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 14, 2013

 

ECHO GLOBAL LOGISTICS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

001-34470

 

20-5001120

(State or other jurisdiction

 

(Commission

 

(I.R.S. Employer

of incorporation)

 

File Number)

 

Identification No.)

 

600 West Chicago Avenue

 

 

Suite 725

 

 

Chicago, Illinois

 

60654

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(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 14, 2013.  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 2014, as follows:

 

 

 

FOR

 

WITHHELD

 

BROKER
NON-VOTES

 

Samuel K. Skinner

 

15,079,790

 

2,921,812

 

2,630,180

 

Douglas R. Waggoner

 

17,670,685

 

330,917

 

2,630,180

 

John R. Walter

 

15,830,537

 

2,171,065

 

2,630,180

 

John F. Sandner

 

15,714,392

 

2,287,210

 

2,630,180

 

Bradley A. Keywell

 

14,498,764

 

3,502,838

 

2,630,180

 

Matthew Ferguson

 

15,583,047

 

2,418,555

 

2,630,180

 

David Habiger

 

17,666,347

 

335,255

 

2,630,180

 

Nelda J. Connors

 

17,502,132

 

499,470

 

2,630,180

 

 

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, 2013

 

The ratification of Ernst & Young LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2013 was approved as follows:

 

FOR

 

AGAINST

 

ABSTAIN

 

20,409,305

 

80,264

 

140,258

 

 

Proposal No. 3:  Approval of the Material Terms of the Performance Goals under the Echo Global Logistics, Inc. Annual Incentive Plan

 

The material terms of the performance goals under the Echo Global Logistics, Inc. Annual Incentive Plan were approved as follows:

 

FOR

 

AGAINST

 

ABSTAIN

 

BROKER
NON-VOTES

 

15,717,053

 

2,071,497

 

213,052

 

2,630,180

 

 

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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 20, 2013

By:

/s/ David B. Menzel

 

Name:

David B. Menzel

 

Title:

Chief Financial Officer

 

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