AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Federal Signal (FSS)

Federal Signal names Lauren Elting principal accounting officer; all directors elected

Neutral Impact 2 of 5 leadership Written later

Federal Signal appointed Lauren B. Elting as its Principal Accounting Officer effective May 1, 2018, with a $225,000 base salary and a 40% target bonus. At its May 1, 2018 annual meeting, stockholders elected all nine director nominees and approved the advisory executive pay vote and the Deloitte & Touche LLP auditor ratification.

Key points

  • Lauren B. Elting, 36, appointed Principal Accounting Officer on May 1, 2018; CFO Ian A. Hudson remains Principal Financial Officer
  • Base salary of $225,000; annual bonus target 40% of base salary, capped at 80%; long-term award target value of about $100,000 subject to committee approval
  • Stockholders approved executive compensation by 50,557,092 for versus 820,072 against
  • Deloitte & Touche LLP ratified as independent auditor for 2018 with 55,453,504 votes for

The filing

CompanyFederal Signal (FSS)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECMay 7, 2018, 11:28 AM ET
Accession number0000277509-18-000021

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change5.07 Shareholder Vote Results

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

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