UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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 10, 2024
VULCAN MATERIALS COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| New Jersey | 001-33841 | 20-8579133 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
1200 Urban Center Drive
Birmingham, Alabama 35242
(Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)
(205) 298-3000
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
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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 Stock, $1 par value | VMC | New York Stock Exchange |
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).
| Emerging growth company | ☐ |
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
| Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
On May 10, 2024, Vulcan Materials Company (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). There were 132,271,661 shares of common stock eligible to be voted at the Annual Meeting, and 121,503,401 shares were represented in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting, which constituted a quorum to conduct business at the Annual Meeting. The following matters, which are described in more detail in the Company’s 2024 definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 25, 2024, were approved by the Company’s shareholders at the Annual Meeting. The final voting results are presented below.
Proposal 1: Election of Directors
Each of the individuals named below was elected to a three-year term expiring in 2027:
| Director | Shares Voted For | Shares Voted Against | Abstentions | Broker Non- Votes | |
Thomas A. Fanning | 113,373,513 | 1,601,910 | 50,871 | 6,477,107 | |
J. Thomas Hill | 110,021,299 | 4,961,562 | 43,433 | 6,477,107 | |
Cynthia L. Hostetler | 108,957,727 | 5,977,199 | 91,368 | 6,477,107 | |
Richard T. O’Brien | 111,887,993 | 3,091,727 | 46,574 | 6,477,107 |
Proposal 2: Advisory Vote on Compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers (Say on Pay)
The advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved with the following vote:
| Shares Voted For | Shares Voted Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
| 111,616,935 | 3,311,994 | 97,365 | 6,477,107 |
Proposal 3: Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2024 was ratified with the following vote:
| Shares Voted For | Shares Voted Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
| 117,778,241 | 3,694,671 | 30,489 | N/A |
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.
| VULCAN MATERIALS COMPANY | |
| Date: May 13, 2024 | By: | /s/ Denson N. Franklin III |
| Name: | Denson N. Franklin III | |
| Title: | Senior Vice President, General Counsel | |
| and Secretary |