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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 24, 2018
 
  
 
Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. 
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
 
 
Delaware
 
1-13429
 
94-3196943
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
 
(Commission file number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
 
  
 
5956 W. Las Positas Boulevard, Pleasanton, CA 94588
 (Address of principal executive offices)
 
 
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code): (925) 560-9000
 
 
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:
 
 
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
 
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

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Item 5.07    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

On April 24, 2018, an annual meeting of the shareholders of Simpson Manufacturing Co, Inc. (the “Company”) was held at the Company’s home office located at 5956 W. Las Positas Blvd., Pleasanton, California 94588 (the “Annual Meeting”), for the shareholders to vote on the following proposals:
 
Proposal 1:
To elect six directors, each to hold office until the Company's 2019 annual meeting of shareholders or until his or her successor has been duly qualified and elected. .

Proposal 2:
To ratify the selection of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2018 fiscal year.

Proposal 3:
To approve, on an advisory, non-binding basis of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.

 
The foregoing proposals were the only proposals to be acted upon at the Annual Meeting. For information regarding such proposals, see the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed, with the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission by the Company on March 13, 2018, with respect to the Annual Meeting.

At the close of business on February 26, 2018, the record date for the Annual Meeting, there were 46,684,831 shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting (“Common Stock”). As the holders of 45,219,967 shares of Common Stock, having a majority of the votes that could be cast by the holders of all outstanding shares of stock entitled to vote at any meeting of the Company’s shareholders, were represented in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting, a quorum was present.

Each of the foregoing proposals was adopted and approved by the shareholders at the Annual Meeting. The number of votes cast for or against, as well as abstentions and broker non-votes, if applicable, with respect to each of Proposals 1- 3 presented at the Annual Meeting, including a separate tabulation with respect to each director nominee for office are set forth below:

 Proposal 1: Election of Directors.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Broker
 
 
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Non-Votes
Karen Colonias
 
42,193,711

 
611,377

 
1,474

 
2,413,405

Celeste V. Ford
 
42,092,193

 
506,173

 
208,196

 
2,413,405

Michael A. Bless
 
36,907,436

 
5,897,058

 
2,068

 
2,413,405

Jennifer A. Chatman
 
41,887,818

 
713,025

 
205,719

 
2,413,405

Robin G. MacGillivray
 
41,915,553

 
683,609

 
207,400

 
2,413,405

Philip E. Donaldson
 
42,355,587

 
448,825

 
2,150

 
2,413,405


As a result, the six individuals were elected by the shareholders as directors of the Company, each to hold office until the Company's 2019 annual meeting of shareholders or until his or her successor has been duly qualified and elected.        

Proposal 2: Ratification of the selection of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2018.
FOR
 
AGAINST
 
ABSTAIN
 
44,910,826
 
308,381
 
760
 

As a result, the selection of Grant Thornton LLP by the Company's board of directors as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018 was ratified by the shareholders.
Proposal 3: Approval, on an advisory, non-binding basis, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.
FOR
 
AGAINST
 
ABSTAIN
 
BROKER NON-VOTES
41,833,000
 
758,620
 
214,942
 
2,413,405


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As a result, the compensation paid to the Company's named executive officers as disclosed in the Company’s proxy statement for the Annual Meeting was approved by the shareholders.

The Company will include a shareholder vote on the compensation of its named executive officers in its proxy materials and hold such a vote every year until the occurrence of the next vote on the frequency of shareholder votes on the compensation of the Company's named executive officers pursuant to section 14A(a)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C 78n-1(a)2)).

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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.
  
 
 
 
Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc.
 
 
      (Registrant)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
DATE: April 26, 2018
 
By
/s/BRIAN J. MAGSTADT
 
 
 
Brian J. Magstadt
 
 
 
Chief Financial Officer
 
 
 


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