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): February 15, 2013
  (February 13, 2013)

 

BEACON ROOFING SUPPLY, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
     
000-50924   36-4173371
(Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer
     Identification No.)
     
1 Lakeland Park Drive    
Peabody, MA   01960
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)
     
(877) 645-7663
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below:

 

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Item 5.07  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

(a)  Annual Meeting of Shareholders

 

The Annual Meeting of Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. was held on February 13, 2013.

 

(b)  Voting Results

 

1) Shareholders elected eight directors to hold office until the 2014 Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until their successors are elected and qualified. The final votes with respect to each director nominee were as follows:

 

    For   Withheld  

Broker

Non-Votes

Robert R. Buck   43,463,608   784,011   2,051,199
Paul M. Isabella   43,538,760   708,859   2,051,199
Richard W. Frost   43,410,117   837,502   2,051,199
James J. Gaffney   43,395,214   852,405   2,051,199
Peter M. Gotsch   43,104,995   1,142,624   2,051,199
Neil S. Novich   43,621,952   625,667   2,051,199
Stuart A. Randle   42,974,546   1,273,073   2,051,199
Wilson B. Sexton   43,632,565   615,054   2,051,199

 

2) Shareholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP, certified public accountants, as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013. The final votes were as follows:

 

For 43,566,775
Against 2,242,238
Abstain 489,805
Broker Non-Votes 0

 

3) Shareholders approved the compensation for our named executive officers as presented in our proxy statement on a non-binding, advisory basis. The final votes were as follows:

 

For 43,530,768
Against 95,222
Abstain 621,629
Broker Non-Votes 2,051,199

 

 

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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.

 

 

        BEACON ROOFING SUPPLY, INC.
           
           
Date:   February 15, 2013   By: /s/ Rick C. Welker
          Rick C. Welker
          Vice President & Chief Accounting Officer, Acting CFO

 

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