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 2, 2017 |
TIMKENSTEEL CORPORATION (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
Ohio | 1-36313 | 46-4024951 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
1835 Dueber Avenue, SW, Canton, OH 44706 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) |
(330) 471-7000 |
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code) |
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 |
At the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of TimkenSteel Corporation (the “Company”) held on May 2, 2017, shareholders elected each of the three directors nominated by the Company’s Board of Directors to three-year terms. The shareholders also ratified the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent auditor for the year ending December 31, 2017, and approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The final voting results from the meeting are as follows:
Proposal 1 - Election of Directors
Nominee | For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes |
Randall H. Edwards | 31,973,268 | 915,228 | 8,638,965 |
Ward J. Timken, Jr. | 31,415,502 | 1,472,994 | 8,638,965 |
Randall A. Wotring | 32,004,258 | 884,238 | 8,638,965 |
Proposal 2 - Ratification of the Selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's Independent Auditor for 2017
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
39,485,143 | 64,804 | 1,977,514 | 0 |
Proposal 3 - Approval, on an Advisory Basis, of Named Executive Officer Compensation
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
31,898,909 | 546,062 | 443,525 | 8,638,965 |
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.
TIMKENSTEEL CORPORATION | |||
Date: | May 3, 2017 | By: | /s/ Frank A. DiPiero |
Frank A. DiPiero | |||
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | |||