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 17, 2010
Essex Rental Corp.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
| Delaware | 000-52459 | 20-5415048 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 1110 Lake Cook Road, Suite 220, Buffalo Grove, Illinois | 60089 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 847-215-6502
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Essex Rental Corp. ("Essex") held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Meeting”) on June 17, 2010. At the Meeting, Essex's stockholders (i) elected Laurence S. Levy and Ronald Schad as Class B Directors to serve for a term of two years and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified, and (ii) ratified the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of Essex for the 2010 fiscal year. The matters voted on at the Meeting are described in Essex's Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 30, 2010.
Essex’s stockholders cast their votes as follows:
Proposal 1 - the election of Class B directors
Class B Director Nominee | For | Withheld | Broker non- votes | |||
| Laurence S. Levy | 8,628,230 | 201 | 3,537,678 | |||
| Ronald Schad | 8,628,230 | 201 | 3,537,678 |
Proposal 2 - Ratification of the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as Essex’s independent registered public accounting firm for year ending December 31, 2010.
| For | Against | Abstain | ||
| 12,159,657 | 5,652 | 800 |
The term of service of Essex’s Class A directors, Edward Levy, Daniel Blumenthal and John Nestor, continued following the Meeting.
SIGNATURE
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.
ESSEX RENTAL CORP. | ||
| Date: June 21, 2010 | By: | /s/ Martin A. Kroll |
| Name: Martin A. Kroll | ||
| Title: Chief Financial Officer |