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Item 5.07 |
Submission of Matters to a Vote Security Holders |
The 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of H&E Equipment Services, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on May 19, 2020. Matters submitted to the stockholders and voted upon at the meeting, which are more fully described in the Company’s Proxy Statement, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 6, 2020, were (1) the election of ten directors; (2) the ratification of the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2020; and (3) an advisory vote on Named Executive Officer compensation as disclosed in the Proxy Statement.
Each of the director nominees set forth below was elected to hold office until his respective successor is duly elected and qualified or until his or her death, resignation or removal. Stockholders ratified the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2020. Stockholders, in a non-binding advisory vote, approved the compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers as disclosed in the Company’s Proxy Statement.
The table below shows the votes cast for, against or withheld, as well as the number of abstentions and broker non-votes, as to each proposal, including a separate tabulation with respect to each nominee for director. There were no broker non-votes for the proposal regarding the ratification of the accounting firm.
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(1) |
Election of directors. |
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For |
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Withheld |
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Broker Non-Votes |
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John M. Engquist |
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28,828,082 |
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469,862 |
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4,363,245 |
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Bradley W. Barber |
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28,983,291 |
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314,653 |
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4,363,245 |
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Paul N. Arnold |
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28,675,394 |
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622,550 |
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4,363,245 |
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Gary W. Bagley |
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28,841,535 |
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456,409 |
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4,363,245 |
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Bruce C. Bruckmann |
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28,494,337 |
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803,607 |
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4,363,245 |
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Patrick L. Edsell |
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29,039,241 |
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258,703 |
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4,363,245 |
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Thomas J. Galligan III |
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29,035,730 |
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262,214 |
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4,363,245 |
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Lawrence C. Karlson |
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27,295,584 |
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2,002,360 |
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4,363,245 |
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John T. Sawyer |
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28,482,858 |
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815,086 |
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4,363,245 |
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Mary P. Thompson |
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29,138,427 |
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159,517 |
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4,363,245 |
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Ratification of Appointment of BDO USA, LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2020. |
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Abstain |
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33,485,894 |
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124,185 |
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51,110 |
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Advisory vote on Named Executive Officer compensation as disclosed in the Proxy Statement. |
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Against |
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Abstain |
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Broker Non-Votes |
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28,120,106 |
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707,213 |
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470,625 |
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4,363,245 |
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Item 9.01 |
Exhibits |
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Exhibit 104 |
Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). |
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.
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Date: May 20, 2020 |
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/s/ Leslie S. Magee |
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Leslie S. Magee Chief Financial Officer |