SEC Filing Summary: Actuant Corporation (8-K)
Business Context and Reporting Period
This Form 8-K was filed by Actuant Corporation (Note: The request metadata referenced "Enerpac Tool Group Corp," but the filing text identifies the registrant as Actuant Corporation) on January 21, 2011, reporting events occurring on January 14, 2011. The filing details the results of the Company's Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
Financial Metrics
The filing text does not provide a clear value for revenue, profit, cash flow, margins, debt, or liquidity. This report focuses exclusively on corporate governance voting results.
Material Changes and Voting Results
The primary material event reported is the outcome of shareholder votes at the Annual Meeting:
- Election of Directors: Shareholders voted to elect nine directors. All nominees received significant majority support, with votes "For" ranging from approximately 56.3 million to 60.8 million. Votes "Withheld" ranged from approximately 732,000 to 5.3 million. There were 2,270,669 broker non-votes and no abstentions.
- Ratification of Auditors: The proposal to ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm was approved. The vote count was 61,501,403 "For," 2,274,424 "Against," and 73,206 abstentions.
Guidance, Outlook, and Risks
The filing text does not provide guidance, outlook, management commentary, risks, contingencies, or unusual items.
Key Facts for Investor Verification
- Verify the correct registrant name is Actuant Corporation, not Enerpac Tool Group Corp.
- Confirm the successful re-election of the nine named directors.
- Note the ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent auditor.
- Observe the presence of over 2.2 million broker non-votes on the director election proposal.