-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, S6gW4vLAbfDbxC3pMqnJw2M0Qik0nmHZJecnksAaqNidoNRMbg3cIuMkKV+OKWRv VMI0m3bpgRHiiOkTF9Tiow== 0000950134-08-003014.txt : 20080219 0000950134-08-003014.hdr.sgml : 20080218 20080219163346 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950134-08-003014 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20080207 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20080219 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20080219 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ABM INDUSTRIES INC /DE/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000771497 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-TO DWELLINGS & OTHER BUILDINGS [7340] IRS NUMBER: 941369354 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1031 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-08929 FILM NUMBER: 08626905 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 160 PACIFIC AVENUE STREET 2: SUITE 222 CITY: SAN FRANCISCO STATE: CA ZIP: 94111 BUSINESS PHONE: 4157334000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 160 PACIFIC AVENUE STREET 2: SUITE 222 CITY: SAN FRANCISCO STATE: CA ZIP: 94111 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ABM INDUSTRIES INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19950110 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: AMERICAN BUILDING MAINTENANCE INDUSTRIES INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 8-K/A 1 f38204e8vkza.htm AMENDMENT TO FORM 8-K e8vkza
 

 
 
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K/A
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 7, 2008
ABM Industries Incorporated
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
Delaware   1-8929   94-1369354
         
(State or other jurisdiction   (Commission File   (IRS Employer
of incorporation)   Number)   Identification No.)
     
160 Pacific Avenue, Suite 222, San Francisco, California   94111
     
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (415) 733-4000
Not Applicable
 
(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))
 
 

 


 

Explanatory Note: this Current Report on Form 8-K/A amends the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by ABM Industries Incorporated with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 13, 2008.
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(a) On February 13, 2008, ABM Industries Incorporated (the “Company”) filed a Current Report on Form 8-K (the “February 13 Form 8-K”) in connection with the resignation of Martinn H. Mandles as a director of the Company. In accordance with Items 5.02(a)(3)(i) and (ii) of Form 8-K, the Company provided Mr. Mandles with a copy of the February 13 Form 8-K. On February 14, 2008, Mr. Mandles sent a letter to all members of the Company’s Board of Directors, in which he stated that he disagreed with certain of the Company’s statements in the February 13 Form 8-K.
Any statement herein relating to Mr. Mandles February 14, 2008 letter is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full letter which, in accordance with Item 5.02(a)(3)(iii) of Form 8-K, is filed as an exhibit to this amendment to the February 13 Form 8-K.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
     (d) Exhibits
     17.2 Letter dated February 14, 2008, from Martin H. Mandles.

 


 

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.
         
  ABM INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED
 
 
Dated: February 19, 2008  By:    /s/ Linda S. Auwers    
    Linda S. Auwers   
    Senior Vice President and General Counsel   
 

 

EX-17.2 2 f38204exv17w2.htm EXHIBIT 17.2 exv17w2
 

Exhibit 17.2
Martinn H. Mandles
2465 Century Hill at 10100 Galaxy Way
in Century City, Los Angeles, CA 90067
Phone: 310/556-0556, Cell: 310/990-3300
Fax: 310/556-2233; mhmandles@aol.com
February 14, 2008
BY FAX AND/OR EMAIL TO ALL OF THE OTHER DIRECTORS OF ABM INDUSTRIES
     
Linda L. Chavez
  Note: Personal fax numbers and email addresses which appeared in the original copy of this letter
Tony G. Fernandes
  have been omitted.
Luke S. Helms
   
Maryellen C. Herringer
   
Charles T. Horngren
   
Henry L. Kotkins
   
Theodore T. Rosenberg
   
Henrik C. Slipsager
   
William W. Steele
   
Dear Bill, Chuck, Henrik, Linda, Luke, Maryellen, Skip, Ted and Tony:
This letter is in response to the SEC Form 8-K filed by the Company on February 13, 2008.
In my opinion, ABM’s filing was for the most part correct, so I will not take exception to the Company’s selective excerpts, additions and deletions in paraphrasing the text of my letter of resignation, because a facsimile of the letter itself was attached verbatim to the Form 8-K.
On the other hand, I disagree with the Company’s statement that “The Governance Committee informed the full Board of the reasons for its recommendation,” because the ONLY explanation given to the full Board by the Governance Committee was that, “We think it is in the best interest of our stockholders not to renominate Martinn.”
Although ABM states in its Form 8-K that, “The Company disagrees with the statements made in Mr. Mandles’ letter as to the reasons he was not nominated,” ABM is yet to disclose to me — or to the SEC — any reason WHY the Governance Committee and a majority of the full Board believed it was “in the best interest of our stockholders not to renominate Martinn.”
Therefore, my letter of resignation will continue to speak for itself, and for me.
Sincerely,
/s/ Martinn
Martinn H. Mandles

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