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 | ||||||||
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On February 22, 2024, IES held its 2024 Annual Stockholders Meeting (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders (1) elected all of the Company’s nominees for Director, (2) ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s certified public accountants for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and (3) approved, by advisory vote, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as described in the proxy statement for the Annual Meeting.
| (1) | Proposal One: Election of Directors to serve until the 2025 Annual Stockholders Meeting and until their successors are duly elected and qualified (or until their earlier death, resignation or removal). Each Director was elected as follows: | ||||
| NAME | FOR | WITHHELD | BROKER NON-VOTE | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 01— | Jennifer A. Baldock | 15,214,035 | 2,607,333 | 1,239,809 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 02— | Todd M. Cleveland | 17,403,886 | 417,482 | 1,239,809 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 03— | David B. Gendell | 16,970,620 | 850,748 | 1,239,809 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 04— | Jeffrey L. Gendell | 17,483,501 | 337,867 | 1,239,809 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 05— | Joe D. Koshkin | 16,034,431 | 1,786,937 | 1,239,809 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 06— | Elizabeth D. Leykum | 17,584,616 | 236,752 | 1,239,809 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (2) | Proposal Two: Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s certified public accountants for the Company for fiscal year 2024 was approved as follows: | ||||
| 18,904,906 | 147,393 | 8,878 | N/A | |||||||||||||||||
| FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN | BROKER NON-VOTE | |||||||||||||||||
| (3) | Proposal Three: Approval, by advisory vote, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as described in the proxy statement for the Annual Meeting: | ||||
| 17,371,138 | 446,533 | 3,697 | 1,239,809 | |||||||||||||||||
| FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN | BROKER NON-VOTE | |||||||||||||||||
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit Number | Description | ||||
| 104 — | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) | ||||
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.
| IES HOLDINGS, INC. | |||||||||||
| Date: | February 23, 2024 | By: /s/ Mary K. Newman | |||||||||
| Name: Mary K. Newman | |||||||||||
| Title: General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | |||||||||||