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 4, 2020

 

NORTHWEST PIPE COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

OREGON

 

0-27140

 

93-0557988

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

201 NE Park Plaza Drive, Suite 100

Vancouver, WA 98684

(Address of principal executive offices and Zip Code)

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (360) 397-6250

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

         Title of each class         

    Trading Symbol(s)  

    Name of each exchange on which registered     

Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share

NWPX

Nasdaq Global Select Market

 

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).

 

Emerging growth company      ☐

 

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

   
 

At the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Northwest Pipe Company on June 4, 2020, the Company’s shareholders: (i) elected three directors; (ii) approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers; and (iii) ratified the appointment of Moss Adams LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accountants for the year ending December 31, 2020. Set forth below are the voting results for each of these proposals.

 

Proposal 1:      Election of three directors:

 

Nominee

  

For

  

Withheld

  

Broker Non-votes

Scott Montross (three-year term)

  

7,536,451

  

156,127

  

1,149,401

John Paschal (three-year term)

 

5,717,687

 

1,974,891

 

1,149,401

William Yearsley (two-year term)

 

7,550,821

 

141,757

 

1,149,401

 

Proposal 2:      Advisory vote on executive compensation:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-votes

7,012,483

 

78,531

 

601,564

 

1,149,401

 

Proposal 3:      Ratification of the appointment of Moss Adams LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accountants for the year ending December 31, 2020:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-votes

8,815,106

 

16,783

 

10,090

 

-

 

 

 

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 on June 5, 2020.

 

 

NORTHWEST PIPE COMPANY

 

 

(Registrant)

 

 

 

 

 

 

By

/s/ Aaron Wilkins

 

 

 

Aaron Wilkins,

Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Corporate Secretary