---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000099780-26-000057"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "TRN"
cik: "0000099780"
company_name: "TRINITY INDUSTRIES INC"
filed_at: "2026-05-21T20:36:44+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-21T20:38:57.715367+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.15
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Trinity Industries shareholders elect directors and approve say-on-pay and auditor ratification

## Summary
- Elected eight directors: Ainsworth, Biesterfeld, Diez, Echols, Lakkundi, Maclin, Savage, Shive each with >62.9M votes.
- Advisory say-on-pay approved: 63.1M For vs 1.0M Against, with 1.7M abstentions.
- Ratified Ernst & Young as independent auditor for FY2026: 72.0M For, 1.3M Against, 93.7K abstain.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000099780-26-000057
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: TRN
- cik: 0000099780
- company_name: TRINITY INDUSTRIES INC
- filed_at: 2026-05-21T20:36:44+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.15
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/99780/000009978026000057/0000099780-26-000057-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/99780/000009978026000057/trn-20260521.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000099780-26-000057.txt

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