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

 

August 24, 2017

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

 

 

AMERCO

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Nevada

1-11255

88-0106815

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

5555 Kietzke Lane, Ste. 100

Reno, Nevada 89511

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(775) 688-6300

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

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:

 

 

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Item 5.07   Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

On August 24, 2017, AMERCO (the “Company”) held its 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. At such meeting our stockholders voted upon and approved: (i) the election of Edward J. Shoen, James E. Acridge, John P. Brogan, John M. Dodds, James J. Grogan, Karl A. Schmidt and Samuel J. Shoen as directors of the Company, to serve until the 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company (“Proposal 1”); (ii) an advisory vote on the approval of compensation paid to the Company’s Named Executive Officers (“Proposal 2”); (iii) an advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers (once every year, once every two years or once every three years) (“Proposal 3”); (iv) the ratification of the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2018 (“Proposal 4”) and (v) a proposal received from Company stockholder proponents to ratify and affirm the decisions and actions taken by the Board of Directors and executive officers of the Company, with respect to AMERCO, its subsidiaries, and its various constituencies, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017 (“Proposal 5”).

The following table sets forth the votes cast for, against or withheld, as well as the number of abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to each matter voted on at the 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of AMERCO.

 

 

Votes

Cast For

Votes

Cast Against

Votes

Withheld

 

Abstentions

Broker

Non-votes

Proposal 1

 

 

 

 

 

   Edward J. Shoen

15,222,102

-

1,553,343

-

931,900

   James E. Acridge

16,711,143

-

64,302

-

931,900

   John P. Brogan

16,483,910

-

291,535

-

931,900

   John M. Dodds

16,590,354

-

185,091

-

931,900

   James J. Grogan

16,722,232

-

53,213

-

931,900

   Karl A. Schmidt

16,722,316

-

53,129

-

931,900

   Samuel J. Shoen

15,127,445

-

1,648,000

-

931,900

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proposal 2

16,645,069

109,939

-

20,437

931,900

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proposal 3: (once every year)

2,942,688

-

-

-

-

Proposal 3: (once every two years)

46,138

-

-

-

-

Proposal 3: (once every three years)

13,762,309

-

-

-

-

Proposal 3

-

-

-

24,310

931,900

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proposal 4

17,656,131

40,411

-

10,803

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proposal 5

14,233,073

2,518,261

-

24,111

931,900

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

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.

 

Dated: August 25, 2017

 

AMERCO

 

 

/s/ Jason A. Berg

Jason A. Berg

Chief Financial Officer