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)
May 16, 2018
 
 
PATRICK INDUSTRIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Indiana
000-03922
35-1057796
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification Number)

107 W. Franklin Street, P.O. Box 638, Elkhart, Indiana
46515
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, including area code
(574) 294-7511
 
(Former name or former address if changed since last report)


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Item 5.02     Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On May 16, 2018, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Patrick Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Todd M. Cleveland, the Company's Chief Executive Officer and a director of the Company, to the role of Chairman of the Board. Paul E. Hassler had previously served as the Company's Chairman of the Board since May 2008. Mr. Hassler will continue in his role as a director of the Board. In addition, the Board appointed M. Scott Welch, a director of the Company since April 2015, as the Company's lead independent director. Both the Chairman of the Board and the lead independent director roles are effective immediately.

Item 5.07.     Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Company was held on May 16, 2018. The total shares outstanding on the record date, March 23, 2018, were 25,324,154. The total shares voted at the meeting in person or by proxy were 21,688,409 which represented 85.64% of the total outstanding eligible votes. Each of the director nominees were elected and each of the proposals voted upon at the annual meeting was adopted by the requisite shareholder vote. The results of the matters voted upon at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders are as follows:
Proposal 1 - Election of eight directors to the Board of Directors to serve until the 2019 Annual Meeting.
Directors
 
For
 
Withheld
 
Broker Non-Votes
Joseph M. Cerulli
 
20,235,135
 
 
1,453,274
 
 
 
Todd M. Cleveland
 
20,839,806
 
 
848,603
 
 
 
John A. Forbes
 
13,791,946
 
 
7,896,463
 
 
 
Paul E. Hassler
 
16,924,442
 
 
4,763,967
 
 
 
Michael A. Kitson
 
15,393,663
 
 
6,294,746
 
 
 
Andy L. Nemeth
 
20,091,942
 
 
1,596,467
 
 
 
M. Scott Welch
 
15,393,463
 
 
6,294,946
 
 
 
Walter E. Wells
 
15,041,466
 
 
6,646,943
 
 
 
Proposal 2 - Ratification of the appointment of Crowe Horwath LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2018.
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
21,591,909

 
92,679

 
3,821

 


Proposal 3 - Approve an amendment to the Company's Restated Articles of Incorporation to provide shareholders the right to amend the Company's Bylaws.
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
21,679,769

 
5,735

 
2,905

 


Item 8.01     Other Events.

On May 18, 2018, the Company announced that its Board approved an increase in the amount of the Company’s common stock that may be acquired over the next 24 months under the Company’s current stock repurchase program to $50.0 million, including the amount remaining under the previous authorization. Share repurchases may be made from time to time in open market transactions at prevailing market prices, or in privately negotiated transactions or otherwise. A copy of the press release announcing the increase in the share repurchase authorization is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.






Item 9.01    Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)     Exhibits
        
Exhibit 99.1 - Press Release issued May 18, 2018




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.

 
 
PATRICK INDUSTRIES, INC.
 
(Registrant)


Date: May 18, 2018
  By:
/s/ Joshua A. Boone
 
 
Joshua A. Boone
 
 
Vice President - Finance and Chief Financial Officer