Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): May 6, 2022
OLYMPIC STEEL, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Ohio
000-23320
34-1245650
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
22901 Mill Creek Blvd. Suite 650, Highland Hills, OH
44122
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (216) 292-3800
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, without par value
ZEUS
The NASDAQ Stock Market, LLC.
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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).
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Item 5.07.Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Olympic Steel, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on May 6, 2022. The final voting results for the proposals submitted for a vote of shareholders at the Annual Meeting are set forth below.
Proposal 1. The shareholders elected David A. Wolfort, Dirk A. Kempthorne, Idalene F. Kesner, and Richard P. Stovsky as directors of the Company to serve until the Company’s 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The voting results were as follows:
Name
For
Withheld
Broker Non-Votes
David A. Wolfort
8,633,915
379,565
1,146,641
Dirk A. Kempthorne
7,187,814
1,825,666
1,146,641
Idalene F. Kesner
8,584,062
429,418
1,146,641
Richard P. Stovsky
8,969,511
43,969
1,146,641
Proposal 2. The shareholders approved the ratification of the appointment of Grant Thornton, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2022. The voting results were as follows:
For
Against
Abstain
10,135,714
14,998
9,409
Proposal 3. The shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the Company’s named executive officer compensation. The voting results were as follows:
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
8,901,500
69,260
42,720
1,146,641
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.
