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): May 24, 2011 (May 24, 2011)
QUALITY DISTRIBUTION, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Florida | 000-24180 | 59-3239073 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
4041 Park Oaks Boulevard, Suite 200
Tampa, Florida 33610
(Address of principal executive
offices including Zip Code)
(813) 630-5826
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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 |
The Company’s 2011 annual meeting of shareholders was held on May 24, 2011. Of the 23,536,869 shares of common stock outstanding on the April 7, 2011 record date, a total of 21,033,339 shares of common stock were represented in person or by proxy. Results of votes with respect to proposals submitted at that meeting are as follows:
| a. | To elect seven nominees to serve as directors to hold office until the next annual meeting of our shareholders or until their successors have been elected and qualified. Our shareholders voted to elect all seven nominees to serve as directors. Votes recorded, by nominee, were as follows: |
NOMINEE | FOR | WITHHELD | BROKER NON-VOTES | |||
Kevin E. Crowe | 19,104,823 | 361,674 | 1,566,842 | |||
Gary R. Enzor | 19,102,923 | 363,574 | 1,566,842 | |||
Richard B. Marchese | 19,173,718 | 292,779 | 1,566,842 | |||
Thomas R. Miklich | 19,226,018 | 240,479 | 1,566,842 | |||
M. Ali Rashid | 17,217,040 | 2,249,457 | 1,566,842 | |||
Alan H. Schumacher | 19,224,668 | 241,829 | 1,566,842 | |||
Thomas M. White | 18,714,810 | 751,687 | 1,566,842 |
| b. | To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered certified public accounting firm for 2011. The Company’s shareholders voted to approve this proposal with 20,963,631 votes “For” and 60,445 votes “Against”. There were 9,263 abstentions. |
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.
| QUALITY DISTRIBUTION, INC. | ||||
| (Registrant) | ||||
| Dated: May 24, 2011 | By: | /s/ Jonathan C. Gold | ||
| Name: | Jonathan C. Gold | |||
| Title: | Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | |||