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): May 14, 2014

TRUEBLUE, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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 14, 2014, TrueBlue, Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of shareholders.  A total of 38,594,003 shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding and entitled to vote were present at the annual meeting in person or by proxy.  At the annual meeting, the shareholders voted to (a) elect each of the eight nominees for director, (b) approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, and (c) ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP to be the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 26, 2014.

The voting results were as follows:

(a)  Election of Directors:

 
Nominee
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
 
Steven C. Cooper
36,444,039
92,974
4,143
2,052,847
 
Thomas E. McChesney
35,950,831
586,333
3,992
2,052,847
 
Gates McKibbin
36,377,631
158,883
4,642
2,052,847
 
Jeffrey B. Sakaguchi
36,493,884
42,834
4,438
2,052,847
 
Joseph P. Sambataro, Jr.
36,423,565
112,430
5,161
2,052,847
 
Bonnie W. Soodik
36,492,211
44,389
4,556
2,052,847
 
William W. Steele
36,387,965
149,199
3,992
2,052,847
 
Craig E. Tall
36,459,836
77,327
3,993
2,052,847


(b)  Advisory vote on compensation of the Company’s named executive officers:

 
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
 
36,147,792
368,092
25,272
2,052,847


(c)  Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP to be the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 26, 2014:

 
For
Against
Abstain
 
38,549,721
41,275
3,007

 
 
 
 
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 19, 2014
By:
 /s/ James E. Defebaugh  
   
James E. Defebaugh
   
Executive Vice President,
   
General Counsel and Secretary