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): May 26, 2011

 

Dynamic Materials Corporation

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

Delaware

 

0-8328

 

84-0608431

(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation)

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

5405 Spine Road
Boulder, Colorado  80301
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code)

 

(303) 665-5700
(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:

 

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o            Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o            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 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Dynamic Materials Corporation (the “Company”) was held on May 26, 2011.  At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders of the Company (i) elected the persons listed below to serve as directors of the Company until the 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders; (ii) ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011; (iii) approved, by a non-binding advisory vote, the compensation of the Company’s executive officers; and (iv) recommended, by a non-binding advisory vote, the frequency of the advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s executive officers.

 

The Company had 13,330,698 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of April 6, 2011, the record date for the Annual Meeting.  At the Annual Meeting, holders of a total of 11,929,959 shares of Common Stock were present in person or represented by proxy.  The following sets forth information regarding the results of the voting at the Annual Meeting:

 

Proposal 1                                        The stockholders elected each of the eight nominees to the Board of Directors for a one-year term.  The voting results were as follows:

 

Name

 

Shares
Voted “For”

 

Shares
Withheld

 

Broker
Non-Votes

 

Dean K. Allen

 

8,500,868

 

338,907

 

3,090,184

 

Yvon Pierre Cariou

 

8,662,304

 

177,471

 

3,090,184

 

Robert A. Cohen

 

8,656,372

 

183,403

 

3,090,184

 

James. J Ferris

 

8,616,801

 

222,974

 

3,090,184

 

Richard P. Graff

 

8,658,227

 

181,548

 

3,090,184

 

Bernard Hueber

 

8,615,371

 

224,404

 

3,090,184

 

Gerard Munera

 

8,493,744

 

346,031

 

3,090,184

 

Rolf Rospek

 

8,656,041

 

183,734

 

3,090,184

 

 

Proposal 2                                        The stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011.  The voting results were as follows:

 

Shares
Voted “For”

 

Shares
Voted “Against”

 

Shares
Voted “Abstain”

 

Broker
Non-Votes

 

11,661,249

 

228,245

 

40,465

 

0

 

 

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Proposal 3                                        The stockholders approved, by a non-binding advisory vote, the compensation of the Company’s executive officers.  The voting results were as follows:

 

Shares
Voted “For”

 

Shares
Voted “Against”

 

Shares
Voted “Abstain”

 

Broker
Non-Votes

 

7,703,345

 

687,643

 

448,787

 

3,090,184

 

 

Proposal 4                                        The stockholders recommended, by a non-binding advisory vote, the frequency of the advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s executive officers.  The voting results were as follows:

 

Shares Voted
“Every One Year”

 

Shares Voted
“Every Two Years”

 

Shares Voted
“Every Three Years”

 

Shares
Voted “Abstain”

 

Broker
Non-Votes

 

4,938,841

 

240,304

 

3,223,236

 

437,394

 

3,090,184

 

 

(d)  Disclosure Regarding Frequency of Stockholder Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation.  The Company’s stockholders voted, by a majority of votes cast at the meeting, on an advisory basis, to hold an advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s executive officers every year.  In line with this recommendation by our stockholders, our board of directors has decided to include an advisory stockholder vote on executive compensation in our proxy materials every year until the next required advisory vote on the frequency of stockholder advisory votes on executive compensation, which will occur no later than our annual meeting of stockholders in 2017.

 

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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.

 

 

DYNAMIC MATERIALS CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dated: June 2, 2011

By:

/s/ Richard A. Santa

 

 

Richard A. Santa

 

 

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial

 

 

Officer

 

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