0001193125-14-326571.txt : 20140829 0001193125-14-326571.hdr.sgml : 20140829 20140829113354 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-14-326571 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20140828 ITEM INFORMATION: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders FILED AS OF DATE: 20140829 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20140829 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: FRIEDMAN INDUSTRIES INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000039092 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: STEEL WORKS, BLAST FURNACES & ROLLING & FINISHING MILLS [3310] IRS NUMBER: 741504405 STATE OF INCORPORATION: TX FISCAL YEAR END: 0331 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-07521 FILM NUMBER: 141074021 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 19747 HWY 59 NORTH, SUITE 200 CITY: HUMBLE STATE: TX ZIP: 77338 BUSINESS PHONE: 7136729433 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: PO BOX 62388 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77205 8-K 1 d780822d8k.htm 8-K 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): August 28, 2014

 

 

Friedman Industries, Incorporated

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Texas   1-07521   74-1504405

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

  

(Commission

File Number)

  

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

19747 Hwy 59 N., Suite 200

Humble, Texas

   77338
(Address of principal executive offices)   (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):

 

¨ 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))

 

 

 

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

On August 28, 2014, 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

      3,497,834         196,239   

Durga D. Agrawal

      3,533,709         160,364   

Charles W. Hall

      1,989,564         1,704,509   

Alan M. Rauch

      3,501,461         192,612   

Max Reichenthal

      3,523,026         171,047   

Joel Spira

      3,378,680         315,393   

Joe L. Williams

      2,115,515         1,578,558   

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 2014 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

      3,467,221   

Against

      157,838   

Abstain

      69,014   

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: August 29, 2014

 

FRIEDMAN INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED
By:  

/s/ Alex LaRue

  Alex LaRue
  Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer