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): June 28, 2017 (June 27, 2017)
HILL INTERNATIONAL, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware | | 000-33961 | | 20-0953973 |
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) | | (Commission
File Number) | | (IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
One Commerce Square
2005 Market Street, 17th Floor
Philadelphia, PA | | 19103 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (215) 309-7700
(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:
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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). o
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
On June 27, 2017, Hill International, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). Set forth below are the proposals voted upon at the Annual Meeting and the final voting results.
As of the close of business on April 28, 2017, the record date for the Annual Meeting, 51,878,215 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, were outstanding and entitled to vote. 49,121,907 shares of Common Stock were voted in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting, representing 94.69% percent of the shares entitled to be voted.
Proposal 1 - Election of Directors. The Company’s stockholders elected Steven R. Curts and Alan S. Fellheimer to serve on the Board of Directors until the Company’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders in 2020 and until their successors have been duly elected or appointed, as set forth below.
Director | | For | | Withheld | | Broker
Non-Votes |
| | | | | | |
Steven R. Curts | | 33,613,212 | | 11,450,927 | | 4,057,768 |
Alan S. Fellheimer | | 33,728,053 | | 11,336,086 | | 4,057,768 |
Proposal 2 — Approval of the Company’s 2017 Equity Compensation Plan. The Company’s stockholders approved the Company’s 2017 Equity Compensation Plan.
For | | Against | | Abstain | | Broker
Non-Votes |
| | | | | | |
29,466,186 | | 11,584,805 | | 4,013,148 | | 4,057,768 |
Proposal 3 — Advisory Vote on Named Executive Officer Compensation. The Company’s stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to named executive officers.
For | | Against | | Abstain | | Broker
Non-Votes |
| | | | | | |
24,472,897 | | 16,579,076 | | 4,012,166 | | 4,057,768 |
Proposal 4 — Ratification of KPMG LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for 2017. The Company’s stockholders ratified the Company’s selection of KPMG LLP to serve as the Company independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017.
For | | Against | | Abstain | | Broker
Non-Votes |
| | | | | | |
46,100,370 | | 194,894 | | 2,826,643 | | — |
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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.
| HILL INTERNATIONAL, INC. |
| | |
| | |
| By: | /s/ William H. Dengler, Jr. |
| Name: | William H. Dengler, Jr. |
Dated: June 28, 2017 | Title: | Executive Vice President and General Counsel |
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