UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 14A
Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. )
Filed by the Registrant þ Filed by a Party other than the Registrant ¨
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| ¨ | Preliminary Proxy Statement |
| ¨ | Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule 14a-6(e)(2)) |
| ¨ | Definitive Proxy Statement |
| þ | Definitive Additional Materials |
| ¨ | Soliciting Material Pursuant to §240.14a-12 |
Powell Industries, Inc.
(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)
(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant)
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ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS OF
POWELL INDUSTRIES, INC.
February 24, 2016
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PROXY VOTING INSTRUCTIONS
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| INTERNET - Access “www.voteproxy.com” and follow the on-screen instructions or scan the QR code with your smartphone. Have your proxy card available when you access the web page.
Vote online until 11:59 PM EST the day before the meeting. |
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MAIL - Sign, date and mail your proxy card in the envelope provided as soon as possible.
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| IN PERSON - You may vote your shares in person by attending the Annual Meeting. | ACCOUNT NUMBER | |||||
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NOTICE OF INTERNET AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIAL: The Notice of Meeting, proxy statement and proxy card are available at http://investor.shareholder.com/powell/proxies.cfm
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Please detach along perforated line and mail in the envelope provided IF you
are not voting via the Internet.
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THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” THE ELECTION OF ALL NOMINEES
AND “FOR” THE ADVISORY APPROVAL OF THE COMPANY’S EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION.
PLEASE SIGN, DATE AND RETURN PROMPTLY IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE. PLEASE MARK YOUR VOTE IN BLUE OR BLACK INK AS SHOWN HERE x
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1. Election of the nominees listed below (except as indicated below) to the Board of Directors, class of 2019. |
FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN | |||||||||||||||||
| 2. | To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of executives, as disclosed pursuant to the compensation disclosure rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the compensation discussion and analysis, the compensation tables and any related material disclosed in this proxy statement (“say-on-pay”). | ¨ |
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FOR ALL NOMINEES
WITHHOLD AUTHORITY FOR ALL NOMINEES |
NOMINEES: ¡ THOMAS W. POWELL ¡ RICHARD E. WILLIAMS |
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FOR ALL EXCEPT (See instructions below) |
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In their discretion with respect to (1) any other matters as may properly come before the meeting and any adjournment thereof, (2) approval of the minutes of the prior meeting, if such approval does not amount to ratification of the action taken at that meeting, (3) the election of any other person as a director if a nominee named above is unable to serve or for good cause will not serve, and (4) matters incident to the conduct of the meeting. | |||||||||||||||||
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If properly executed, this voting instruction will be voted as directed herein.
IF NO DIRECTION IS INDICATED WITH RESPECT TO THE ABOVE PROPOSALS, SHARES ALLOCATED WILL BE VOTED “FOR” THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS’ NOMINEES. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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INSTRUCTIONS: To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee(s), mark “FOR ALL EXCEPT” and fill in the circle next to each nominee you wish to withhold, as shown here: l |
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| To change the address on your account, please check the box at right and indicate your new address in the address space above. Please note that changes to the registered name(s) on the account may not be submitted via this method. | ¨ | |||||||||||||||||||
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| ¢ | Note: | Please sign exactly as your name or names appear on this Proxy. When shares are held jointly, each holder should sign. When signing as executor, administrator, attorney, trustee or guardian, please give full title as such. If the signer is a corporation, please sign full corporate name by duly authorized officer, giving full title as such. If signer is a partnership, please sign in partnership name by authorized person. | ¢ |