TRS_05132015_8K


 
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 13, 2015
 
TRIMAS CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Delaware
 
001-10716
 
38-2687639
(State or other jurisdiction
 
(Commission
 
(IRS Employer
of incorporation)
 
File Number)
 
Identification No.)
 
39400 Woodward Avenue, Suite 130, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
 
48304
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (248) 631-5450
 
 
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
 
 
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Item 5.07.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
 
TriMas Corporation (the “Corporation”) held its 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 13, 2015 (“Annual Meeting”).

There were a total of 45,291,517 shares of the Corporation’s common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting and there were 43,717,023 shares of common stock represented in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting, which constituted a quorum to conduct business at the Annual Meeting.
 
The items voted upon at the Annual Meeting and the results of the vote on each proposal were as follows:
 
Proposal 1.  Election of directors for a three year term:
 
 
FOR
 
WITHHELD
 
BROKER NON-VOTES
Nick L. Stanage
 
40,760,401
 
1,067,614
 
1,889,008
Daniel P. Tredwell
 
40,693,048
 
1,134,967
 
1,889,008
Samuel Valenti III
 
40,692,876
 
1,135,139
 
1,889,008
 
Proposal 2.  To ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Corporation's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015:
FOR
 
AGAINST
 
ABSTAIN
43,696,927
 
19,505
 
591


Based on the votes set forth above, at the Annual Meeting each of the director nominees were elected as directors and the Corporation's appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as its independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015 was ratified by the shareholders of the Corporation.







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.
 
 
TRIMAS CORPORATION
 
 
 
 
Date: May 19, 2015
 
By:
/s/ Joshua A. Sherbin
 
Name:
Joshua A. Sherbin
 
Title:
Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary