becn-8k_20180213.htm

 

 

 

 

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): February 13, 2018

 

BEACON ROOFING SUPPLY, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

Delaware

000-50924

36-417337

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

 

 

505 Huntmar Park Drive, Suite 300

Herndon, VA

 

20170

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (571) 323-3939

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 (see General Instructions A.2. below):

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))

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

 

 

(a)

2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders

On February 13, 2018, Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders. 

 

 

(b)

Voting Results

Proposal No. 1 - Shareholders elected eleven directors to hold office until the 2019 Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until their successors are elected and qualified. The final votes with respect to each director nominee were:

 

  

 

For

 

 

Withheld

 

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

Robert R. Buck

 

 

55,896,179

 

 

 

3,368,127

 

 

 

2,161,743

 

Paul M. Isabella

 

 

57,385,539

 

 

 

1,878,767

 

 

 

2,161,743

 

Carl T. Berquist

 

 

58,099,187

 

 

 

1,165,119

 

 

 

2,161,743

 

Richard W. Frost

 

 

56,177,045

 

 

 

3,087,261

 

 

 

2,161,743

 

Alan Gershenhorn

 

 

57,622,345

 

 

 

1,641,961

 

 

 

2,161,743

 

Philip W. Knisely

 

 

56,347,446

 

 

 

2,916,860

 

 

 

2,161,743

 

Robert M. McLaughlin

 

 

58,135,400

 

 

 

1,128,906

 

 

 

2,161,743

 

Neil S. Novich

 

 

57,840,940

 

 

 

1,423,366

 

 

 

2,161,743

 

Stuart A. Randle

 

 

57,146,032

 

 

 

2,118,274

 

 

 

2,161,743

 

Nathan K. Sleeper

 

 

56,340,055

 

 

 

2,924,251

 

 

 

2,161,743

 

Douglas L. Young

 

 

57,622,768

 

 

 

1,641,538

 

 

 

2,161,743

 

 

Proposal No. 2 - Shareholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018. The final votes were:

 

For

 

 

60,616,574

 

Against

 

 

499,976

 

Abstain

 

 

309,499

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

 

-

 

 

Proposal No. 3 – Shareholders approved the compensation for the Company’s named executive officers as presented in in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 10, 2018 on a non-binding, advisory basis. The final votes were:

 

For

 

 

58,270,655

 

Against

 

 

649,429

 

Abstain

 

 

344,221

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

 

2,161,744

 


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 thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

BEACON ROOFING SUPPLY, INC.

 

 

 

 

Date: February 16, 2018

 

By:

/s/ JOSEPH M. NOWICKI

 

 

 

JOSEPH M. NOWICKI

 

 

 

Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer