Form 8-K
8-K — FEDERAL SIGNAL CORP /DE/
Accession: 0001628280-26-026450
Filed: 2026-04-22
Period: 2026-04-21
CIK: 0000277509
SIC: 3711 (MOTOR VEHICLES & PASSENGER CAR BODIES)
Item: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Item: Financial Statements and Exhibits
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 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): April 21, 2026
___________________________________
Federal Signal Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
001-6003
36-1063330
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission File
Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
1333 Butterfield Road, Downers Grove, Illinois
(Address of principal executive offices)
60515
(Zip Code)
(630) 954-2000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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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:
☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share FSS New York Stock Exchange
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.o
Item 5.07
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On April 21, 2026, Federal Signal Corporation (the “Company”) held its 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). As of the February 23, 2026 record date, there were 60,892,151 shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding. The holders of 57,977,820 shares of common stock, representing 95.2% of the outstanding shares entitled to vote as of the record date, were represented at the Annual Meeting in person or by proxy. This amount represented a quorum. Set forth below are the final voting results for each of the three proposals submitted to a vote of the Company’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting. The proposals are described in detail in the Company’s 2026 Proxy Statement, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 6, 2026 (the “2026 Proxy Statement”).
Proposal 1.
The following nominees were elected to the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) to hold office for one year or until their successors are elected and qualified. There were no abstentions, and 1,508,350 broker non-votes, with respect to this matter. The voting results were as follows:
For Withhold
Katrina L. Helmkamp 55,473,153 996,317
Eugene J. Lowe, III 55,583,055 886,415
Richard A. Maue 56,280,786 188,684
Shashank Patel 55,761,701 707,769
Brenda L. Reichelderfer 54,691,381 1,778,089
Jennifer L. Sherman 55,803,014 666,456
Eric A. Vaillancourt 56,218,646 250,824
John L. Workman 53,929,611 2,539,859
Proposal 2.
The stockholders, in an advisory vote, approved the named executive officer compensation as disclosed in the 2026 Proxy Statement. There were 1,508,350 broker non-votes with respect to this matter. The voting results were as follows:
For Against Abstentions
52,070,782 4,341,853 56,835
Proposal 3.
The stockholders ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2026. There were no broker non-votes with respect to this matter. The voting results were as follows:
For Against Abstentions
57,543,013 415,535 19,272
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits
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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.
FEDERAL SIGNAL CORPORATION
Dated: April 22, 2026
By:
/s/ Ian Hudson
Ian A. Hudson, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
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