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    <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:top;padding-right:0.01in;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;min-width:fit-content;">Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders</span></p></td>
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  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:justify;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;"> </span></p>
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  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:6pt;text-align:justify;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:10pt;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;min-width:fit-content;">Proposal 1 - Election of four Class I directors, each to hold office for a three-year term expiring at the 2027 annual meeting, and election of one Class II director to hold office for a one-year term (the remaining term for that class of directors) expiring at the 2025 annual meeting</span></p>
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    <td style="vertical-align:top;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;min-width:fit-content;">Mary Ellen Baker</span></p></td>
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    <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;min-width:fit-content;">277,836</span></p></td>
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    <td style="vertical-align:top;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;min-width:fit-content;">Jamy P. Rankin</span></p></td>
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    <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;min-width:fit-content;">5,887,422</span></p></td>
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    <td style="vertical-align:top;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;min-width:fit-content;">Ronald A. Rice</span></p></td>
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    <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;min-width:fit-content;">5,887,422</span></p></td>
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  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p>
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    <td style="border-top:0.75pt solid #000000;border-left:0.75pt solid #000000;vertical-align:top;border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;min-width:fit-content;">Class II Nominee</span></p></td>
    <td style="border-top:0.75pt solid #000000;vertical-align:top;border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;min-width:fit-content;">For</span></p></td>
    <td style="border-top:0.75pt solid #000000;vertical-align:top;border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;min-width:fit-content;">Withheld</span></p></td>
    <td style="border-top:0.75pt solid #000000;border-right:0.75pt solid #000000;vertical-align:top;border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;min-width:fit-content;">Broker Non-Votes</span></p></td>
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    <td style="vertical-align:top;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;min-width:fit-content;">Melissa M. Miller</span></p></td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;min-width:fit-content;">32,355,355</span></p></td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;min-width:fit-content;">161,831</span></p></td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;min-width:fit-content;">5,887,422</span></p></td>
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  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:15pt;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:6pt;text-align:justify;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:10pt;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;min-width:fit-content;">Proposal 2 - Ratification of the selection of Ernst &amp; Young LLP as the Company's Independent auditor for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024</span></p>
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    <td style="border-top:0.75pt solid #000000;border-left:0.75pt solid #000000;vertical-align:top;border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;min-width:fit-content;">For</span></p></td>
    <td style="border-top:0.75pt solid #000000;vertical-align:top;border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;min-width:fit-content;">Against</span></p></td>
    <td style="border-top:0.75pt solid #000000;border-right:0.75pt solid;vertical-align:top;border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;min-width:fit-content;">Abstain</span></p></td>
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    <td style="vertical-align:top;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;min-width:fit-content;">38,019,013</span></p></td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;min-width:fit-content;">349,382</span></p></td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;36,213</span></p></td>
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  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:15pt;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:6pt;text-align:justify;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:10pt;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;min-width:fit-content;">Proposal 3 - Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company&#8217;s named executive officers</span></p>
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    <td style="border-top:0.75pt solid #000000;vertical-align:top;border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;min-width:fit-content;">Against</span></p></td>
    <td style="border-top:0.75pt solid #000000;vertical-align:top;border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;min-width:fit-content;">Abstain</span></p></td>
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  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;min-width:fit-content;">SIGNATURES</span></p>
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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):
May
7
, 2024
METALLUS INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Ohio
1-36313
46-4024951
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
1835 Dueber Avenue
,
SW
,
Canton
,
OH
44706
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(
330
)
471-7000
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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))
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Shares, without par value
MTUS
New York Stock Exchange
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 held on May 7, 2024, shareholders elected (i) to three-year terms, each of the four Class I directors nominated by the Board and (ii) to a one-year term, one Class II director nominated by the Board. The shareholders also ratified the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent auditor for the year ending December 31, 2024 and approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers. The final voting results from the Annual Meeting are as follows:
Proposal 1 - Election of four Class I directors, each to hold office for a three-year term expiring at the 2027 annual meeting, and election of one Class II director to hold office for a one-year term (the remaining term for that class of directors) expiring at the 2025 annual meeting
Class I Nominees
For
Withheld
Broker Non-Votes
Mary Ellen Baker
32,239,350
277,836
5,887,422
Jamy P. Rankin
32,273,959
243,227
5,887,422
Ronald A. Rice
26,871,947
5,645,239
5,887,422
Michael S. Williams
32,372,944
144,242
5,887,422
Class II Nominee
For
Withheld
Broker Non-Votes
Melissa M. Miller
32,355,355
161,831
5,887,422
Proposal 2 - Ratification of the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's Independent auditor for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024
For
Against
Abstain
38,019,013
349,382
36,213
Proposal 3 - Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company's named executive officers
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
31,799,759
246,963
470,463
5,887,423
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.
METALLUS INC.
Date: May 8, 2024
By:
/s/ Kristine C. Syrvalin
Kristine C. Syrvalin
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Human Resources Officer