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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):   April 22, 2020
 
AEGION CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Delaware
 
001-35328
 
45-3117900
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
 
17988 Edison Avenue, Chesterfield, Missouri
 
63005
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (636) 530-8000
 
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:
 
 
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
 
Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A Common Shares, $0.01 par value
AEGN
The Nasdaq Global Select Market
 
 
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 5.07 
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
 
Aegion Corporation (the “Company”) held its 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on April 22, 2020.  Three proposals were submitted to the Company's stockholders at the Annual Meeting.  The proposals are described in detail in the Company's proxy statement for the Annual Meeting filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 6, 2020.  The final results for the votes regarding each proposal are set forth below.  As of the February 25, 2020 record date for the Annual Meeting, there were 30,803,728 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote, of which 29,667,763 shares of common stock were represented in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting.
 
1.     The stockholders elected seven directors to the Company's Board of Directors to hold office for a one-year term until the annual meeting of stockholders in 2021 or until their successors are duly elected and qualified.  The votes regarding this proposal were as follows:
 
Director
Votes For (% of votes cast)
Votes Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes
Stephen P. Cortinovis 27,591,065 (97.85%) 605,041 13,728 1,457,929
Stephanie A. Cuskley 26,914,566 (95.45%) 1,282,147 13,121 1,457,929
Walter J. Galvin 27,648,884 (98.06%) 546,755 14,195 1,457,929
Rhonda Germany Ballintyn 27,655,642 (98.08%) 541,272 12,920 1,457,929
Charles R. Gordon 27,685,528 (98.17%) 513,892 10,414 1,457,929
M. Richard Smith 27,232,814 (96.58%) 963,293 13,727 1,457,929
Phillip D. Wright 27,968,287 (99.19%) 227,959 13,588 1,457,929
 
2.     The stockholders approved an advisory resolution relating to executive compensation.  The votes regarding this proposal were as follows:
 
Votes For (% of votes cast) Votes Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes
27,738,596 (98.40%) 449,821 21,417 1,457,929
 
3.     The stockholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent auditors for the year ending December 31, 2020.  The votes regarding this proposal were as follows:
 
Votes For (% of votes cast) Votes Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes
29,108,568 (98.15%) 547,752 11,443 0
 
 
 
 

 
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.
 
 
AEGION CORPORATION
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Mark A. Menghini
 
 
 
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date: April 24, 2020