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) – January 17, 2013
SIFCO Industries, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Ohio | 1-5978 | 34-0553950 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 970 East 64th Street, Cleveland Ohio | 44103 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (ZIP Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (216) 881-8600
N.A.
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Section 5 – Corporate Governance and Management
| Item 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
Effective January 17, 2013, Dennis P. Hido became the Corporate Controller and Principal Accounting Officer of SIFCO Industries, Inc. (the “Company”). Mr. Hido, 49, was previously the Chief Financial Officer and Director of Operations for Henry Schein Medical Systems and also served as the Controller for PTC Alliance.
Mr. Hido replaces former Corporate Controller and Principal Accounting Officer, Remigijus H. Belzinskas, who assumed other non-executive responsibilities at the Company.
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
On January 17, 2013, the Company held its Annual Meeting of shareholders. The following matters set forth in our definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A dated November 30, 2012 and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission were voted on at our Annual Meeting of shareholders and the results of such voting is indicated below.
| 1. | The seven (7) nominees listed below were elected as directors of the Company, each to serve on the Board of Directors until the Company’s Annual Meeting in 2014, with the respective votes set forth opposite their names: |
| Name of Director |
Votes For | Votes Withheld | Non Votes | |||||||||
| Jeffrey P. Gotschall |
4,271,179 | 104,404 | 630,276 | |||||||||
| Michael S. Lipscomb |
4,311,244 | 64,339 | 630,276 | |||||||||
| Donald C. Molten Jr. |
4,271,258 | 104,325 | 630,276 | |||||||||
| John G. Chapman, Sr. |
4,295,442 | 80,141 | 630,276 | |||||||||
| Alayne L. Reitman |
4,274,527 | 101,056 | 630,276 | |||||||||
| Norman E. Wells, Jr. |
4,293,249 | 82,334 | 630,276 | |||||||||
| Hudson D. Smith |
4,285,261 | 90,322 | 630,276 | |||||||||
| 2. | Ratify the designation of Grant Thornton LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for 2013. Voting results on this proposal were as follows: |
| For |
4,931,749 | |||
| Against |
28,235 | |||
| Abstain |
45,875 |
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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.
| SIFCO Industries, Inc. (Registrant) | ||||||
| Date: January 23, 2013 | /s/ Catherine M. Kramer | |||||
| Catherine M. Kramer | ||||||
| Vice President – Finance and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||
| (Principal Financial Officer) | ||||||
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