TRS_05142014_8K


 
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 8, 2014
 
TRIMAS CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Delaware
 
001-10716
 
38-2687639
(State or other jurisdiction
 
(Commission
 
(IRS Employer
of incorporation)
 
File Number)
 
Identification No.)
 
39400 Woodward Avenue, Suite 130, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
 
48304
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (248) 631-5450
 
 
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
 
 
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Item 5.07.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
 
TriMas Corporation (the “Corporation”) held its 2014 Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 8, 2014 (“Annual Meeting”).

There were a total of 45,224,854 shares of the Corporation’s common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting and there were 43,455,811 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
Richard M. Gabrys
 
40,409,541
 
1,970,941
 
1,075,329
Eugene A. Miller
 
42,141,620
 
238,862
 
1,075,329
 
Proposal 2.  To ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Corporation's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2014:
FOR
 
AGAINST
 
ABSTAIN
43,422,432
 
31,115
 
2,264
 
Proposal 3.  To approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Corporation's Named Executive Officers:
FOR
 
AGAINST
 
ABSTAIN
 
BROKER NON-VOTES
42,049,109
 
308,237
 
23,136
 
1,075,329

Based on the votes set forth above, at the Annual Meeting: (i) each of the director nominees were elected as directors; (ii) the Corporation's appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as its independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2014 was ratified by the shareholders of the Corporation; and (iii) compensation paid to the Corporation's Named Executive Officers was approved by the shareholders of the Corporation on a non-binding advisory basis.







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
 
 
 
 
Date: May 14, 2014
 
By:
/s/ Joshua A. Sherbin
 
Name:
Joshua A. Sherbin
 
Title:
Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary