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Builders Firstsource Inc — Current Report (Form 8-K)

Form
8-K
Filed
May 27, 2025
Period
May 27, 2025
Ticker
BLDR
Accession
0000950170-25-077841
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Shareholders approved declassification of the Board and limits on officer liability. The amendments to the charter and bylaws became effective May 27, 2025.

About Builders Firstsource Inc
Market cap
$8.1B
1Y TSR
−34.2%
3Y TSR
−16.0%
Board grade
C+
Sector
Basic Materials
CEO
Peter M Jackson
Last annual meeting: May 14, 2026 · View full Builders Firstsource Inc profile →
8-K

 

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 27, 2025

 

 

BUILDERS FIRSTSOURCE, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

Delaware

001-40620

52-2084569

(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

 

 

 

 

6031 Connection Drive

Suite 400

 

Irving, Texas

 

75039

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (214) 880-3500

 

 

 

 

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

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 $0.01 per share

 

BLDR

 

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.

 


Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

On May 27, 2025, the stockholders of Builders FirstSource, Inc. (“Builders FirstSource” or the “Company”) at its 2025 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) approved amendments to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended (the “Charter”) to declassify the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) and to limit the liability of certain officers as permitted by Delaware law. Detailed descriptions of the foregoing amendments were set forth in Proposals Four and Six in the Company’s 2025 Proxy Statement, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 15, 2025, which descriptions are incorporated herein by reference and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation filed herewith as Exhibit 3.1. These amendments became effective upon filing the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on May 27, 2025.

Additionally, the Board approved amendments to the Company’s Amended and Restated By-laws (the “By-laws”), which became effective concurrently with the effectiveness of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation. The By-laws were amended and restated to declassify the Company’s Board. The foregoing description of the Amended and Restated By-laws is qualified in its entirety by reference to, and should be read in conjunction with, the complete text of the Amended and Restated By-laws, filed herewith as Exhibit 3.2, the terms of which are incorporated herein by reference.

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The owners of 103,522,106 shares of the Company’s common stock, representing 91.01% of the voting power of all the shares of common stock issued and outstanding on March 28, 2025, the record date for the meeting, were represented at the Annual Meeting. Each share of common stock was entitled to one vote at the Annual Meeting.

At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders voted on the following six proposals, as described in the Company’s 2025 Proxy Statement, and cast their votes as stated below.

 

Proposal No. 1: Election of Directors.

Nominee

 

For

 

Against

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Vote

Mark A. Alexander

 

92,392,196

5,569,765

50,838

5,509,307

Dirkson R. Charles

 

94,890,751

3,073,993

48,055

5,509,307

Peter M. Jackson

 

95,498,024

2,424,207

90,568

5,509,307

 

Proposal No. 2: Advisory vote on the 2024 compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Vote

89,925,975

 

7,021,486

 

1,065,338

 

5,509,307

Proposal No. 3: Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for year 2025.

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Vote

94,792,561

 

8,697,261

 

32,284

 

0

Proposal No. 4: Amendment to our Certificate of Incorporation to Declassify our Board of Directors.

The proposal to amend the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, to declassify the Board was approved.

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Vote

96,260,928

 1,696,983

54,888

 5,509,307

 

Proposal No. 5: Amendment to our Certificate of Incorporation to Remove Limits on the Size of our Board of Directors.

The proposal to amend the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, to remove limits on the size of the Board was not approved.

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Vote

 38,659,491

64,799,179

63,436

 0

 


Proposal No. 6: Amendment to our Certificate of Incorporation to Limit the Liability of Certain Officers as Permitted by Delaware Law.

 

The proposal to amend the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, to limit the liability of certain officers was approved.

 

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Vote

 85,083,440

12,885,277

44,082

5,509,307

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

The following exhibits are included as part of this Current Report:

 

Exhibit Number

Description

3.1

Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Builders FirstSource, Inc.

3.2

Amended and Restated By-laws of Builders FirstSource, Inc.

104

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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.

 

 

 

BUILDERS FIRSTSOURCE, INC.

 

 

 

 

Date:

May 27, 2025

By:

/s/ Timothy D. Johnson

 

 

 

Executive Vice President, General Counsel and
Corporate Secretary

 


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When did Builders Firstsource Inc file this 8-K?
Builders Firstsource Inc (BLDR) filed this Current Report (Form 8-K) with the SEC on May 27, 2025. The accession number assigned by EDGAR is 0000950170-25-077841.
What does an 8-K disclose?
Form 8-K is the SEC's current-report form, used to disclose material events between periodic reports (10-K / 10-Q). Triggers include CEO/CFO departures, acquisitions, bankruptcies, earnings releases, auditor changes, changes in fiscal year, and amendments to corporate governance. Each 8-K is keyed to one or more Item numbers (1.01 through 9.01).
What is the key takeaway from this filing?
Shareholders approved declassification of the Board and limits on officer liability. The amendments to the charter and bylaws became effective May 27, 2025. This is Boardroom Alpha's one-line summary of the current report; see the full filing text above for the formal disclosure.
What Item codes does an 8-K cover?
An 8-K's Item codes (1.01 through 9.01) specify what kind of event is being disclosed — e.g. Item 1.01 for entering a material agreement, Item 5.02 for departure/election of directors and executive officers, Item 8.01 for other events. The Item codes for this 8-K appear in the filing text above.
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