Form 8-K

 

 

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
 

 

  Robert E. Sigler
 

Vice President, Chief Financial Officer,

Secretary and Treasurer