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 8, 2017 |
| ABM Industries Incorporated |
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1-8929 | 94-1369354 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction | (Commission File | (IRS Employer | ||
| of incorporation) | Number) | Identification No.) |
| One Liberty Plaza, 7th Floor | ||
| New York, New York | 10006 | |
| (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)
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| Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders |
| (a) | The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of ABM Industries Incorporated was held on March 8, 2017. |
| (b) | The following directors were elected by a vote of shareholders, each to serve for a term ending at the annual meeting of shareholders in the year 2020: Anthony G. Fernandes, Thomas M. Gartland and Winifred Markus Webb. |
The following directors remained in office: Linda Chavez, J. Philip Ferguson, Art A. Garcia, Sudhakar Kesavan, Lauralee E. Martin, Filippo Passerini, and Scott Salmirs.
The following matters were voted upon at the meeting:
| (1) | Proposal 1 - Election of Directors |
| Nominees | For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||||
| Anthony G. Fernandes | 46,146,411 | 1,253,342 | 32,011 | 4,284,591 | ||||||||||||
| Thomas M. Gartland | 47,316,613 | 62,193 | 52,958 | 4,284,591 | ||||||||||||
| Winifred Markus Webb | 46,819,271 | 591,069 | 21,424 | 4,284,591 | ||||||||||||
| (2) | Proposal 2 – Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation |
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||
| 44,536,412 | 2,829,931 | 65,421 | 4,284,591 | |||||||||||
| (3) | Proposal 3 – Advisory Vote on Frequency of Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation |
| 1 Year | 2 Years | 3 Years | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||||
| 36,959,441 | 300,758 | 10,101,979 | 69,586 | 4,284,591 | ||||||||||||
| (4) | Proposal 4 – Ratification of the Selection of KPMG LLP as Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm |
| For | Against | Abstain | ||||||||
| 50,063,104 | 1,612,898 | 40,353 | ||||||||
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 8, 2017 | By: | /s/ Barbara L. Smithers | ||
| Barbara L. Smithers | |||||
| Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Assistant Secretary | |||||