Form 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): March 5, 2013

 

 

ABM Industries Incorporated

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   1-8929   94-1369354

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission File

Number)

  (IRS Employer
Identification No.)
551 Fifth Avenue, Suite 300
New York, New York
  10176
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (212) 297-0200

N/A

(Former name or former 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:

 

¨ 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

 

(a) The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of ABM Industries Incorporated was held on March 5, 2013.

 

(b) The following directors were elected by a vote of stockholders, each to serve for a term ending at the annual meeting of stockholders in the year 2016: Luke S. Helms, Sudhakar Kesavan, and William W. Steele.

The following directors remained in office: Linda Chavez, Anthony G. Fernandes, J. Philip Ferguson, Maryellen C. Herringer, and Henrik C. Slipsager.

The following matters were voted upon at the meeting:

 

  (1) Proposal 1 - Election of Directors

 

Nominees

   For      Withheld      Broker Non-Votes

Luke S. Helms

     37,372,581         4,202,454       6,908,460

Sudhakar Kesavan

     41,289,934         285,101       6,908,460

William W. Steele

     41,219,062         355,973       6,908,460

 

  (2) Proposal 2 - Ratification of KPMG LLP as Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

For

   

Against

   

Abstentions

  48,048,540        279,866      155,089

 

  (3) Proposal 3 - Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

37,575,118   3,787,634   212,283   6,908,460


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.

 

          ABM INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED
Dated: March 5, 2013           By:  

 /s/ Sarah H. McConnell

    Sarah H. McConnell
    Senior Vice President and General Counsel