UNITED STATES

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 1, 2017

 

 

MANITEX INTERNATIONAL, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

 

Michigan   001-32401   42-1628978

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

9725 Industrial Drive, Bridgeview, Illinois 60455

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(708) 430-7500

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

 

 

 


Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Manitex International, Inc. held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on June 1, 2017. The following is a summary of the matters voted on at that meeting.

 

  (a)

Proposal 1 – The stockholders elected Manitex International, Inc.’s entire Board of Directors to serve until the 2018 Annual Meeting of the Stockholders. The persons elected to Manitex’s Board of Directors and the number of shares cast for, the number of shares withheld, and broker non-votes, with respect to each of these persons, were as follows:

 

     For      Withheld      Broker
Non-Votes
 

Ronald M. Clark

     10,840,305        224,032        3,150,815  

Robert S. Gigliotti

     10,533,412        530,925        3,150,815  

Frederick B. Knox

     10,864,521        199,816        3,150,815  

David J. Langevin

     10,840,505        223,832        3,150,815  

Marvin B. Rosenberg

     10,549,019        515,318        3,150,815  

Stephen J. Tober

     10,857,013        207,324        3,150,815  

 

  (b)

Proposal 2 – The shareholders ratified the appointment of UHY LLP as Manitex’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2017. The number of shares cast in favor of the ratification of UHY, the number against, the number abstaining, and broker non-votes were as follows:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

14,080,691

  34,448   100,013

 

  (c)

Proposal 3 – The shareholders approved in an advisory vote the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The number of shares cast in favor, number against and number abstaining are as follows:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

10,653,583

  145,503   265,251   3,150,815


SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

MANITEX INTERNATIONAL, INC.
By:   /s/ DAVID H. GRANSEE
Name:   David H. Gransee
Title:   Vice President and CFO

Date: June 2, 2017