UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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): June 9, 2022

GRANITE CONSTRUCTION INCORPORATED
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware (State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation) 1-12911 (Commission
File Number) 77-0239383 (IRS Employer
Identification No.)

585 West Beach Street

Watsonville, California 95076

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (831) 724-1011

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 (see General Instructions A.2. below):

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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
Common Stock, $0.01 par value	GVA	New York Stock Exchange

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.

The Company held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on June 9, 2022. A total of 41,805,014 shares of the Company’s common stock were present or represented by proxy at the meeting, representing 92.15% of the Company’s shares outstanding as of the April 12, 2022 record date. The final results of voting on each of the matters submitted to a vote of the shareholders at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders are as follows:

1. The election of four director nominees for a term set to expire at the 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until their successors are elected and qualified:

Nominee	For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
Patricia D. Galloway		36,002,360		1,790,985		49,581		3,962,088
Alan P. Krusi		37,055,784		741,059		46,083		3,962,088
Jeffrey J. Lyash		37,173,823		623,408		45,695		3,962,088
Louis E. Caldera		36,308,452		1,484,515		49,959		3,962,088

2. Advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers:

For	Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
36,845,171		927,299		70,456		3,962,088

3. Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2022:

For	Against		Abstain
40,554,757		1,218,585		31,672

Pursuant to the foregoing votes, Dr. Galloway, Mr. Krusi, Mr. Lyash and Mr. Caldera were elected to serve on the Company’s Board for a term set to expire at the 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until their successors are elected and qualified, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved on an advisory basis and the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm was ratified.

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.

GRANITE CONSTRUCTION INCORPORATED
By:	/s/ M. Craig Hall
	M. Craig Hall
	Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Date: June 13, 2022