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):	May 7, 2019	

	

 	
 	
TIMKENSTEEL CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)	

	

 	 	 	 	 	
Ohio	 	1-36313	 	46-4024951	
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	 	(Commission File Number)	 	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)	

	

 	
1835 Dueber Avenue, SW, Canton, OH 44706	
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)	

	

 	
(330) 471-7000	
(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	

At the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of TimkenSteel Corporation (the “Company”) held on May 7, 2019, shareholders elected each of the four directors nominated by the Company’s Board of Directors to three-year terms. The shareholders also ratified the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent auditor for the year ending December 31, 2019, and approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The final voting results from the meeting are as follows:
Proposal 1 - Election of Directors

	

 	 	 	 	
Nominee	For	Withheld	Broker Non-Votes	
Diane C. Creel	35,417,374	723,809	7,404,593	
Donald T. Misheff	35,823,314	317,869	7,404,593	
Ronald A. Rice	34,958,141	1,183,042	7,404,593	
Marvin A. Riley	35,875,938	265,245	7,404,593	
Proposal 2 - Ratification of the Selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's Independent Auditor for 2019

	

 	 	 	 	
For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes	
42,306,234	151,947	1,087,595	0	
Proposal 3 - Approval, on an Advisory Basis, of Named Executive Officer Compensation

	

 	 	 	 	
For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes	
29,605,934	3,089,514	3,445,735	7,404,593	

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.

	

 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	TIMKENSTEEL CORPORATION	
 	 	 	 	
Date:	May 9, 2019	By:	/s/ Frank A. DiPiero	
 	 	 	Frank A. DiPiero	
 	 	 	Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary