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 28, 2011

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:

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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 28, 2011. 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 2011;
(3) an advisory vote on Altra’s 2010 executive compensation was approved; and
(4) an advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation was held and the option to hold annual advisory votes was approved.
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
    23,304,349       693,814       N/A  
Carl L. Christenson
    22,893,450       1,104,713       N/A  
Lyle G. Ganske
    23,744,511       253,652       N/A  
Michael L. Hurt
    22,852,744       1,145,419       N/A  
Michael S. Lipscomb
    23,264,707       733,456       N/A  
Larry McPherson
    21,999,700       1,998,463       N/A  
James H. Woodward Jr.
    21,245,208       2,752,955       N/A  
Proposal 2. Ratification of Selection of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm:
         
Shares “For”
    24,645,118  
Shares “Against”
    7,684  
Shares “Abstain”
    26,251  
Broker Non-Votes
    0  
Proposal 3. Non-Binding Advisory Vote on the Compensation of The Company’s Named Executive Officers (“Say on Pay”):
         
Shares “For”
    23,108,126  
Shares “Against”
    889,060  
Shares “Abstain”
    977  
Broker Non-Votes
    680,890  
Proposal 4. Non-Binding Advisory Vote on the Frequency of the Advisory Vote on Say on Pay in Future Years (“Say on Frequency”):
         
Shares “1 Year”
    19,839,468  
Shares “2 Years”
    4,560  
Shares “3 Years”
    4,152,503  
Shares Abstain
    1,632  

 

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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: May 4, 2011

 

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