Forum Energy Technologies, Inc 8-K, filed May 13, 2022
Forum Energy Technologies, Inc. (FET)
8-K
2022-05-13
For: 2022-05-10
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About this 8-K
Forum Energy Technologies, Inc filed this 8-K on May 13, 2022, reporting on events of May 10, 2022.
Items reported
- Item 5.02: Director or officer change, or executive pay
- Item 5.07: Shareholder vote results
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 10, 2022
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
As described under Item 5.07 below, on May 10,2022, stockholders approved the First Amendment to the Company’s Second Amended and Restated 2016 Stock and Incentive Plan (the “2016 Plan”). The First Amendment increases the number of shares that may be granted under the 2016 Plan by 400,000 shares and revises the limitations on individual awards that my be granted under the 2016 Plan.
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The 2022 Annual Meeting was held on May 10, 2022 . Matters voted on at the 2022 Annual Meeting and the results thereof were as follows:
1.Election of Directors. The following individuals were elected as Class I directors to the Company's Board of Directors for a term of three years, each to serve until the annual meeting of stockholders in 2025 or until their successors are duly elected and qualified:
| Nominee | For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||
| C. Christopher Gaut | 1,832,995 | 117,378 | 2,265,250 | |||||||||||||||||
| Louis A. Raspino Jr. | 1,919,475 | 30,898 | 2,265,250 | |||||||||||||||||
| Dr. Emily Reichert, Ph.D. | 1,945,143 | 5,230 | 2,265,250 | |||||||||||||||||
2.Approval of Executive Compensation. Stockholders approved, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s name executive officers:
| Votes Cast | |||||||||||
| For | 1,853,425 | ||||||||||
| Against | 96,815 | ||||||||||
| Abstentions | 132 | ||||||||||
| Broker Non-Votes | 2,265,250 | ||||||||||
3.Approval of an amendment to the Company's Second Amended and Restated 2016 Stock and Incentive Plan. Stockholders approved the amendment to the Company's Second Amended and Restated 2016 Stock and Incentive Plan:
| Votes Cast | |||||||||||
| For | 1,898,607 | ||||||||||
| Against | 51,598 | ||||||||||
| Abstentions | 167 | ||||||||||
| Broker Non-Votes | 2,265,250 | ||||||||||
4.Ratification of Auditors. Stockholders ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2022:
| Votes Cast | |||||||||||
| For | 4,208,370 | ||||||||||
| Against | 6,982 | ||||||||||
| Abstentions | 271 | ||||||||||
| Broker Non-Votes | — | ||||||||||
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.
Date: May 13, 2022 | FORUM ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | |||||||||||||
/s/ John C. Ivascu | ||||||||||||||
John C. Ivascu | ||||||||||||||
Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary | ||||||||||||||