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 6, 2015
CHICAGO BRIDGE & IRON COMPANY N.V.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
The Netherlands
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
1-12815 | N.A. |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
Prinses Beatrixlaan 35 | |
2595 AK The Hague | |
The Netherlands | N.A. |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 31-70-373-2010
N.A.
(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. |
The following matters were voted upon and adopted at the 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Chicago Bridge & Iron Company N.V. (the “Company”) held on May 6, 2015: | |
1. | Election of Philip K. Asherman, L. Richard Flury and W. Craig Kissel as members of the Supervisory Board to serve until the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders in 2018. | |||
First Nominee | Second Nominee | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |
(a) | Philip K. Asherman | Luciano Reyes | ||
59,447,637 | 515,089 | 1,494,577 | 27,772,138 | |
(b) | L. Richard Flury | Westley S. Stockton | ||
60,462,804 | 697,753 | 296,746 | 27,772,138 | |
(c) | W. Craig Kissel | Stephen H. Dimlich, Jr. | ||
58,093,330 | 3,084,699 | 279,274 | 27,772,138 | |
2. | Approval, by non-binding vote, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. | |||
For | 53,996,994 | |||
Against | 5,880,513 | |||
Abstain | 1,579,796 | |||
Broker Non-Votes | 27,772,138 | |||
3. | Authorization of the preparation of the Company’s Dutch statutory annual accounts and the annual report of its Management Board in the English language and the adoption of the Company’s Dutch statutory annual accounts for the year ended December 31, 2014. | |||
For | 87,419,504 | |||
Against | 308,252 | |||
Abstain | 1,501,685 | |||
Broker Non-Votes | — | |||
4. | Approval of the final dividend for the year ended December 31, 2014 in an amount of $0.28 per share, which has previously been paid out to shareholders in the form of interim dividends. | |||
For | 87,472,206 | |||
Against | 266,446 | |||
Abstain | 1,490,789 | |||
Broker Non-Votes | — | |||
5. | Discharge of the sole member of the Company’s Management Board from liability in respect of the exercise of its duties during the year ended December 31, 2014. | |||
For | 53,915,010 | |||
Against | 6,015,818 | |||
Abstain | 1,526,475 | |||
Broker Non-Votes | 27,772,138 | |||
6. | Discharge of the members of the Company’s Supervisory Board from liability in respect of the exercise of their supervisory duties during the year ended December 31, 2014. | |||
For | 53,952,469 | |||
Against | 6,051,161 | |||
Abstain | 1,453,673 | |||
Broker Non-Votes | 27,772,138 | |||
7. | Appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, who will audit its accounts for the year ending December 31, 2015. | |||
For | 87,320,175 | |||
Against | 470,727 | |||
Abstain | 1,438,539 | |||
Broker Non-Votes | — | |||
8. | Extension of the authority of the Company’s Management Board, acting with the approval of the Supervisory Board, to repurchase up to 10% of the Company’s issued share capital until November 6, 2016 on the open market, through privately negotiated transactions or in one or more self tender offers for a price per share not less than the nominal value of a share and not higher than 110% of the most recently available (as of the time of repurchase) price of a share on any securities exchange where our shares are traded. | |||
For | 61,040,199 | |||
Against | 241,456 | |||
Abstain | 175,648 | |||
Broker Non-Votes | 27,772,138 | |||
9. | Approval of the extension of the authority of the Company’s Supervisory Board to issue shares and/or grant rights to acquire the Company’s shares (including options to subscribe for shares), never to exceed the number of authorized but unissued shares, and to limit or exclude the preemptive rights of shareholders with respect to the issuance of shares and/or the grant of the right to acquire shares, until May 6, 2020. | |||
For | 43,417,347 | |||
Against | 17,804,122 | |||
Abstain | 235,834 | |||
Broker Non-Votes | 27,772,138 | |||
10. | Approval of the Amended and Restated Chicago Bridge & Iron Company Incentive Compensation Program. | |||
For | 57,551,784 | |||
Against | 2,367,442 | |||
Abstain | 1,538,077 | |||
Broker Non-Votes | 27,772,138 | |||
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.
CHICAGO BRIDGE & IRON COMPANY N.V. | ||||
By: | Chicago Bridge & Iron Company B.V. | |||
Its: | Managing Director | |||
Date: | May 8, 2015 | By: | /s/ Michael S. Taff | |
Michael S. Taff Managing Director (Principal Financial Officer) | ||||