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 7, 2011
TRAILER BRIDGE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 000-22837 | 13-3617986 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 10405 New Berlin Road East Jacksonville, Florida |
32226 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number including area code: (904) 751-7100
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders |
On June 7, 2011, Trailer Bridge, Inc. (the “Company”) held an annual meeting of its stockholders to vote on the following proposals:
Proposal One: The board of directors nominated six nominees to stand for election at the 2011 meeting and each of the nominees were elected by a plurality of votes cast by shares entitled to vote at the meeting. Therefore, in accordance with the voting results listed below, the nominees were elected to serve until the next annual meeting and until their successors are elected and qualified.
| Nominee |
For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
| Robert P. Burke |
6,639,880 | 2,595,635 | 1,913,670 | |||||||||
| Malcom P. McLean Jr. |
7,098,405 | 2,137,110 | 1,913,670 | |||||||||
| Greggory B. Mendenhall |
7,076,345 | 2,159,170 | 1,913,670 | |||||||||
| Douglas E. Schimmel |
7,076,329 | 2,159,186 | 1,913,670 | |||||||||
| Allen L. Stevens |
7,096,335 | 2,139,180 | 1,913,670 | |||||||||
| Nickel van Reesema |
6,639,864 | 2,595,651 | 1,913,670 | |||||||||
Proposal Two: The board of directors selected the accounting firm of BDO USA, LLP to serve as the independent registered public accountants for the Company for the current fiscal year ending December 31, 2011. The board of directors directed that the appointment of the independent accountants be submitted for ratification by the stockholders at the annual meeting. Therefore, in accordance with the voting results listed below, BDO USA, LLP will serve as the independent registered public accountants for the Company for the current fiscal year ending December 31, 2011.
| For |
Against |
Abstain | ||
| 11,081,568 |
64,216 | 3,401 |
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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.
| TRAILER BRIDGE, INC. | ||||
| Date: June 8, 2011 | By: | /s/ William G. Gotimer, Jr. | ||
| William G. Gotimer, Jr. | ||||
| Executive Vice President and General Counsel | ||||
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