Form 8-K

 

 

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): April 24, 2012

 

 

Federal Signal Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-6003   36-1063330

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

1415 W. 22nd Street, Oak Brook, Illinois   60523
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

(630) 954-2000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

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

At the 2012 Annual Meeting, three proposals were submitted to and approved by the Company’s stockholders. As of the record date, March 2, 2012, there were 62,184,389 shares of the Company’s common stock issued and outstanding. The holders of 56,389,132 shares of common stock, 90.68% of the outstanding shares entitled to vote as of the record date, were represented at the meeting in person or by proxy, and this amount represented a quorum. The proposals are described in detail in the 2012 Proxy Statement. The final results were as follows:

Proposal I.

 

     For      Withhold
Authority
     Abstentions      Broker
Non-votes
 

Election of Directors:

           

James E. Goodwin

     47,812,236         1,183,846         —           7,393,050   

William F. Owens

     40,857,103         8,138,979         —           7,393,050   

Paul W. Jones

     45,254,349         3,741,733         —           7,393,050   

Dennis J. Martin

     48,072,282         923,800         —           7,393,050   

Brenda L. Reichelderfer

     37,630,082         11,366,000         —           7,393,050   

Proposal II.

 

     For      Against      Abstentions      Broker
Non-votes
 

Provide advisory approval of the Company’s executive compensation

     33,810,121         12,135,219         3,050,742         7,393,050   

In accordance with the stockholder vote at our 2011 Annual Meeting on the frequency of advisory approval with respect to executive compensation, our stockholders will be provided an opportunity to provide advisory approval of the Company’s executive compensation every year until the next required advisory vote on the frequency of such vote or until the Company’s Board of Directors elects to implement a different frequency for such advisory vote. We are required to hold an advisory vote on frequency at least once every six years.

Proposal III.

 

     For      Against      Abstentions  

Ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2012

     52,580,142         3,753,319         55,671   


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.

 

    FEDERAL SIGNAL CORPORATION
Dated: April 27, 2012   By:   /s/ Jennifer L. Sherman
    Jennifer L. Sherman
    Senior Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel