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, 2019

 

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

(630) 574-3000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

(Fomer name or former address, if changed since last report)

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:

 

 

 

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.

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

 

 

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

The Company held its 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 2, 2019 (the “Annual Meeting”). In connection with the Annual Meeting, proxies were solicited pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Matters voted upon were (1) the election of three directors, each to serve for a three-year term expiring at the 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and to hold office until his respective successor is elected and qualified or until his earlier death, disqualification, resignation or removal; (2) the ratification of the appointment by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2019; and (3) the advisory vote on executive compensation. A total of 55,308,163 votes were cast. The results with respect to each matter are set out below:

1) The stockholders elected each of the three director nominees to serve for a three-year term expiring at the Company’s 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The voting for the director nominees was as follows:

2) The stockholders ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019 with the following vote: 

3) The stockholders adopted a resolution approving, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers. The result of the vote taken at the Annual Meeting was as follows:

 

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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.