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): May 4, 2022

 

Universal Stainless & Alloy Products, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Delaware		001-39467		25-1724540
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

600 Mayer Street, Bridgeville, Pennsylvania		15017
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (412) 257-7600

 

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:

 

Title of Each Class		Trading Symbol		Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share		USAP		The Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC
Preferred Stock Purchase Rights				The Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC

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).

Emerging growth company  ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

 

 

 

Item 5.02.

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

At the 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Universal Stainless & Alloy Products, Inc. (the “Company”) held on May 4, 2022, the Company’s stockholders approved an amendment to the Universal Stainless & Alloy Products, Inc. Amended and Restated 2017 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Amendment”). The Amendment was approved by the Company’s Board of Directors on March 31, 2022, subject to stockholder approval at the Annual Meeting.

A summary of the Amendment was included in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 8, 2022 (the “Proxy Statement”) and is incorporated herein by reference. The full text of the Amendment appearing as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 5.07.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On May 4, 2022, the Company held the Annual Meeting. Below are the voting results for each matter submitted for a vote of the Company’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting:

 

1.	Election of Directors:

 

NAME		FOR		WITHHELD		BROKER NON-VOTES
Dennis M. Oates		5,034,812		135,636		1,536,663
Christopher L. Ayers		4,290,625		879,823		1,536,663
Judith L. Bacchus		4,899,714		270,734		1,536,663
M. David Kornblatt		4,898,381		272,067		1,536,663
Udi Toledano		4,834,621		335,827		1,536,663

 

2.	Advisory, non-binding resolution to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers:

 

FOR		AGAINST		ABSTENTIONS		BROKER NON-VOTES
4,817,426		116,478		236,544		1,536,663

 

3.	Approval of an Amendment to the Universal Stainless & Alloy Products, Inc. Amended and Restated 2017 Equity Incentive Plan:

 

FOR		AGAINST		ABSTENTIONS		BROKER NON-VOTES
3,086,268		1,077,937		1,006,243		1,536,663

4.	Ratification of the appointment of Schneider Downs & Co., Inc. as the Company’s independent registered public accountants for 2022:

 

FOR		AGAINST		ABSTENTIONS
6,575,985		118,171		12,955

 

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)

Exhibits

 

10.1		Amendment to the Universal Stainless & Alloy Products, Inc. Amended and Restated 2017 Equity Incentive Plan.
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

SIGNATURE

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.

 

Dated: May 6, 2022