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):      February 10, 2017

 

 

 

BEACON ROOFING SUPPLY, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

 

  Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
     
000-50924   36-4173371
(Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer
     Identification No.)
     
505 Huntmar Park Drive, Suite 300    
Herndon, VA   20170
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)
     
(571) 323-3939
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

   

 

 

 

 

 

Item 5.07Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

(a)2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders

 

On February 10, 2017, Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

 

(b)Voting Results

 

Proposal No. 1 - Shareholders elected ten directors to hold office until the 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until their successors are elected and qualified. The final votes with respect to each director nominee were:

 

  For   Withheld  

Broker

Non-Votes

Robert R. Buck 50,997,286     2,438,613     1,831,322  
Paul M. Isabella 52,285,463     1,150,436     1,831,322  
Carl T. Berquist 52,347,020     1,088,879     1,831,322  
Richard W. Frost 51,311,545     2,124,354     1,831,322  
Alan Gershenhorn 52,052,949     1,382,950     1,831,322  
Philip W. Knisely 52,287,765     1,148,134     1,831,322  
Robert M. McLaughlin 52,347,220     1,088,679     1,831,322  
Neil S. Novich 52,148,390     1,287,509     1,831,322  
Stuart A. Randle 51,593,164     1,842,735     1,831,322  
Douglas L. Young 52,052,949     1,382,950     1,831,322  

  

Proposal No. 2 - Shareholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017. The final votes were:

 

For   54,542,666 
Against   459,332 
Abstain   265,223 
Broker Non-Votes   0 

  

 

 

 

Proposal No. 3 – Shareholders approved the compensation for the Company’s named executive officers as presented in in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 6, 2017 on a non-binding, advisory basis. The final votes were:

 

For   52,853,782 
Against   218,356 
Abstain   363,761 
Broker Non-Votes   1,831,322 

 

Proposal No. 4 – Shareholders voted to have the Company hold a vote every year to approve compensation for the Company’s named executive officers on a non-binding, advisory basis. The final votes were:

 

1 Year   48,235,973 
2 Years   199,348 
3 Years   4,895,846 
Abstain   104,732 
Broker Non-Votes   1,831,322 

 

Based on the voting results for this proposal, the Company has decided to hold a shareholder vote to approve executive compensation every year until the next required vote on the frequency of shareholder votes on executive compensation.

 

Proposal No. 5 – Shareholders approved the Company’s Senior Executive Annual Incentive Plan. The final votes were:

  

For   52,772,233 
Against   563,261 
Abstain   100,405 
Broker Non-Votes   1,831,322 

 

 

Item 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d)Exhibits are set forth on the attached exhibit index.

 

Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit

Number

   Description
10.1   Senior Executive Annual Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix A to the Company’s 2017 Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting held on February 10, 2017).*

 

* Compensatory plan or arrangement.

 

 

 

 

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.

 

  BEACON ROOFING SUPPLY, INC.
   
Date: February 15, 2017 By:   /s/ JOSEPH M. NOWICKI  
    JOSEPH M. NOWICKI
    Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer