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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On February 21, 2022, William Griffiths retired as the Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) Quanex Building Products Corporation (the “Company”). Mr. Griffiths will remain the Company’s Non-Executive Chairman. In connection therewith, on February 22, 2022, the Board approved the payment of an annual retainer to Mr. Griffiths for his service as Chairman of the Board. This annual retainer is in the amount of $40,000 and will be paid to Mr. Griffiths on a quarterly basis. In addition to this retainer, Mr. Griffiths will be compensated for his service as a director pursuant to the Company’s standard director compensation practices, as set forth in the Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines and more fully discussed in the Company’s Proxy Statement for its 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 25, 2022.
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On February 22, 2022, the Company held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders, pursuant to notice and proxy mailed on or about January 25, 2022, to the Company’s stockholders of record as of January 5, 2022. There were 33,388,735 shares of common stock entitled to vote at the meeting, and a total of 31,458,366.264 shares were represented at the meeting in person or by proxy.
At the Annual Meeting, nine directors were elected for terms expiring at the Company’s 2023 Annual Meeting, with the following tabulation of votes for each nominee:
Director Nominee | Votes For | Votes Against |
Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
Percent of Shares Cast in Favor * |
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Susan F. Davis | 29,279,302.215 | 957,455.772 | 4,134.277 | 1,217,474 | 96.83 | % | ||||||||||||||
William C. Griffiths | 29,644,789.412 | 589,065.345 | 7,037.507 | 1,217,474 | 98.05 | % | ||||||||||||||
Bradley E. Hughes | 29,978,000.325 | 254,966.781 | 7,925.158 | 1,217,474 | 99.16 | % | ||||||||||||||
Jason D. Lippert | 30,119,276.493 | 114,465.054 | 7,150.717 | 1,217,474 | 99.62 | % | ||||||||||||||
Donald R. Maier | 29,486,579,532 | 746,179.973 | 8,132.759 | 1,217,474 | 97.53 | % | ||||||||||||||
Meredith W. Mendes | 29,496,788.837 | 738,099.049 | 6,004.378 | 1,217,474 | 97.56 | % | ||||||||||||||
Curtis M. Stevens | 29,324,869.532 | 907,960.594 | 8,062.138 | 1,217,474 | 97.00 | % | ||||||||||||||
William E. Waltz, Jr. | 29,487,050.170 | 745,772.956 | 8,069.138 | 1,217,474 | 97.53 | % | ||||||||||||||
George L. Wilson | 29,757,981.112 | 474,943.435 | 7,967.717 | 1,217,474 | 98.43 | % |
*Excludes Abstentions and Broker Non-Votes |
In addition to the election of directors, stockholders at the Annual Meeting voted on and approved the following actions:
· | Provided an advisory “say on pay” vote approving the Company’s executive compensation programs; and |
· | Ratified the Audit Committee’s appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s independent auditor for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2022; |
The tabulation of votes for these proposals is set forth below:
Proposal | Votes For | Votes Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | Percent of Shares Cast in Favor * | |||||||||||||||
Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation | 29,655,454.330 | 474,831.670 | 110,606.264 | 1,217,474 | 98.42 | % | ||||||||||||||
Ratification of Company’s Independent Auditor | 31,244,575.661 | 194,680.877 | 19,109.726 | - | 99.38 | % |
*Excludes Abstentions and Broker Non-Votes |
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
Board Leadership and Committee Assignments
On February 22, 2022, the Board formally approved various Board leadership and Committee assignments, as set forth below:
Chairman of the Board |
Lead Director |
Compensation & Management Development Committee |
Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee |
Audit Committee | Executive Committee |
Bill Griffiths | Susan Davis |
Don Maier (Chair) Susan Davis Jason Lippert Bill Waltz |
Susan Davis (Chair) Brad Hughes Jason Lippert Don Maier Meredith Mendes Curt Stevens Bill Waltz |
Curt Stevens (Chair) Brad Hughes Meredith Mendes |
Bill Griffiths (Chair) Susan Davis Curt Stevens |
Information regarding committee membership is also publicly available on the Company’s website at www.quanex.com.
Dividend Declaration
On February 23, 2022, the Company issued a press release announcing the declaration of a dividend of $0.08 per share, to be paid on March 30, 2022, to all holders of record as of the Record Date of March 15, 2022. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
The information contained in this Item 7.01 and Exhibit 99.1 hereto shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any other filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits. The following exhibits are being filed herewith:
Exhibit No. | Description |
99.1 | Press Release dated February 23, 2022 |
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
QUANEX BUILDING PRODUCTS CORPORATION | ||
(Registrant) | ||
February 23, 2022 | /S/ Paul B. Cornett | |
(Date) | Paul
B. Cornett Senior Vice President – General Counsel and Secretary |
Exhibit 99.1
Quanex Building Products Announces Results of Annual Meeting and Declares Quarterly Dividend
HOUSTON, TEXAS, February 23, 2022 – Quanex Building Products Corporation (NYSE: NX) (“Quanex” or the “Company”) today announced the results from its Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on February 22, 2022. In addition, Quanex announced that its Board of Directors (the “Board”) declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.08 per share on the Company’s common stock, payable March 30, 2022, to shareholders of record on March 15, 2022.
The stockholders approved each of the following proposals:
· | Election of Directors – Susan F. Davis, William C. Griffiths, Bradley E. Hughes, Jason D. Lippert, Donald R. Maier, Meredith W. Mendes, Curtis M. Stevens, William E. Waltz Jr. and George L. Wilson were all elected to serve as directors on the Board until the Company’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders in 2023 |
· | Advisory Vote Approving Named Executive Officer Compensation - the stockholders approved the Company’s executive officer compensation structure |
· | Ratification of Appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as Independent Public Accountants - Grant Thornton LLP was ratified as Quanex’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2022 |
With respect to the first-time election of Bradley E. Hughes to the Board, George Wilson, President and Chief Executive Officer, commented, “We are pleased to have Brad join our Board as a member of the Audit and Nominating & Corporate Governance Committees. Brad’s leadership skills, finance and accounting expertise, manufacturing and operations experience, and strategic vision will prove beneficial to our Board and will serve our shareholders well. We look forward to Brad’s contributions.”
Bill Griffiths, Chairman of the Board, further stated, “Brad’s strong leadership skills were apparent during his tenure at Cooper Tire, and his well-rounded knowledge base will most certainly add value to the Board and will help increase shareholder value over time.”
Mr. Hughes served as President & Chief Executive Officer of Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. (“Cooper”) from 2016 until it was sold in 2021. Prior to that time, he served in various positions of increasing responsibility with Cooper after joining the company in 2009. Mr. Hughes earned a Bachelor of Science from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Michigan.
About Quanex
Quanex Building Products Corporation is an industry-leading manufacturer of components sold to Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) in the building products industry. Quanex designs and produces energy-efficient fenestration products in addition to kitchen and bath cabinet components.
Contact:
Scott Zuehlke
SVP, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer
713-877-5327
scott.zuehlke@quanex.com
www.quanex.com