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Item 5.02
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Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
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On June 16, 2020, at the 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. (the “Company”), the stockholders of the Company, upon the recommendation of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”), approved an amendment to the Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. Amended and Restated 2015 Long-Term Incentive Plan (amended and restated as of June 16, 2020) (the “Fifth Amended and Restated 2015 LTIP”). The Fifth Amended and Restated 2015 LTIP became effective upon such stockholder approval.
The Fifth Amended and Restated 2015 LTIP amends and restates in its entirety the Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. Amended and Restated 2015 Long-Term Incentive Plan (amended and restated as of June 14, 2019, and subsequently amended on July 24, 2019) (the “Fourth Amended and Restated 2015 LTIP”). The Fifth Amended and Restated 2015 LTIP, among other immaterial changes, increases the number of shares available for awards by 3,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, subject to adjustment as provided under the plan document.
The terms and conditions of the Fifth Amended and Restated 2015 LTIP, to the extent they differ from the terms and conditions of either the Fourth Amended and Restated 2015 LTIP or the prior version of such plans document, do not apply to, or otherwise impact, previously granted or outstanding awards under such plan versions. Instead, outstanding awards under such prior plan versions will continue in effect in accordance with their terms. The description of the Fifth Amended and Restated 2015 LTIP is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Fifth Amended and Restated 2015 LTIP, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
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Item 5.07
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Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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As described above, the Company held the Annual Meeting on June 16, 2020. The final voting results for the following proposals submitted for a vote of stockholders at the Annual Meeting are set forth below.
Proposal 1:
The approval of amendments to the Company’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Certificate of Incorporation”) to declassify the Board and provide for annual elections of all directors beginning at the 2022 annual meeting of stockholders, did not receive the required affirmative vote of at least 80% of the outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock for approval. The voting results were as follows:
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Votes For
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Votes Against
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Abstain
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Broker Non-Votes
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22,713,088
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130,541
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72,124
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15,920,902
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Proposal 2:
The election of Matthew E. Avril and Alan B. Howe to serve as Class I directors of the Company to serve until the Company’s 2022 annual meeting of stockholders was contingent upon the approval of Proposal 1 to declassify the Board. Since Proposal 1 was not approved at the Annual Meeting, Proposal 2 was deemed null and void.
Proposal 3:
As Proposal 1 was not approved, the stockholders elected Matthew E. Avril and Alan B. Howe to serve as Class II directors of the Company, to serve a term of three years expiring at the Company’s 2023 annual meeting of stockholders. The voting results were as follows:
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Name
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Votes For
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Votes Withheld
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Broker Non-Votes
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Matthew E. Avril
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21,731,098
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1,184,655
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15,920,902
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Alan B. Howe
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19,310,457
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3,605,296
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15,920,902
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Proposal 4:
The approval of amendments to the Certificate of Incorporation to remove provisions that require the affirmative vote of holders of at least 80% of the voting power to approve certain amendments to the Certificate of Incorporation and the Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws did not receive the required affirmative vote of at least 80% of the outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock for approval. The voting results were as follows:
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Votes For
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Votes Against
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Abstain
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Broker Non-Votes
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22,554,936
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301,025
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59,792
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15,920,902
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Proposal 5:
The stockholders approved the ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2020. The voting results were as follows:
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Votes For
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Votes Against
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Abstain
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38,639,443
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175,263
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21,949
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Proposal 6:
The stockholders approved, on a non-binding basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The voting results were as follows:
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Votes For
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Votes Against
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Abstain
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Broker Non-Votes
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17,505,948
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5,318,116
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91,689
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15,920,902
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Proposal 7:
The stockholders approved the Company’s Fifth Amended and Restated 2015 LTIP. The voting results were as follows:
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Votes For
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Votes Against
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Abstain
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Broker Non-Votes
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21,852,429
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994,639
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68,685
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15,920,902
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