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): August 28, 2015

 

 

Friedman Industries, Incorporated

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Texas (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		1-07521 (Commission File Number)		74-1504405 (IRS Employer Identification No.)
19747 Hwy 59 N., Suite 200 Humble, Texas (Address of principal executive offices)				77338 (Zip Code)
		713-672-9433 (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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 Instruction A.2. below):

 

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

On August 28, 2015, Friedman Industries, Incorporated (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders. At the meeting, the shareholders voted on the election of seven directors of the Company to hold office until the next Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified. The seven nominees of the Board of Directors of the Company were elected at the meeting. The number of shares voted for and withheld with respect to each of the nominees were as follows:

 

Nominee		Shares Voted For		Shares Withheld
William E. Crow		3,299,482		271,028
Durga D. Agrawal		3,310,725		259,785
Charles W. Hall		3,189,444		381,066
Alan M. Rauch		3,324,896		245,614
Max Reichenthal		3,227,653		342,857
Joel Spira		3,329,061		241,449
Joe L. Williams		3,199,400		371,110

The shareholders also voted on the following non-binding, advisory resolution regarding the compensation of the Company’s executive officers: “Resolved, that the shareholders approve the compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers as disclosed in the Company’s 2015 proxy statement pursuant to the disclosure rules of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (which disclosure includes the Summary Compensation Table and related discussion).” The number of the shares that were voted for, voted against or abstained from voting on the approval of the non-binding, advisory resolution regarding the compensation of the Company’s executive officers are as follows:

 

		Shares
For		3,418,962
Against		119,653
Abstain		31,894

The shareholders also voted to ratify the selection of Hein & Associates LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2016. The number of the shares that were voted for, voted against or abstained from voting on the ratification of the selection of Hein & Associates LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2016 are as follows:

 

		Shares
For		5,996,132
Against		33,916
Abstain		49,745

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.

Date: September 2, 2015