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 8, 2012
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 8, 2012, Universal Truckload Services, Inc., or the Company, held its 2012 Annual Shareholders’ Meeting. The Company’s shareholders considered two proposals, each of which is described in the Proxy Statement dated April 27, 2012 for the meeting. A total of 15,324,476, or 98.9% 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 2012 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 27, 2012. 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 |
14,278,195 | 890,219 | ||||||
| Matthew T. Moroun |
13,204,374 | 1,964,040 | ||||||
| Manuel J. Moroun |
13,201,953 | 1,966,461 | ||||||
| Frederick P. Calderone |
14,084,324 | 1,084,090 | ||||||
| Joseph J. Casaroll |
14,985,660 | 182,754 | ||||||
| Daniel J. Deane |
14,985,672 | 182,742 | ||||||
| Daniel C. Sullivan |
14,002,022 | 1,166,392 | ||||||
| Richard P. Urban |
14,985,672 | 182,742 | ||||||
| Ted B. Wahby |
14,985,672 | 182,742 | ||||||
There were 156,062 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, 2012. The votes on this proposal were as follows:
| For |
Against |
Abstain | ||
| 15,272,292 |
52,184 | — |
There were no broker non-votes with respect to this proposal.
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 11, 2012 |
/s/ Robert E. Sigler | |
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| Robert E. Sigler | ||
| Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer | ||