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): June 17, 2014

 

ECHO GLOBAL LOGISTICS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

001-34470

(Commission

File Number)

 

20-5001120

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

600 West Chicago Avenue

Suite 725

Chicago, Illinois

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

60654

(Zip Code)

 

(800) 354-7993

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

N/A

(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:

 

o    Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o    Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o            Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o            Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 



 

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

Echo Global Logistics, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on June 17, 2014.  The matters that were voted on at the Annual Meeting and the final voting results as to each such matter are set forth below.

 

Proposal No. 1: Election of Directors

 

The following nominees were elected to the Board of Directors for a one-year term expiring in 2015, as follows:

 

 

 

FOR

 

WITHHELD

 

BROKER
NON-VOTES

 

Samuel K. Skinner

 

18,657,681

 

71,952

 

3,344,811

 

Douglas R. Waggoner

 

18,715,994

 

13,639

 

3,344,811

 

Bradley A. Keywell

 

16,831,527

 

1,898,106

 

3,344,811

 

Matthew Ferguson

 

18,716,639

 

12,994

 

3,344,811

 

David Habiger

 

18,478,128

 

251,505

 

3,344,811

 

Nelda J. Conners

 

18,344,234

 

385,399

 

3,344,811

 

 

Proposal No. 2: Ratification of Appointment of Ernst & Young LLP to Serve as Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Company for the Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2014

 

The ratification of Ernst & Young LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2014 was approved as follows:

 

FOR

 

AGAINST

 

ABSTAIN

 

22,036,280

 

37,671

 

493

 

 

Proposal No. 3:  Approval, on an Advisory, Non-Binding Basis, the Company’s Executive Compensation

 

FOR

 

AGAINST

 

ABSTAIN

 

BROKER
NON-VOTES

 

18,053,877

 

653,579

 

22,177

 

3,344,811

 

 

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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.

 

 

ECHO GLOBAL LOGISTICS, INC.

 

 

 

 

Dated: June 18, 2014

By:

/s/ Kyle L. Sauers

 

Name: Kyle L. Sauers

 

Title:   Chief Financial Officer

 

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