8-K

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) May 10, 2023

WABASH NATIONAL CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (765) 771-5310

Not applicable

(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.

On May 10, 2023, Wabash National Corporation (the “Company”) held its 2023 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) at which four proposals were submitted to the Company’s stockholders. As of March 13, 2023, the date of record for determining the Company stockholders entitled to vote on the proposals presented at the Annual Meeting, there were 47,789,647 shares of the Company’s common stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. The holders of 44,149,711 shares of the Company’s issued and outstanding common stock were represented in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting, constituting a quorum. The four proposals considered at the Annual Meeting are described in detail in the Company’s proxy statement for the Annual Meeting, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 28, 2023. The final results for each proposal are set forth below.

Proposal 1.

The Company’s stockholders elected the following nine persons to the Company’s Board of Directors to hold office for a term of one year or until their respective successors are elected and qualified or until their earlier death, resignation or removal. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows:

Proposal 2.

The Company’s stockholders approved, in an advisory (non-binding) vote, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows:

Proposal 3.

The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows:

Proposal 4.

The Company’s stockholders voted, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, on the frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows:

In accordance with the results for Proposal 4, the Company’s Board of Directors has determined that future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers will be held annually. Thus, the next stockholder advisory vote on the compensation of our named executive officers will be held at the Company’s 2024 annual meeting of stockholders.

SIGNATURE

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.