---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000099780-23-000078"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "TRN"
cik: "0000099780"
company_name: "TRINITY INDUSTRIES INC"
filed_at: "2023-05-11T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-15T05:39:31.033277+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.45
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.45
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Trinity shareholders approve amended stock plan, increase authorized shares by 1.9M

## Summary
- Approved Fifth Amended Stock Plan, increasing authorized shares by 1.9M to 22.05M total; plan extended to 2033.
- Stockholders elected 8 directors and approved advisory say-on-pay with 96.7% support.
- Advisory vote on frequency: annual frequency chosen; board adopts annual say-on-pay votes going forward.
- Ratified appointment of Ernst & Young as auditor for FY2023 with 74.3M votes for, 1.1M against.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000099780-23-000078
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: TRN
- cik: 0000099780
- company_name: TRINITY INDUSTRIES INC
- filed_at: 2023-05-11T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.45
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.45
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/99780/000009978023000078/0000099780-23-000078-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/99780/000009978023000078/trn-20230508.htm

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## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  TRINITY INDUSTRIES INC shareholders approved Advisory Vote to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: passed
  source text: Proposal 3 – Advisory Vote to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation The stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement dated March 28, 2023, including the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, the compensation tables, and the narrative discussion related thereto, by the following vote: For Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 65,407,638 2,210,971 184,563 7,639,430
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/99780/000009978023000078/0000099780-23-000078-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  TRINITY INDUSTRIES INC shareholders approved Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm at the 2023-12-31 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-12-31
  source text: Proposal 5 – Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm The stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2023, by the following vote: For Against Abstentions 74,294,293 1,083,554 64,755
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/99780/000009978023000078/0000099780-23-000078-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  TRINITY INDUSTRIES INC shareholders approved Approval of the Amended Plan.
  - Proposal: equity plan
  - Outcome: passed
  source text: Proposal 2 – Approval of the Amended Plan The stockholders approved the Amended Plan by the following vote: For Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 65,675,961 1,959,862 167,349 7,639,430
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/99780/000009978023000078/0000099780-23-000078-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  TRINITY INDUSTRIES INC shareholders approved Advisory Vote on the Frequency of Future Votes to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation.
  - Proposal: say on pay frequency
  - Outcome: passed
  source text: Proposal 4 – Advisory Vote on the Frequency of Future Votes to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation The stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, future votes to approve named executive officer compensation on an annual basis by the following vote: One Year Two Years Three Years Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 61,390,051 146,133 6,143,111 123,877 7,639,430
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/99780/000009978023000078/0000099780-23-000078-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  TRINITY INDUSTRIES INC shareholders approved Election of Directors.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  source text: Proposal 1 – Election of Directors The stockholders elected eight (8) directors for a one-year term, as follows: Nominee For Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes William P. Ainsworth 67,487,326 247,757 68,089 7,639,430 Robert C. Biesterfeld Jr. 67,578,222 154,920 70,030 7,639,430 John J. Diez 67,224,834 503,471 74,867 7,639,430 Leldon E. Echols 65,493,085 2,230,712 79,375 7,639,430 Veena M. Lakkundi 67,428,782 301,341 73,049 7,639,430 S. Todd Maclin 67,517,807 212,711 72,654 7,639,430 E. Jean Savage 67,468,811 247,154 87,207 7,639,430 Dunia A. Shive 67,183,206 552,399 67,567 7,639,430
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/99780/000009978023000078/0000099780-23-000078-index.htm

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