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): June 7, 2017
McGRATH RENTCORP
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its Charter)
California
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
| 0-13292 | 94-2579843 | |
| (Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employee Identification No.) |
5700 Las Positas Road, Livermore, CA 94551-7800
(Address of principal executive offices)
(925) 606-9200
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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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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| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
On June 7, 2017, McGrath RentCorp (the “Company”) held its 2017 annual meeting of shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the following proposals were voted on by the Company’s shareholders and the voting results are set forth below. The proposals are described in detail in the proxy statement for the Annual Meeting that the Company filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 28, 2017.
Proposal 1. Election of Directors.
| Name of Nominee |
Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
| William J. Dawson |
20,819,735 | 274,791 | 1,920,873 | |||||||||
| Elizabeth A. Fetter |
20,792,001 | 302,525 | 1,920,873 | |||||||||
| Joseph F. Hanna |
20,833,024 | 261,502 | 1,920,873 | |||||||||
| Robert C. Hood |
20,734,753 | 359,773 | 1,920,873 | |||||||||
| M. Richard Smith |
20,749,452 | 345,074 | 1,920,873 | |||||||||
| Dennis P. Stradford |
20,746,170 | 348,356 | 1,920,873 | |||||||||
| Ronald H. Zech |
20,743,338 | 351,188 | 1,920,873 | |||||||||
Proposal 2. To ratify the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the independent auditors for the Company for the year ending December 31, 2017.
| Votes For |
Votes Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 22,989,507 |
21,146 | 4,746 | None |
Proposal 3. To hold a non-binding, advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.
| Votes For |
Votes Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 20,994,609 |
57,270 | 42,647 | 1,920,873 |
Proposal 4. To recommend, in a non-binding vote, whether a non-binding shareholder vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers should occur every one, two or three years.
| 1 Year |
2 Years |
3 Years |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes | ||||
| 17,473,698 |
505,866 |
3,075,477 | 39,485 | 1,920,873 |
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SIGNATURE
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.
| McGRATH RENTCORP | ||||||
| Dated: June 9, 2017 | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Kay Dashner | |||||
| Kay Dashner | ||||||
| Secretary | ||||||
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