UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549

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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
 
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):  May 15, 2013
 
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TRUEBLUE, INC.
 
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
 
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Washington
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
 
     
001-14543
  
91-1287341
(Commission File Number)
  
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
 
     
1015 A Street, Tacoma, Washington
  
98402
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
  
(Zip Code)
 
(253) 383-9101
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
 
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
 
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Item 5.07.
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On May 15, 2013, TrueBlue, Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of shareholders. A total of 38,256,582 shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding and entitled to vote were present at the meeting in person or by proxy.  The matters voted on and the results of the vote were as follows:

(a)           Steven C. Cooper, Thomas E. McChesney, Gates McKibbin, Jeffrey B. Sakaguchi, Joseph P. Sambataro, Jr., Bonnie W. Soodik, William W. Steele and Craig E. Tall were elected directors of the Company to serve until the 2014 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The results of the vote were as follows:

Nominee
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
Steven C. Cooper
35,770,711
736,165
896
1,748,810
Thomas E. McChesney
35,585,538
905,720
16,514
1,748,810
Gates McKibbin
35,748,336
742,922
16,514
1,748,810
Jeffrey B. Sakaguchi
36,078,339
428,312
1,121
1,748,810
Joseph P. Sambataro, Jr.
35,738,586
768,290
896
1,748,810
Bonnie W. Soodik
36,075,164
431,712
896
1,748,810
William W. Steele
35,352,673
1,138,485
16,614
1,748,810
Craig E. Tall
36,467,470
39,332
970
1,748,810

(b)           The shareholder advisory vote to approve executive compensation was approved. The results of the vote were as follows:

 
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
 
35,269,065
1,223,978
14,729
1,748,810

(c)           The shareholder vote to approve the amendments to the Company’s Amended and Restated 2005 Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan was approved. The results of the vote were as follows:

 
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
 
25,281,723
7,190,047
4,036,002
1,748,810


(d)           The shareholder vote to ratify the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP to serve as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the fiscal year ending December 27, 2013 was approved. The results of the vote were as follows:

 
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
 
38,201,335
54,277
970
  
 
 
 
 
SIGNATURES

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.


 
TRUEBLUE, INC.
 
(Registrant)
         
         
Date:  May 20, 2013
By:
  /s/    James E. Defebaugh
 
   
James E. Defebaugh
   
Executive Vice President,
   
General Counsel and Secretary