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) – January 31, 2019
SIFCO Industries, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Ohio | 1-5978 | 34-0553950 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 970 East 64th Street, Cleveland Ohio | 44103 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (ZIP Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:(216) 881-8600
N.A.
(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. |
On January 31, 2019, SIFCO Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The following matters set forth in our definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A dated December 7, 2018 and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission were voted on at our Annual Meeting of Shareholders and the results of such voting are indicated below.
| 1. | The seven nominees listed below were elected as directors of the Company, each to serve on the Board of Directors until the Company’s Annual Meeting in 2020, with the respective votes set forth opposite their names: |
Name of Director | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
Jeffrey P. Gotschall | 3,594,313 | 252,697 | 1,126,434 | |||||||||
Peter W. Knapper | 3,577,495 | 269,515 | 1,126,434 | |||||||||
Donald C. Molten Jr. | 3,194,537 | 652,473 | 1,126,434 | |||||||||
Alayne L. Reitman | 3,194,860 | 652,150 | 1,126,434 | |||||||||
Mark S. Silk | 3,216,141 | 630,869 | 1,126,434 | |||||||||
Hudson D. Smith | 3,614,859 | 232,151 | 1,126,434 | |||||||||
Norman E. Wells, Jr. | 3,026,619 | 820,391 | 1,126,434 | |||||||||
| 2. | Ratify the designation of Grant Thornton LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending September 30, 2019. |
For | 4,842,647 | |||
Against | 85,047 | |||
Abstain | 45,750 |
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.
| SIFCO Industries, Inc. | ||||
| (Registrant) | ||||
| Date: February 4, 2019 | ||||
/s/ Thomas R. Kubera | ||||
| Thomas R. Kubera | ||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||
| (Principal Financial Officer) | ||||