Builders FirstSource Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year, Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders, Financial Statements and Exhibits
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
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Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
On May 27, 2025, the stockholders of Builders FirstSource, Inc. (“Builders FirstSource” or the “Company”) at its 2025 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) approved amendments to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended (the “Charter”) to declassify the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) and to limit the liability of certain officers as permitted by Delaware law. Detailed descriptions of the foregoing amendments were set forth in Proposals Four and Six in the Company’s 2025 Proxy Statement, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 15, 2025, which descriptions are incorporated herein by reference and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation filed herewith as Exhibit 3.1. These amendments became effective upon filing the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on May 27, 2025.
Additionally, the Board approved amendments to the Company’s Amended and Restated By-laws (the “By-laws”), which became effective concurrently with the effectiveness of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation. The By-laws were amended and restated to declassify the Company’s Board. The foregoing description of the Amended and Restated By-laws is qualified in its entirety by reference to, and should be read in conjunction with, the complete text of the Amended and Restated By-laws, filed herewith as Exhibit 3.2, the terms of which are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The owners of 103,522,106 shares of the Company’s common stock, representing 91.01% of the voting power of all the shares of common stock issued and outstanding on March 28, 2025, the record date for the meeting, were represented at the Annual Meeting. Each share of common stock was entitled to one vote at the Annual Meeting.
At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders voted on the following six proposals, as described in the Company’s 2025 Proxy Statement, and cast their votes as stated below.
Proposal No. 1: Election of Directors.
Nominee |
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Abstain |
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Broker Non-Vote |
Mark A. Alexander |
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92,392,196 |
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5,569,765 |
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50,838 |
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5,509,307 |
Dirkson R. Charles |
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94,890,751 |
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3,073,993 |
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48,055 |
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5,509,307 |
Peter M. Jackson |
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95,498,024 |
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2,424,207 |
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90,568 |
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5,509,307 |
Proposal No. 2: Advisory vote on the 2024 compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.
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Abstain |
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Broker Non-Vote |
89,925,975 |
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7,021,486 |
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1,065,338 |
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5,509,307 |
Proposal No. 3: Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for year 2025.
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Abstain |
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Broker Non-Vote |
94,792,561 |
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8,697,261 |
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32,284 |
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0 |
Proposal No. 4: Amendment to our Certificate of Incorporation to Declassify our Board of Directors.
The proposal to amend the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, to declassify the Board was approved.
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Abstain |
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Broker Non-Vote |
96,260,928 |
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1,696,983 |
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54,888 |
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5,509,307 |
Proposal No. 5: Amendment to our Certificate of Incorporation to Remove Limits on the Size of our Board of Directors.
The proposal to amend the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, to remove limits on the size of the Board was not approved.
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Abstain |
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Broker Non-Vote |
38,659,491 |
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64,799,179 |
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63,436 |
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0 |
Proposal No. 6: Amendment to our Certificate of Incorporation to Limit the Liability of Certain Officers as Permitted by Delaware Law.
The proposal to amend the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, to limit the liability of certain officers was approved.
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Against |
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Abstain |
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Broker Non-Vote |
85,083,440 |
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12,885,277 |
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44,082 |
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5,509,307 |
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
The following exhibits are included as part of this Current Report:
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3.1 |
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Builders FirstSource, Inc. |
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Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the inline XBRL document) |
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.
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BUILDERS FIRSTSOURCE, INC. |
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May 27, 2025 |
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/s/ Timothy D. Johnson |
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Executive Vice President, General Counsel and |