form8-k_17247.htm
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):   January 25, 2012
 
SCHNITZER STEEL INDUSTRIES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
 

OREGON
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
0-22496
(Commission File Number)
93-0341923
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

3200 N.W. Yeon Ave.
P.O. Box 10047
Portland, OR
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
 
97296-0047
(Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number Including Area Code:  (503) 224-9900
 
 
NO CHANGE
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 
 
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Item 5.07
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2012 annual meeting of shareholders on January 25, 2012.  For more information on the following proposals submitted to shareholders, please see the Company’s proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 14, 2011.  Below are the final voting results.
 
 
Proposal No. 1 – Election of Directors

Name
  
For
  
Withhold
  
Broker Non-Votes
David J. Anderson
  
22,537,508
  
736,738
  
0
John D. Carter
  
22,158,886
  
1,115,360
  
0
Kenneth M. Novack
  
22,167,106
  
1,107,140
  
0


Proposal No. 2 – Non-Binding Vote on Executive Compensation

For
  
Against
  
Abstain
  
Broker Non-Votes
13,628,245
  
9,499,261
  
146,741
  
0


Proposal No. 3 – Non-Binding Vote on the Frequency of Future Votes on Executive Compensation

1 Year
  
2 Years
  
3 Years
  
Abstain
  
Broker Non-Votes
21,928,637
  
26,297
  
720,979
  
598,333
  
0


In light of voting results on the frequency described above, and consistent with the Company’s recommendation, the Company’s board of directors determined that it currently intends to include an advisory, non-binding vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers every year until the next required vote on the frequency of shareholder votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.  The Company is required to hold votes on frequency every six years.
 
 
 
 
 
 
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.
 
 
 
SCHNITZER STEEL INDUSTRIES, INC.
(Registrant)
  
       
       
       
Dated:    January 26, 2012
By:
/s/ Richard C. Josephson
  
   
Name:  Richard C. Josephson
  
   
Title:    Sr. V.P., General Counsel and Secretary