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): May 26, 2016

 


 

SUMMIT MATERIALS, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 


 

Delaware

 

001-36873

 

47-1984212

(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)

 

(Commission
File Number)

 

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

1550 Wynkoop Street, 3rd Floor
Denver, Colorado

 

80202

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

(303) 893-0012

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 


 

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:

 

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 



 

Item 5.02.  Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

On May 26, 2016, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Summit Materials, Inc. (the “Company”) increased the size of the Board from seven to eight members and appointed Joseph S. Cantie as a director of the Company, effective immediately, to fill the resulting vacancy.  The Board affirmatively determined that Mr. Cantie is independent under the guidelines for director independence set forth in the Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines and under applicable New York Stock Exchange rules.  Mr. Cantie will serve as a Class I director whose term will expire at the Company’s 2019 annual meeting of stockholders.  Mr. Cantie was also appointed to serve on the Audit Committee of the Board.

 

Mr. Cantie will receive the Company’s standard compensation provided for directors who are not employees of the Company or The Blackstone Group L.P., which consists of an annual cash retainer of $100,000, prorated for Mr. Cantie’s service in 2016, and an annual equity award valued at $100,000.  In addition, the chairperson of the Board receives an additional $150,000 in cash compensation, and the respective chairpersons of the Audit Committee, Compensation Committee and Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee (unless such chairperson is also the chairperson of the Board) receive an additional $15,000, $10,000 and $10,000, respectively, in cash compensation. Directors who are not employed by the Company or The Blackstone Group L.P. may also receive compensation, from time to time, for service on any special committees of the Board. The Company may reimburse directors for any reasonable expenses incurred by them in connection with services provided in such capacity.

 

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

 

On May 26, 2016, the Company held its 2016 annual meeting of stockholders.  At the annual meeting, stockholders voted on the matters disclosed in the Company’s definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 12, 2016 (the “Proxy Statement”).  The final voting results for the matters submitted to a vote of stockholders were as follows:

 

Proposal No. 1 — Election of Directors

 

At the annual meeting, the Company’s stockholders elected the persons listed below as Class I directors for a three-year term expiring at the Company’s 2019 annual meeting of stockholders or until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified:

 

 

 

Votes
For

 

Votes
Withheld

 

Broker
Non-Votes

 

Thomas W. Hill

 

74,941,771

 

16,752,992

 

4,481,430

 

Neil P. Simpkins

 

64,330,405

 

27,364,358

 

4,481,430

 

 

Proposal No. 2 — Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016.

 

Votes
For

 

Votes
Against

 

Votes
Abstained

 

Broker
Non-Votes

 

95,512,206

 

629,169

 

34,818

 

N/A

 

 

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Proposal No. 3 — Non-Binding Vote on Executive Compensation

 

The Company’s stockholders approved, in a non-binding advisory vote, the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement.

 

Votes
For

 

Votes
Against

 

Votes
Abstained

 

Broker
Non-Votes

 

89,185,550

 

2,465,573

 

43,640

 

4,481,430

 

 

Proposal No. 4 — Non-Binding Vote on the Frequency of Future Advisory Votes on Executive Compensation

 

The Company’s stockholders voted, in a non-binding advisory vote, on whether a stockholder vote to approve the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers should occur every one, two or three years as set forth below.

 

1 Year

 

2 Years

 

3 Years

 

Votes
Abstained

 

Broker
Non-Votes

 

86,188,103

 

3,544,563

 

1,924,682

 

37,415

 

4,481,430

 

 

In light of this vote, the Company intends to include an advisory stockholder vote to approve the compensation paid to its named executive officers every year until the next required vote on the frequency of stockholder votes on the compensation of named executive officers. The Company is required to hold a vote on frequency every six years.

 

Item 7.01.            Regulation FD Disclosure.

 

On May 26, 2016, the Company issued a press release announcing the results of the 2016 annual meeting of stockholders and the appointment of Mr. Cantie to the Board. The full text of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

The information included under Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of such section. The information in Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99,1, shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, unless specifically incorporated by reference into any such filing.

 

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

99.1                        Press Release of Summit Materials, Inc. dated May 26, 2016.

 

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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.

 

 

SUMMIT MATERIALS, INC.

 

 

Date: May 31, 2016

By:

/s/ Anne Lee Benedict

 

Name:

Anne Lee Benedict

 

Title:

Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
Number

 

Description of Exhibit

99.1

 

Press Release of Summit Materials, Inc. dated May 26, 2016.

 

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