SEC Document



UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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FORM 8-K
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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 12, 2016

TRIMAS CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 
 
 
 
 
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
001-10716
(Commission
File Number)
 
38-2687639
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

39400 Woodward Avenue, Suite 130 Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
(Address of principal
executive offices)

 
 
 
48304
(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (248) 631-5450
 
Not Applicable
(Former 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:

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Item 5.07.
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
TriMas Corporation (the “Corporation”) held its 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 12, 2016 (“Annual Meeting”).

There were a total of 45,481,265 shares of the Corporation’s common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting and there were 43,713,319 shares of common stock represented in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting, which constituted a quorum to conduct business at the Annual Meeting.

The items voted upon at the Annual Meeting and the results of the vote on each proposal were as follows:

Proposal 1. Election of directors for a three year term:

 
FOR
WITHHELD
BROKER NON-VOTES
Nancy S. Gougarty
38,354,826
2,515,366
2,843,127
David M. Wathen
39,873,361
996,831
2,843,127

Proposal 2. To ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Corporation’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2016.

 
FOR
AGAINST
ABSTAIN
 
43,222,619
489,692
1,008

Proposal 3. To re-approve the material terms for qualified performance-based compensation under the Corporation’s 2011 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan.

FOR
AGAINST
ABSTAIN
BROKER NON-VOTES
39,361,765
1,505,059
3,368
2,843,127

Based on the votes set forth above, at the Annual Meeting each of the director nominees were elected as directors, and the proposals to ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Corporation’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2016 and the re-approval of the material terms for qualified performance-based compensation under the Corporation’s 2011 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan were adopted by the shareholders of the Corporation.

 





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.

 
 
 
TRIMAS CORPORATION
 
 
 
 
May 13, 2016
 
By:
/s/ Joshua A. Sherbin
 
 
 
Name: Joshua A. Sherbin
 
 
 
Title: Senior Vice President, General Counsel
 
 
 
            and Secretary