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): June 5, 2014

 

 

MANITEX INTERNATIONAL, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

 

Michigan		001-32401		42-1628978
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

9725 Industrial Drive, Bridgeview, Illinois 60455

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(708) 430-7500

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

 

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))

 

 

 

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Manitex International, Inc. held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on June 5, 2014. The following is a summary of the matters voted on at that meeting.

 

(a)

Proposal 1—The stockholders elected Manitex International, Inc.’s entire Board of Directors to serve until the 2015 Annual Meeting of the Stockholders. The persons elected to Manitex’s Board of Directors and the number of shares cast for, the number of shares withheld, and broker non-votes, with respect to each of these persons, were as follows:

 

		For				Withheld				Broker Non-Votes
Ronald M. Clark			8,760,530				256,765				2,890,096
Robert S. Gigliotti			8,242,351				774,944				2,890,096
Frederick B. Knox			8,811,042				206,253				2,890,096
David J. Langevin			8,717,894				299,401				2,890,096
Marvin B. Rosenberg			8,277,727				739,568				2,890,096
Stephen J. Tober			8,810,156				207,139				2,890,096

 

(b)

Proposal 2—The shareholders ratified the appointment of UHY LLP as Manitex’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2014. The number of shares cast in favor of the ratification of UHY, the number against, the number abstaining, and broker non-votes were as follows:

 

For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
11,386,967		293,922		226,502		—

 

(c)

Proposal 3—The shareholders approved in an advisory vote the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The number of shares cast in favor, number against and number abstaining are as follows:

 

For		Against		Abstain
8,685,738		183,483		148,074

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: June 6, 2014