following votes: |
| Nominee | For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes |
| Jonathan B. DeGaynor | 24,844,041 | 381,735 | 1,520,562 |
| Jeffrey P. Draime | 21,845,834 | 3,379,942 | 1,520,562 |
| Douglas C. Jacobs | 24,458,121 | 767,655 | 1,520,562 |
| Ira C. Kaplan | 22,351,007 | 2,874,769 | 1,520,562 |
| Kim Korth | 24,193,384 | 1,032,392 | 1,520,562 |
| William M. Lasky | 20,599,370 | 4,626,406 | 1,520,562 |
| George S. Mayes, Jr. | 24,994,640 | 231,136 | 1,520,562 |
| Paul J. Schlather | 24,995,641 | 230,135 | 1,520,562 |
| 2. | The proposal to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ended December 31, 2019 was approved by the following votes: |
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
| 26,338,407 | 405,500 | 2,431 | - |
| 3. | A non-binding advisory resolution to approve the 2018 compensation paid to the Company’s Named Executive Officers was approved by the following votes: |
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
| 24,762,239 | 451,465 | 12,072 | 1,520,562 |
The Company’s policy is to have an advisory non-binding shareholder vote on the compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers on an annual basis until the next required shareholder vote on how frequently shareholders will vote on a non-binding resolution to approve the compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers.
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.
| | | Stoneridge, Inc. |
| | | |
| Date: May 15, 2019 | | /s/ Robert R. Krakowiak |
| | | Robert R. Krakowiak, Executive Vice President Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer) |
