TBI 8-K 5.19.15


UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549

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FORM 8-K
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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
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TRUEBLUE, INC.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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Washington
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
001-14543
 
91-1287341
(Commission File Number)
 
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
1015 A Street, Tacoma, Washington
 
98402
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(Zip Code)
(253) 383-9101
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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.

On May 13, 2015, TrueBlue, Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of shareholders. A total of 38,378,558 shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding and entitled to vote were present at the annual meeting in person or by proxy. At the annual meeting, the shareholders voted to (a) elect each of the nine nominees for director, (b) approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, and (c) ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP to be the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 25, 2015.

The voting results were as follows:

(a) Election of Directors:

Nominee
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
Colleen B. Brown
35,908,818
25,164
3,374
2,441,202
Steven C. Cooper
35,822,710
111,063
3,583
2,441,202
Thomas E. McChesney
35,438,579
482,014
16,763
2,441,202
Gates McKibbin
35,791,913
128,906
16,537
2,441,202
Jeffrey B. Sakaguchi
35,897,117
23,668
16,571
2,441,202
Joseph P. Sambataro, Jr.
35,811,022
122,901
3,433
2,441,202
Bonnie W. Soodik
35,894,505
39,477
3,374
2,441,202
William W. Steele
35,797,075
136,798
3,483
2,441,202
Craig E. Tall
35,895,364
25,621
16,371
2,441,202


(b) Advisory vote on compensation of the Company’s named executive officers:

For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
31,926,461
3,984,184
26,711
2,441,202


(c) Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP to be the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 25, 2015:

For
Against
Abstain
38,357,462
17,228
3,868




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.


 
TRUEBLUE, INC.
 
(Registrant)
Date: May 19, 2015
By:
 /s/ James E. Defebaugh
 
 
 
James E. Defebaugh
 
 
Executive Vice President,
 
 
General Counsel and Secretary