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 11, 2015

 

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)
     
(877) 645-7663
(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))
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Item 5.07  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

(a)  2015 Annual Meeting of Shareholders

 

The Annual Meeting of the Company was held on February 11, 2015.

 

(b)  Voting Results

 

1.) Shareholders elected nine directors to hold office until the 2016 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     44,999,440       1,142,555       1,356,083  
Paul M. Isabella     45,773,901       368,094       1,356,083  
Richard W. Frost     44,608,295       1,533,700       1,356,083  
James J. Gaffney     44,668,789       1,473,206       1,356,083  
Peter M. Gotsch     37,832,292       8,309,703       1,356,083  
Neil S. Novich     45,722,252       419,743       1,356,083  
Stuart A. Randle     44,636,458       1,505,537       1,356,083  
Wilson B. Sexton     45,744,249       397,746       1,356,083  
Douglas L. Young     45,795,005       346,990       1,356,083  

 

2.) Shareholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP, certified public accountants, as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015. The final votes were:

 

For     46,838,529  
Against     580,327  
Abstain     79,222  
Broker Non-Votes     0  

 

3.) Shareholders approved the compensation for our named executive officers as presented in our proxy statement on a non-binding, advisory basis. The final votes were:

 

For     45,960,058  
Against     86,826  
Abstain     95,111  
Broker Non-Votes     1,356,083  

 

 
 

 

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 12, 2015       By: /s/ JOSEPH M. NOWICKI  
          JOSEPH M. NOWICKI
          Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer