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 23, 2017

 

Comfort Systems USA, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (713) 830-9600

 

 

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 

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:

 

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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).

 

Emerging growth company o

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o

 

 

 

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

 

On May 23, 2017, the Company held its 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Of the 37,244,839 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting, 35,026,124 shares were present in person or by proxy, constituting a 94.04% quorum. The matters submitted to the stockholders of the Company at the Annual Meeting, and the results of the voting, were as follows:

 

Proposal No. 1.                                      Vote regarding the election of Darcy G. Anderson, Herman E. Bulls, Alfred J. Giardinelli, Jr., Alan P. Krusi, Brian E. Lane, Franklin Myers, James H. Schultz, Constance E. Skidmore, and Vance W. Tang as members of the Board of Directors:

 

Nominee		Votes For		Votes For as Percentage of Votes Cast		Votes Withheld
Darcy G. Anderson		32,832,040		98.78	%	406,984
Herman E. Bulls		32,661,693		98.26	%	577,331
Alfred J. Giardinelli, Jr.		32,073,787		96.49	%	1,165,237
Alan P. Krusi		32,855,899		98.85	%	383,125
Brian E. Lane		33,161,703		99.77	%	77,321
Franklin Myers		31,932,574		96.07	%	1,306,450
James H. Schultz		31,218,776		93.92	%	2,020,248
Constance E. Skidmore		33,139,047		99.70	%	99,977
Vance W. Tang		32,831,938		98.78	%	407,086

 

There were 1,787,100 broker non-votes as to Proposal No. 1.

 

Proposal No. 2.                                      Vote regarding ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2017:

 

Votes For		Votes For as a Percentage of Votes Cast		Votes Against		Votes Abstain
34,450,687		98.36%		575,247		190

 

There were no broker non-votes as to Proposal No. 2.

 

Proposal No. 3.                                      Advisory vote regarding approval of the compensation paid by the Company to its named executive officers:

 

Votes For		Votes For as a Percentage of Votes Cast		Votes Against		Votes Abstain
31,536,148		94.97%		1,670,183		32,693

 

There were 1,787,100 broker non-votes as to Proposal No. 3.

 

Proposal No. 4.                                      Advisory vote regarding the frequency of the stockholder vote on executive compensation:

 

One Year		Two Years		Three Years		Votes Abstain
26,658,865		4,890		6,541,811		33,458

 

There were 1,787,100 broker non-votes as to Proposal No. 4.

 

Proposal No. 5.                                      Vote regarding approval of the 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan:

 

Votes For		Votes For as a Percentage of Votes Cast		Votes Against		Votes Abstain
30,444,797		91.61%		2,789,066		5,161

 

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There were 1,787,100 broker non-votes as to Proposal No. 5.

 

Proposal No. 6.                                      Vote regarding approval of the 2017 Senior Management Annual Performance Plan:

 

Votes For		Votes For as a Percentage of Votes Cast		Votes Against		Votes Abstain
32,601,287		98.09%		634,416		3,321

 

There were 1,787,100 broker non-votes as to Proposal No. 6.

 

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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.

 

	By:	/s/ Trent T. McKenna
		Trent T. McKenna, Senior Vice President and General Counsel
Date:        May 24, 2017

 

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