8-K
filed May 6, 2024, 7:59 PM ET
ticker SSD
CIK 0000920371
leadership
confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.60
Simpson Manufacturing EVP North America Sales Roger Dankel to retire by June 2025
Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc.
- Roger Dankel will retire June 30, 2025; steps down as EVP on Dec 31, 2024, then serves as Executive Advisor.
- Transition compensation: base salary $484,100, health benefits, continued equity vesting; retirement treatment for awards.
- Board adopted Severance Plan for VP+ employees: discretionary payouts (CEO 2x base, other execs 1x base) plus COBRA.
- Shareholders approved officer exculpation amendment limiting liability for monetary damages.
- All eight director nominees elected; Grant Thornton ratified as auditor for FY2024.
Key facts
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Executive change
SEC 8-K Item 5.02
confidence 0.95
Roger Dankel departed as Executive Vice President, North America Sales at Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc..
- Action
- retire
- Role
- Executive Vice President, North America Sales
Exact text from the filing
Roger Dankel notified the Company that he will retire from the Company on June 30, 2025.
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Governance Changes
SEC 8-K Item 5.03/5.05/5.06
confidence 0.9
Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc.: Approved and filed an amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation to adopt officer exculpation provisions limiting liability of officers for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty (effective 2024-05-02).
- Change
- charter amendment
- Effective
- 2024-05-02
Exact text from the filing
The Officer Exculpation Amendment amends the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation to provide that no officer of the Company shall be liable to the Company or it stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as an officer
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. shareholders approved Ratification of the selection of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2024 at the 2024-05-01 meeting.
- Proposal
- auditor ratification
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2024-05-01
Exact text from the filing
Proposal 4: Ratification of the selection of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2024. FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN BROKER NON-VOTES 38,511,501 208,553 23,987 0
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. shareholders approved Approval of an amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation to adopt provisions limiting the liability of certain officers as permitted by Delaware law at the 2024-05-01 meeting.
- Proposal
- charter amendment
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2024-05-01
Exact text from the filing
Proposal 3: Approval of an amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation to adopt provisions limiting the liability of certain officers as permitted by Delaware law. FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN BROKER NON-VOTES 33,916,622 3,165,168 30,192 1,632,059
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. shareholders approved Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers at the 2024-05-01 meeting.
- Proposal
- say on pay
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2024-05-01
Exact text from the filing
Proposal 2: Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN BROKER NON-VOTES 36,910,868 152,290 48,824 1,632,059
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. shareholders approved Election of eight directors at the 2024-05-01 meeting.
- Proposal
- director election
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2024-05-01
Exact text from the filing
Proposal 1: Election of Directors. Broker For Against Abstain Non-Votes James S. Andrasick 36,199,218 872,021 40,743 1,632,059
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