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): April 26, 2012

 

 

ALTRA HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-33209   61-1478870

(State or other Jurisdiction of

Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

300 Granite Street, Suite 201

Braintree, Massachusetts

  02184
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (781) 917-0600

(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

Altra Holdings, Inc. (“Altra”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on April 26, 2012. At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders:

 

  (1) elected all of the seven (7) nominees to serve as directors of Altra;

 

  (2) ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as Altra’s independent registered accounting firm for the fiscal year 2012;

 

  (3) approved an amendment to, and the material terms of, the 2004 Equity Incentive Plan; and

 

  (4) approved an advisory vote to approve Altra’s 2012 named executive officer compensation .

The results for each matter voted on by the stockholders at the Annual Meeting were as follows:

Proposal 1. Election of Directors:

 

     Shares “For”      Shares
“Withheld”
     Broker
non-votes
 

Edmund M. Carpenter

     24,737,960         470,414         N/A   

Carl L. Christenson

     24,136,366         1,072,008         N/A   

Lyle G. Ganske

     24,829,647         378,727         N/A   

Michael L. Hurt

     24,049,327         1,159,047         N/A   

Michael S. Lipscomb

     24,737,760         470,614         N/A   

Larry McPherson

     23,326,042         1,882,332         N/A   

James H. Woodward Jr.

     22,660,757         2,547,617         N/A   

Proposal 2. Ratification of Selection of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm:

 

Shares “For”

     25,311,877   

Shares “Against”

     296,791   

Shares “Abstain”

     91,373   

Broker Non-Votes

     0   

Proposal 3. Approval of an Amendment to, and the Material Terms of, the 2004 Equity Incentive Plan:

 

Shares “For”

     23,963,758   

Shares “Against”

     1,195,179   

Shares “Abstain”

     49,437   

Broker Non-Votes

     491,667   

Proposal 4. Advisory Vote to Approve the Compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers (“Say on Pay”):

 

Shares “For”

     24,991,726   

Shares “Against”

     165,486   

Shares “Abstain”

     51,162   

Broker Non-Votes

     491,667   

 

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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.

 

ALTRA HOLDINGS, INC.

/s/ Glenn Deegan

Name: Glenn Deegan
Title: Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Date: April 30, 2012

 

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