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 24, 2023
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On August 24, 2023, CSW Industrials, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), held its 2023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Meeting”). The number of shares present at the Meeting was 14,376,276, representing 92.48% of the 15,544,050 shares issued and outstanding that were entitled to vote on July 6, 2023, the record date for the Meeting.
Three items of business were submitted to shareholders at the Meeting. The voting results for each proposal are set forth below. Percentages shown are calculated in accordance with the methodology for counting votes for each proposal as described in the proxy statement related to the Meeting.
1.Election of Directors. The director nominees listed below were duly elected at the Meeting for a one-year term expiring in 2023 pursuant to the following votes:
Nominee | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||
Joseph Armes | 13,246,386 (98.93%) | 143,664 (1.07%) | 986,226 | ||||||||
Michael Gambrell | 12,387,752 (92.51%) | 1,000,298 (7.49%) | 986,226 | ||||||||
Bobby Griffin | 12,851,105 (95.98%) | 538,945 (4.02%) | 986,226 | ||||||||
Terry Johnston | 13,003,901 (97.12%) | 386,149 (2.88%) | 986,226 | ||||||||
| Linda Livingstone | 12,840,499 (95.90%) | 549,551 (4.10%) | 986,226 | ||||||||
Anne Motsenbocker | 13,297,769 (99.31%) | 92,281 (0.69%) | 986,226 | ||||||||
Robert Swartz | 12,964,230 (96.82%) | 425,820 (3.18%) | 986,226 | ||||||||
Kent Sweezey | 13,139,068 (98.13%) | 250,982 (1.87%) | 986,226 | ||||||||
2.Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation. The proposal for approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers received the following votes:
| Votes FOR: | 12,911,334 (96.80%) | ||||
| Votes AGAINST: | 426,426 (3.20%) | ||||
| Votes ABSTAINED: | 52,290 | ||||
| Broker Non-Votes: | 986,226 | ||||
3.Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. Grant Thornton LLP was ratified to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2024 pursuant to the following votes:
| Votes FOR: | 14,332,739 (99.76%) | ||||
| Votes AGAINST: | 33,059 (0.24%) | ||||
| Votes ABSTAINED: | 10,478 | ||||
| Broker Non-Votes: | 0 | ||||
No other matters were voted on at the Meeting.
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.
Dated: August 24, 2023
| By: | /s/ Luke E. Alverson | |||||||
| Name: | Luke E. Alverson | |||||||
| Title: | Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary | |||||||