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): August 7, 2014
Eagle Materials Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1-12984 | 75-2520779 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 3811 Turtle Creek Blvd., Suite 1100, Dallas, Texas | 75219 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number including area code: (214) 432-2000
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address if changed from last report)
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The Company held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on August 7, 2014. At the Annual Meeting, Laurence E. Hirsch, Michael R. Nicolais and Richard R. Stewart were elected to the Board of Directors by the holders of the Company’s Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, to serve until the 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The Company’s stockholders also approved an advisory resolution regarding the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as well as the expected appointment by the Company’s Board of Directors of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2015. Voting results for the director nominees and the other proposals are summarized below:
Election of Class II Directors
| Number of Shares of Common Stock | ||||||||||||||||
Director Nominee | For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||||
Laurence E. Hirsch | 43,229,998 | 350,893 | 50,944 | 3,297,545 | ||||||||||||
Michael R. Nicolais | 43,079,232 | 501,539 | 51,064 | 3,297,545 | ||||||||||||
Richard R. Stewart | 43,339,380 | 241,592 | 50,863 | 3,297,545 | ||||||||||||
F. William Barnett, Ed H. Bowman and David W. Quinn continue to serve as directors with a term expiring in 2015. Robert L. Clarke, Martin M. Ellen and Steven R. Rowley continue to serve as directors with a term expiring in 2016.
Approval of an advisory resolution regarding the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers
Number of Shares of Common Stock | ||||||||||||
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
42,887,445 | 612,211 | 132,179 | 3,297,545 | |||||||||
Approval of Ernst & Young LLP as the Independent Auditors
Number of Shares of Common Stock | ||||||||||||
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
46,590,527 | 208,429 | 130,424 | 0 | |||||||||
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.
| EAGLE MATERIALS INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ James H. Graass | |
James H. Graass Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||
Date: August 8, 2014