SEC Filing Summary: Actuant Corporation (Form 8-K)
Business Context and Reporting Period
This Form 8-K was filed by Actuant Corporation on January 21, 2016, reporting events from its Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on January 19, 2016. The filing details the results of shareholder votes regarding the election of directors and other corporate matters. Note: The request metadata references "ENERPAC TOOL GROUP CORP," but the filing text explicitly identifies the registrant as Actuant Corporation.
Key Financial Metrics
This filing is a current report regarding corporate governance and does not contain financial performance data. The text does not provide values for revenue, profit, cash flow, margins, debt, or liquidity.
Material Changes
The filing reports the successful election of eight directors to serve until the next annual meeting. All nominees received significant majority support. Additionally, shareholders approved the advisory vote on executive compensation and ratified PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent auditor.
Guidance, Outlook, and Risks
The filing contains no management commentary, financial guidance, outlook, risk factors, or discussion of contingencies. It is strictly a record of voting outcomes.
Key Facts for Investor Verification
- Director Election Results: All eight nominees (Robert C. Arzbaecher, Gurminder S. Bedi, E. James Ferland, Thomas J. Fischer, R. Alan Hunter, Jr., Robert A. Peterson, Holly A. Van Deursen, and Dennis K. Williams) were elected with over 90% of votes cast in favor.
- Executive Compensation Vote: The "Say-on-Pay" advisory vote passed with approximately 97.7% of votes in favor (54,032,232 for vs. 1,246,158 against).
- Auditor Ratification: PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP was ratified as the independent auditor with approximately 97.6% of votes in favor (55,735,850 for vs. 1,356,167 against).
- Broker Non-Votes: There were 1,803,221 broker non-votes recorded for the director elections and the executive compensation vote.