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 7, 2017
Commission File Number: 1-9852
CHASE CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
|
Massachusetts |
|
11-1797126 |
|
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation of |
|
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
295 University Avenue, Westwood, Massachusetts 02090
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code)
(781) 332-0700
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
N/A
(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))
Item 5.07 — Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
The 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Chase Corporation was held on February 7, 2017. The following proposals were voted on at the 2017 Annual Meeting. Each proposal is more fully described in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement for the 2017 Annual Meeting, as filed with the SEC on December 22, 2016.
Proposal 1 — For the election of nominees for the Board of Directors. The ten nominees named in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement were elected as Directors, to serve until the 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, with the following votes:
|
Name of Director |
|
|
In Favor |
|
|
Votes Withheld |
|
|
Broker Non-Votes |
|
|
Everett Chadwick, Jr. |
|
|
7,457,118 |
|
|
91,247 |
|
|
1,193,168 |
|
|
Adam P. Chase |
|
|
7,473,405 |
|
|
74,960 |
|
|
1,193,168 |
|
|
Peter R. Chase |
|
|
7,463,682 |
|
|
84,683 |
|
|
1,193,168 |
|
|
Mary Claire Chase |
|
|
7,467,465 |
|
|
80,900 |
|
|
1,193,168 |
|
|
John H. Derby III |
|
|
7,475,778 |
|
|
72,587 |
|
|
1,193,168 |
|
|
Lewis P. Gack |
|
|
6,425,488 |
|
|
1,122,877 |
|
|
1,193,168 |
|
|
George M. Hughes |
|
|
5,340,767 |
|
|
2,207,598 |
|
|
1,193,168 |
|
|
Chad A. McDaniel |
|
|
6,426,021 |
|
|
1,122,344 |
|
|
1,193,168 |
|
|
Dana Mohler-Faria |
|
|
7,456,341 |
|
|
92,024 |
|
|
1,193,168 |
|
|
Thomas Wroe, Jr. |
|
|
7,476,170 |
|
|
72,195 |
|
|
1,193,168 |
|
Proposal 2 — For the ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2017. The proposal passed with the following votes:
|
In Favor |
|
|
Votes Against |
|
|
Abstentions |
|
| 8,676,661 |
|
|
14,771 |
|
|
50,101 |
|
2
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, thereunto duly authorized.
|
|
Chase Corporation |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dated: February 13, 2017 |
By: |
/s/ Kenneth J. Feroldi |
|
|
|
Kenneth J. Feroldi |
|
|
|
Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer |
3