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) June 10, 2011
Universal Truckload Services, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Michigan | 0-51142 | 38-3640097 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
12755 E. Nine Mile Road, Warren, Michigan
(Address of principal executive offices)
48089
(Zip Code)
(586) 920-0100
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.07 SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
On June 10, 2011, Universal Truckload Services, Inc., or the Company, held its 2011 Annual Shareholders’ Meeting. The Company’s shareholders considered four proposals, each of which is described in the Proxy Statement dated April 29, 2011 for the meeting. A total of 15,514,507, or 99.3% of the total shares outstanding, were represented in person or by proxy. The final results of votes with respect to the proposals submitted for shareholder vote at the 2011 Annual Shareholders’ Meeting are set forth below.
Proposal 1 - Election of Directors
The Company’s shareholders elected for one-year terms all persons nominated for election as directors as set forth in the Company’s proxy statement dated April 29, 2011. The following table sets forth the vote of the shareholders at the meeting with respect to the election of directors:
| For | Withheld | |||||||
| Donald B. Cochran |
14,682,917 | 777,591 | ||||||
| Matthew T. Moroun |
13,770,882 | 1,689,626 | ||||||
| Manuel J. Moroun |
13,768,449 | 1,692,059 | ||||||
| Frederick P. Calderone |
14,626,865 | 833,643 | ||||||
| Joseph J. Casaroll |
15,416,838 | 43,670 | ||||||
| Daniel J. Deane |
15,391,800 | 68,708 | ||||||
| Daniel C. Sullivan |
14,660,245 | 800,263 | ||||||
| Richard P. Urban |
15,416,838 | 43,670 | ||||||
| Ted B. Wahby |
13,975,775 | 1,484,733 | ||||||
There were 53,999 broker non-votes with respect to this proposal.
Proposal 2 - Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accountants
The Company’s shareholders voted upon and approved the ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accountants for the year ending December 31, 2011. The votes on this proposal were as follows:
| For |
Against | Abstain | ||||||||
| 15,512,464 | 150 | 1,893 | ||||||||
There were no broker non-votes with respect to this proposal.
Proposal 3 – Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation
The Company’s shareholders voted upon and approved the following resolution:
“RESOLVED, that the shareholders of the Company approve, on an advisory basis, the 2010 compensation of our named executive officers, as described in the “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” section, the “Summary Compensation Table”, and the accompanying narrative disclosure, as set forth in the Proxy Statement for the 2011 Annual Shareholders Meeting.”
The votes on this proposal were as follows:
| For |
Against | Abstain | ||||||||
| 15,065,574 | 394,023 | 911 | ||||||||
There were 53,999 broker non-votes with respect to this proposal.
Proposal 4 – Advisory Vote on Frequency of the Vote on Executive Compensation
The Company’s shareholders voted upon and approved the option of “Every Three Years” as the preferred frequency for future advisory votes on the approval of Executive Compensation. The votes on this proposal were as follows:
| 1 Year |
2 Years | 3 Years | Abstain | |||||||||||
| 3,516,107 | 1,351 | 11,942,259 | 791 | |||||||||||
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, thereunto duly authorized.
| UNIVERSAL TRUCKLOAD SERVICES, INC. | ||||
| Date: June 13, 2011 | /s/ Robert E. Sigler | |||
| Robert E. Sigler | ||||
| Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer | ||||