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	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 12, 2020

 

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.)

 

38505 Woodward Avenue,	Suite 200,	Bloomfield Hills,		48304
Michigan
(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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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading symbol(s)	Name of exchange on which registered
Common stock, $0.01 par value	TRS	The NASDAQ Global Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

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

TriMas Corporation (the “Company”) held its 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 12, 2020 (“Annual Meeting”).

There were a total of 44,363,202 shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting and there were 42,737,125 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
Holly Boehne		41,193,778		150,300		1,393,047
Teresa Finley		41,193,717		150,361		1,393,047
Herbert Parker		40,792,365		551,713		1,393,047

Proposal 2. Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2020.

		FOR		AGAINST		ABSTAIN
		41,735,410		996,521		5,194

Proposal 3. Approval, on a non-binding advisory basis, of the compensation paid to the Company’s Named Executive Officers (“NEOs”).

FOR		AGAINST		ABSTAIN		BROKER NON-VOTES
38,183,080		3,154,556		6,442		1,393,047

Based on the votes set forth above, each of the proposals were approved by the shareholders of the Company.

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 13, 2020		By:		/s/ Joshua A. Sherbin
				Name:		Joshua A. Sherbin
				Title:		Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary