UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM8-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): April 23, 2020
THE GORMAN-RUPP COMPANY
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Ohio
(State or other jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
1-6747 | 34-0253990 | |
(Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employee Identification No.) |
600 South Airport Road, Mansfield, Ohio | 44903 | |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(419) 755-1011
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:
Title of each class | Trading Symbol | Name of exchange on which registered | ||
Common Shares, without par value | GRC | 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 Rule12b-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 |
The annual meeting of the shareholders of the Company was held on April 23, 2020 in Mansfield, Ohio (“Annual Meeting”). As of the record date, there were a total of 26,067,502 shares of Common Stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. At the Annual Meeting, 20,989,678 shares of Common Stock were represented in person or by proxy; therefore, a quorum was present. Set forth below are the matters acted upon by the Company’s shareholders at the Annual Meeting and the final voting results on each such matter.
1. | Fix the number of Directors of the Company at seven and to elect eight Directors to hold office until the next Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until their successors are elected and qualified. The voting results were as follows: |
Name | For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||
Jeffrey S. Gorman | 18,283,959 | 252,004 | 2,453,716 | |||
Donald H. Bullock | 18,424,329 | 111,633 | 2,453,716 | |||
M. Ann Harlan | 17,998,664 | 537,298 | 2,453,716 | |||
Christopher H. Lake | 18,243,868 | 292,094 | 2,453,716 | |||
Sonja K. McClelland | 18,421,113 | 114,850 | 2,453,716 | |||
Vincent K. Petrella | 18,421,372 | 114,590 | 2,453,716 | |||
Kenneth R. Reynolds | 18,414,040 | 121,922 | 2,453,716 | |||
Rick R. Taylor | 18,244,594 | 291,369 | 2,453,716 |
2. | Approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named Executive Officers. The voting results were as follows: |
For | Against | Abstain | BrokerNon-Votes | |||
18,228,105 | 202,808 | 105,049 | 2,453,716 |
3. | Ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as independent registered public accountants for the Company during the year ending December 31, 2020. The voting results were as follows: |
For | Against | Abstain | ||
20,844,582 | 108,470 | 36,626 |
Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosures |
On April 24, 2020, the Company issued a press release announcing the election of two new independent directors. The press release is furnished as Exhibit 99 to this Current Report on Form8-K.
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d)Exhibits
Exhibit | ||
(99) | News Release dated April 24, 2020 |
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.
THE GORMAN-RUPP COMPANY | ||
By | /s/ Brigette A. Burnell | |
Brigette A. Burnell | ||
Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary |
April 27, 2020