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
May 25, 2015 (May 31, 2016)
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
CONTINENTAL MATERIALS CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware |
| 001-03834 |
| 36-2274391 |
(State or other jurisdiction of |
| (Commission File Number) |
| (IRS Employer Identification |
200 South Wacker Dr., Suite 4000 |
| 60606 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
| (Zip Code) |
(312) 541-7200
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(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.
The 2016 Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of the Company was held on May 25, 2016.
Proposal 1. At that meeting, three individuals, all of whom are current directors, were nominated and elected to serve until the 2019 Annual Meeting by the following vote:
Director |
| Shares For |
| Shares Against |
| Shares Withheld |
William D. Andrews |
| 1,367,158 |
| — |
| 64,289 |
Betsy R. Gidwitz |
| 1,305,986 |
| — |
| 125,461 |
James G. Gidwitz |
| 1,305,986 |
| — |
| 125,461 |
The following directors’ terms of office continued after the 2016 Meeting until the Annual Meetings of the years as noted:
Directors |
| Expiration of Term |
Ralph W. Gidwitz |
| 2017 |
Theodore R. Tetzlaff |
| 2017 |
Peter E. Thieriot |
| 2017 |
Thomas H. Carmody |
| 2018 |
Ronald J. Gidwitz |
| 2018 |
Darrell M. Trent |
| 2018 |
Proposal 2. The approval, on a non-binding advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was ratified by the following vote:
For |
| Against |
| Abstain |
1,364,768 |
| 64,669 |
| 2,010 |
Proposal 3. The recommendation of a three-year frequency, on a non-binding advisory basis, for holding an advisory vote on executive compensation was ratified by the following vote:
3 Years |
| 2 Years |
| 1 Year |
| Abstain |
1,127,521 |
| 15,890 |
| 276,536 |
| 11,500 |
Proposal 4. The appointment of the independent auditing firm of BKD LLP was ratified by the following vote:
For |
| Against |
| Abstain |
1,542,191 |
| 44,283 |
| 1,195 |
As reported above, a plurality of the votes cast on Proposal 3 voted in favor of three years as the frequency with which the Company should hold future non-binding advisory votes on the compensation of its named executive officers (“Say-On-Pay”). The Company’s Board of Directors has considered the outcome of this advisory vote and has determined that a stockholder vote on Say-
On-Pay will be included in its proxy materials every three years, until the next required vote on the frequency of stockholder vote on Say-On-Pay.
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.
| CONTINENTAL MATERIALS CORPORATION | |
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| By: | /s/ Mark S. Nichter |
| Name: | Mark S. Nichter |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer |
Date: May 31, 2016