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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
 
Astec Industries, Inc.
 (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
Tennessee
  
                                         001-11595
  
62-0873631
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  
                            (Commission File Number)
  
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

1725 Shepherd Road
Chattanooga, Tennessee 37421
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (423) 899-5898
 
 
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

Astec Industries, Inc. (the Company) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on April 28, 2011.  The following is a summary of the matters voted on at the meeting:

(a)  The results of the voting for the election of three directors in Class I to each serve a three-year term were as follows:

   
For
    
Withheld
    
Broker Non-Votes
  
William D. Gehl
     17,603,474       640,797       1,718,609  
Phillip E. Casey
     17,665,395       578,876       1,718,609  
William G. Dorey
     17,702,856       541,415       1,718,609  

(b)  The results of the voting on a non-binding resolution to approve the compensation of the Company’s executive officers were as follows:

Votes For
  
Votes Against
  
Abstain
    Broker Non-Votes
13,655,037
  
4,320,040
  
269,194
    1,718,609

(c)  The results of the voting to approve the frequency with which shareholders will vote on a non-binding resolution to approve the compensation of the Company’s executive officers in future years were as follows:

1 Year
  
2 Years
  
3 Years
  
Abstain
    Broker Non-Votes
13,598,889
  
9,176
  
4,361,583
  
274,623
    1,718,609

(d)  The results of the voting to approve the adoption of the Astec Industries, Inc. 2011 Incentive Plan were as follows:

For
  
Against
  
Abstain
  
Broker Non-Votes
17,002,795
  
842,231
  
399,245
  
1,718,609


(e)  The results of the voting for the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year 2011 were as follows:

Votes For
  
Votes Against
  
Abstain
19,936,121
  
20,584
  
6,175

 
SIGNATURES
 
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
Date: May 2, 2011
ASTEC INDUSTRIES, INC.
 
 
By:/s/ J. Don Brock                                            
J. Don Brock
Chairman of the Board , CEO and President
(Principal Executive Officer)