8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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 16, 2022

POWELL INDUSTRIES, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

(713) 944-6900

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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

At the annual meeting of stockholders of Powell Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) held on February 16, 2022 (the “Annual Meeting”), the Company’s stockholders (i) re-elected Brett A. Cope and Richard E. Williams and elected John G. Stacey as directors of the Company with terms ending in fiscal year 2025, (ii) approved, on an advisory basis, the Company’s “say-on-pay” proposal relating to the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers and the related compensation discussion and analysis contained in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 6, 2022 and (iii) approved an amendment to the Company's 2014 Non-Employee Director Equity Incentive Plan to (1) extend the term of the plan by ten years and (2) increase the number of shares of common stock that may be issued under the plan by 200,000 shares for a total of 350,000 shares. The other directors of the Company continuing in office are Christopher E. Cragg, Katheryn B. Curtis, Perry L. Elders, James W. McGill and John D. White.

The following describes the results of the voting at the Annual Meeting:

Proposal No. 1: Election of directors

Proposal No. 2: “Say-on-Pay” advisory vote

Proposal No. 3: Amendment to the 2014 Non-Employee Director Equity Incentive Plan vote

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 thereunto duly authorized.