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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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 14, 2018 (May 9, 2018)
TRUEBLUE, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Washington
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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001-14543 | | 91-1287341 |
(Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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1015 A Street, Tacoma, Washington | | 98402 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | | (Zip Code) |
(253) 383-9101
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
On May 9, 2018, TrueBlue, Inc. (the “company”) held its annual meeting of shareholders. A total of 37,633,599 shares of the company’s common stock outstanding and entitled to vote were present at the annual meeting in person or by proxy. At the annual meeting, the shareholders voted to (a) elect each of the eight nominees for director to serve until the 2019 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, (b) approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the company’s named executive officers, (c) approve the amendment and restatement of the company’s 2016 Omnibus Incentive Plan, and (d) ratify the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP to be the company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 30, 2018.
The voting results were as follows:
(a) Election of Directors:
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Nominee | For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
Colleen B. Brown | 35,638,744 | 204,287 | 4,072 | 1,786,496 |
Steven C. Cooper | 35,827,770 | 15,190 | 4,143 | 1,786,496 |
William C. Goings | 35,824,355 | 18,715 | 4,033 | 1,786,496 |
Kim Harris Jones | 35,823,002 | 20,068 | 4,033 | 1,786,496 |
Stephen M. Robb | 35,824,730 | 18,265 | 4,108 | 1,786,496 |
Jeffrey B. Sakaguchi | 35,640,206 | 203,189 | 3,708 | 1,786,496 |
Joseph P. Sambataro, Jr. | 35,734,572 | 108,423 | 4,108 | 1,786,496 |
Bonnie W. Soodik | 35,638,733 | 204,737 | 3,633 | 1,786,496 |
(b) Advisory vote on compensation of the company’s named executive officers:
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For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |
35,141,608 | 635,473 | 70,022 | 1,786,496 | |
(c) Approval of the amendment and restatement of the Company’s 2016 Omnibus Incentive Plan:
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For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |
34,433,833 | 1,380,710 | 32,560 | 1,786,496 | |
(d) Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP to be the company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 30, 2018:
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For | Against | Abstain | |
37,359,394 | 263,431 | 10,774 | |
SIGNATURE
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.
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| | TRUEBLUE, INC. |
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Date: | May 14, 2018 | By: | | /s/ James E. Defebaugh |
| | | | James E. Defebaugh |
| | | | Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary |