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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;"><b>CURRENT REPORT</b></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): </b><font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><b>June&nbsp;</b><b>1</b><b>, 2017</b></font></p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:12pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>NORTHWEST PIPE COMPANY</b></p>

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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>0-27140</b></p>
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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>(I.R.S. Employer</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>5721 SE Columbia Way, Suite 200</b></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>Vancouver<font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">, WA 98661</font></b></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>(360) 397-6250</b></p>

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<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: left; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Item 5.07 &nbsp; &nbsp;SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS</p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:45pt;margin-right:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:justify;">At <font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">the Annual Meeting of Shareholders for Northwest Pipe Company (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) on June&nbsp;1, 2017, the Company&rsquo;s shareholders: (i)&nbsp;elected three directors; (ii)&nbsp;approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company&rsquo;s named executive officers; (iii)&nbsp;approved, on an advisory basis, &ldquo;1&nbsp;Year&rdquo; as the frequency with which the Company should include an advisory vote on executive compensation in future proxy statements; and (iv)&nbsp;ratified the appointment of Moss Adams LLP as the Company&rsquo;s independent registered public accountants for the year ending December&nbsp;31, 2017. Set forth below are the voting results for each of these proposals.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:45pt;margin-right:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;">Proposal 1: <font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Election of three directors:</font></p>

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			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 20%; text-align: center; border-bottom: thin solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">For</td>
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			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 20%; text-align: center; border-bottom: thin solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">Withheld</td>
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			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 20%; text-align: center; border-bottom: thin solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">Broker<font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;Non-votes</font></td>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Michelle Applebaum<font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"> (three-year term)</font></p>
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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:right;">&nbsp;<font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">7,646,919</font></p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 2%;">&nbsp;</td>
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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:right;">178,420</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 2%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 20%;">
			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:right;">1,115,443</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Michael Franson (two-year term)</p>
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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:right;">7,659,329</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 2%;">&nbsp;</td>
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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:right;">166,010</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 2%;">&nbsp;</td>
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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:right;">1,115,443</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Scott Montross<font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"> (three-year term)</font></p>
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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:right;">&nbsp;<font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">6,919,628</font></p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 2%;">&nbsp;</td>
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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:right;">905,711</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 2%;">&nbsp;</td>
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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:right;">1,115,443</p>
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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:45.35pt;margin-right:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:justify;">Proposal 2: <font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Advisory vote on executive compensation:</font></p>

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			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 23%; text-align: center; border-bottom: thin solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">Against</td>
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			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 24%; text-align: center; border-bottom: thin solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">Broker Non-votes</td>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 7.55pt; text-align: center;">6,812,283</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 2%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 23%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;">829,354</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 2%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 24%;">
			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">183,702</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 2%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 24%;">
			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">1,115,443</p>
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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:45.35pt;margin-right:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:justify;">Proposal 3: <font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Advisory vote on the frequency of shareholder advisory votes on executive compensation:</font></p>

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			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 18%; border-bottom: thin solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:7.55pt;margin-right:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;">1 Year</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 2%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 18%; border-bottom: thin solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">2 Years</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 2%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 18%; border-bottom: thin solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">3 Years</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 2%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 19%; border-bottom: thin solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">Abstain</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 2%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 19%; border-bottom: thin solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">Broker Non-votes</p>
			</td>
		</tr>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 18%;">
			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:7.55pt;margin-right:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;">6,608,873</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 2%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 18%;">
			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">56,707</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 2%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 18%;">
			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">979,809</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 2%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 19%;">
			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">179,950</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 2%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 19%;">
			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">1,115,443</p>
			</td>
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<p style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:45.35pt;margin-right:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:justify;">Based on the voting results on Propo<font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">sal 3, and consistent with the Board&rsquo;s recommendation of &ldquo;1&nbsp;Year&rdquo; as the frequency of shareholder advisory votes on executive compensation, the Company has determined to include an advisory vote on the compensation of the Company&rsquo;s named executive officers in its proxy materials for each annual meeting of shareholders until the next required advisory vote on the frequency of shareholder advisory votes on executive compensation.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:45.35pt;margin-right:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:justify;">Proposal <font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">4: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Ratification of the appointment of Moss Adams LLP as the Company&rsquo;s independent registered public accountants for the year ending December&nbsp;31, 2017:</font></p>

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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:7.55pt;margin-right:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;">For</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 2%;">
			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;<font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 23%; border-bottom: thin solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">Against</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 2%;">
			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;<font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 24%; border-bottom: thin solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">Abstain</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 2%;">
			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;<font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 24%; border-bottom: thin solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">Broker Non-votes</p>
			</td>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 23%;">
			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:7.55pt;margin-right:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;">8,884,791</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 2%;">
			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;<font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 23%;">
			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">53,573</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 2%;">
			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;<font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 24%;">
			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">2,418</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 2%;">
			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;<font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 24%;">
			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">-</p>
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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>SIGNATURE</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:24.5pt;">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 on June<font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;6, 2017.</font></p>

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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;"><b>NORTHWEST PIPE COMPANY</b></p>
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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">(Registrant)</p>
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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">/s/ Robin Gantt</p>
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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;"><b>Robin Gantt,</b></p>

			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;"><b>Senior<font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;Vice&nbsp;President</font></b><font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><b>,</b></font></p>

			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;"><b>Chief<font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;Financial&nbsp;Officer</font></b><font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><b> and </b><b>Corporate </b><b>Secretary</b></font></p>
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nwpx20170605_8k.htm
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
1
, 2017
NORTHWEST PIPE COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
OREGON
0-27140
93-0557988
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
5721 SE Columbia Way, Suite 200
Vancouver
, WA 98661
(360) 397-6250
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including
area code, of registrant
's principal executive offices)
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:
☐
Written communications pursuant to Rule
425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
☐
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule
14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
☐
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule
14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
☐
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule
13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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
At
the Annual Meeting of Shareholders for Northwest Pipe Company (the "Company") on June 1, 2017, the Company's shareholders: (i) elected three directors; (ii) approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company's named executive officers; (iii) approved, on an advisory basis, "1 Year" as the frequency with which the Company should include an advisory vote on executive compensation in future proxy statements; and (iv) ratified the appointment of Moss Adams LLP as the Company's independent registered public accountants for the year ending December 31, 2017. Set forth below are the voting results for each of these proposals.
Proposal 1:
Election of three directors:
Nominee
For
Withheld
Broker
Non-votes
Michelle Applebaum
(three-year term)
7,646,919
178,420
1,115,443
Michael Franson (two-year term)
7,659,329
166,010
1,115,443
Scott Montross
(three-year term)
6,919,628
905,711
1,115,443
Proposal 2:
Advisory vote on executive compensation:
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-votes
6,812,283
829,354
183,702
1,115,443
Proposal 3:
Advisory vote on the frequency of shareholder advisory votes on executive compensation:
1 Year
2 Years
3 Years
Abstain
Broker Non-votes
6,608,873
56,707
979,809
179,950
1,115,443
Based on the voting results on Propo
sal 3, and consistent with the Board's recommendation of "1 Year" as the frequency of shareholder advisory votes on executive compensation, the Company has determined to include an advisory vote on the compensation of the Company's named executive officers in its proxy materials for each annual meeting of shareholders until the next required advisory vote on the frequency of shareholder advisory votes on executive compensation.
Proposal
4:      Ratification of the appointment of Moss Adams LLP as the Company's independent registered public accountants for the year ending December 31, 2017:
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-votes
8,884,791
53,573
2,418
-
SIGNATURE
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 on June
6, 2017.
NORTHWEST PIPE COMPANY
(Registrant)
By
/s/ Robin Gantt
Robin Gantt,
Senior
Vice President
,
Chief
Financial Officer
and
Corporate
Secretary