UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) August 2, 2012 (August 1, 2012)
GIBRALTAR INDUSTRIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 0-22462 | 16-1445150 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation ) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
3556 Lake Shore Road
P.O. Box 2028
Buffalo, New York 14219-0228
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(716) 826-6500
(Registrants 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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¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
Item 2.02 | Results of Operations and Financial Condition. |
and
Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure |
The following information is furnished pursuant to both Item 2.02 and Item 7.01:
On August 2, 2012, Gibraltar Industries, Inc. (the Company) issued a news release reporting results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012. A copy of the news release (the Release) is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
The information in this Form 8-K under the captions Items 2.02 and 7.01 and Item 9.01, including the Release, shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the Exchange Act) or otherwise subject to liabilities under that Section and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933 (the Securities Act) or the Exchange Act, unless the Company specifically incorporates it by reference in a document filed under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act.
Item 5.03 | Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws. |
On August 1, 2012, the Board of Directors of Gibraltar Industries Inc. (the Company) adopted an amendment and restatement of the Companys Bylaws to add to the existing Bylaws, a new Article II, Section 12 which allows stockholders to act by written consent and sets forth the procedures that must be followed by stockholders to act by written consent, including requirements that stockholders request the establishment of a record date, information which must be supplied by stockholders who request establishment of a record date for purposes of taking action by written consent, requirements for solicitation of written consents of other stockholders and requirements with respect to the timing of delivery to the Company of executed written consents.
The Company believes the Amended and Restated Bylaws provide stockholders with improved rights. The Companys Board of Directors previously adopted, and its stockholders approved, at the Companys Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 3, 2012, an Amendment to the Companys Certificate of Incorporation to permit the Companys stockholders to act by written consent.
The foregoing description of the provisions of Article II, Section 12 is qualified in its entirety by the provisions of Article II, Section 12 of the Amended and Restated Bylaws, effective August 1, 2012, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(a)-(c) Not Applicable
(d) | Exhibits: |
Exhibit No. |
Description | |
3.1 | Amended and Restated Bylaws of Gibraltar Industries, Inc. effective August 1, 2012 | |
99.1 | News Release issued by Gibraltar Industries, Inc. on August 2, 2012 |
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.
GIBRALTAR INDUSTRIES, INC. | ||||||
Date: August 2, 2012 | ||||||
By: | /s/ Kenneth W. Smith | |||||
Kenneth W. Smith | ||||||
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |