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 Earliest Event reported):
May 9, 2019


Gardner Denver Holdings, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
001-38095
(Commission File Number)
46-2393770
(IRS Employer Identification No.)


222 East Erie Street
Suite 500
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202
(414) 212-4700
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


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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).

Emerging growth company
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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. ☐

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, $0.01 Par Value
GDI
New York Stock Exchange


Item 5.07
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

On May 9, 2019, Gardner Denver Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2019 annual meeting of stockholders.  At the annual meeting, stockholders voted on the matters disclosed in the Company’s definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 26, 2019.  The final voting results for the matters submitted to a vote of stockholders were as follows:

Proposal No. 1 – Election of Directors

At the annual meeting, the Company’s stockholders elected the persons listed below as Class II directors for a three-year term expiring at the Company’s 2022 annual meeting of stockholders or until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified:

 
Votes Cast
For
 
Votes
Withheld
 
Broker
Non-Votes
Vicente Reynal
183,292,376
 
1,462,137
 
4,443,628
John Humphrey
180,608,065
 
4,146,448
 
4,443,628
Joshua T. Weisenbeck
175,252,877
 
9,501,636
 
4,443,628

Proposal No. 2 – Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2019.

Votes Cast
For
 
Votes Cast
Against
 
Abstentions
 
Broker
Non-Votes
189,070,180
 
70,013
 
57,948
 
N/A


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.

   
Gardner Denver Holdings, Inc.
     
     
Date: May 10, 2019
By:
  /s/ Andrew Schiesl
 
Name:
Andrew Schiesl
 
Title:
Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary