8-K
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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 28, 2016
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware | 1-7463 | 95-4081636 |
(State of incorporation) | (SEC File No.) | (IRS Employer identification number) |
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155 North Lake Avenue Pasadena, California | 91101 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip code) |
Registrant's telephone number (including area code): (626) 578-3500
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:
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Item 5.03 | Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year |
(a) On January 28, 2016, the Board of Directors of Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (the “Company”) amended and restated the Company’s bylaws to amend Section 3.02 to reduce the authorized number of directors from twelve to eleven in connection with Mr. Edward V. Fritzky not standing for reelection to the Company’s Board of Directors at the 2016 annual meeting of shareholders. The foregoing summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the Amended and Restated Bylaws, which is filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On January 28, 2016, the Company held its annual meeting of shareholders, at which the following items were voted upon:
Proposal No. 1: Election of Directors
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Nominee | For | Against | Abstain |
Joseph R. Bronson | 90,689,026 | 2,195,218 | 115,518 |
Juan José Suárez Coppel | 90,273,538 | 2,577,092 | 149,132 |
Robert C. Davidson, Jr. | 90,449,510 | 2,431,187 | 119,065 |
Steven J. Demetriou | 91,192,852 | 1,693,126 | 113,784 |
Ralph E. Eberhart | 88,148,013 | 4,701,861 | 149,888 |
Dawne S. Hickton | 91,236,978 | 1,648,541 | 114,243 |
Peter J. Robertson | 91,733,873 | 1,116,534 | 149,355 |
Noel G. Watson | 90,622,415 | 2,267,481 | 109,866 |
There were 16,409,465 broker non-votes in the election of directors.
Proposal No. 2: Approval of an Amendment to and Restatement of the Company’s 1999 Outside Director Stock Plan
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For | Against | Abstain |
89,335,672 | 3,214,548 | 449,542 |
There were 16,409,465 broker non-votes on the proposal.
Proposal No. 3: Ratification of the Appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Year Ending September 30, 2016
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For | Against | Abstain |
107,677,621 | 1,437,887 | 293,719 |
There were no broker non-votes on the proposal.
Proposal No. 4: Advisory Vote to Approve the Company’s Executive Compensation
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For | Against | Abstain |
74,666,147 | 17,632,404 | 701,211 |
There were 16,409,465 broker non-votes on the proposal.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
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Exhibit No. | Description |
Exhibit 3.1 | Amended and Restated Bylaws of Jacobs Engineering Group Inc., dated January 28, 2016 |
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: January 29, 2016
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JACOBS ENGINEERING GROUP INC. |
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By: | /s/ Kevin C. Berryman |
| Kevin C. Berryman |
| Executive Vice President |
| Chief Financial Officer |