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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): May 9, 2024

STERLING INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware |  | 001-31993 |  | 25-1655321
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |  | (Commission File Number) |  | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
1800 Hughes Landing Blvd. The Woodlands, Texas |  |  |  | 77380
(Address of principal executive offices) |  |  |  | (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (281) 214-0777

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share | STRL | The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
(Title of Class) | (Trading Symbol) | (Name of each exchange on which registered)

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Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On May 9, 2024, Sterling Infrastructure, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2024 annual meeting of shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the results of which are set forth in Item 5.07 below, the Company’s shareholders approved the second amended and restated 2018 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). The compensation committee of the Company’s board of directors will generally administer the Plan and has the authority to grant awards under the Plan, including setting the terms of the awards. Awards under the Plan may be granted in any one or a combination of the following forms: non-qualified stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units, other stock-based awards, and for officers and employees only, incentive stock options under Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code. The terms of the Plan are generally consistent with the amended and restated 2018 Stock Incentive Plan, but include the following material revisions: •an increase of the authorized shares under the Plan by 1,900,000 from 3,400,000 to 5,300,000; •an increase of the number of shares that may be granted without compliance with minimum vesting requirements by 95,000 from 170,000 to 265,000, which is 5% of the total shares available under the Plan; and •extension of the term of the Plan from May 5, 2031 to May 9, 2034. The Plan is further described under the heading “Proposal 4: Adoption of the Second Amended and Restated 2018 Stock Incentive Plan” in the 2024 Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 26, 2024, which description is hereby incorporated. The information included herein relating to the Plan is qualified in its entirety by reference to the actual terms of the Plan, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders (1) elected each of William T. Bosway, Roger A. Cregg, Joseph A. Cutillo, Julie A. Dill, Dana C. O'Brien, Charles R. Patton, Thomas M. White and Dwayne A. Wilson to serve as directors of the Company, each until the next annual meeting or the election of his or her successor; (2) approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers; (3) ratified the appointment of Grant Thornton, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2024, and (4) approved the second amended and restated 2018 Stock Incentive Plan. Of the 31,152,222 shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding as of the record date, 27,152,963 shares were represented in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting. The independent inspector of elections reported the final vote of stockholders as follows:

Proposal No. 1: Election of each of the eight director nominees.
Name |  | For |  | Against |  | Abstain |  | Broker Non-Votes
William T. Bosway |  | 23,166,710 |  | 676,914 |  | 16,265 |  | 3,293,074
Roger A. Cregg |  | 23,710,808 |  | 132,730 |  | 16,351 |  | 3,293,074
Joseph A. Cutillo |  | 23,777,719 |  | 65,886 |  | 16,284 |  | 3,293,074
Julie A. Dill |  | 23,771,757 |  | 77,634 |  | 10,498 |  | 3,293,074
Dana C. O'Brien |  | 23,152,103 |  | 696,572 |  | 11,214 |  | 3,293,074
Charles R. Patton |  | 21,861,715 |  | 1,981,866 |  | 16,308 |  | 3,293,074
Thomas M. White |  | 23,705,319 |  | 138,015 |  | 16,555 |  | 3,293,074
Dwayne A. Wilson |  | 21,769,528 |  | 2,073,997 |  | 16,364 |  | 3,293,074

Proposal No. 2: Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.
For |  | Against |  | Abstain |  | Broker Non-Votes
23,233,436 |  | 557,252 |  | 69,201 |  | 3,293,074

Proposal No. 3: Ratification of the appointment of Grant Thornton, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2024.
For |  | Against |  | Abstain |  |
26,263,039 |  | 870,074 |  | 19,850 |  |

Proposal No. 4: Adoption of the Second Amended and Restated 2018 Stock Incentive Plan.
For |  | Against |  | Abstain |  | Broker Non-Votes
22,665,181 |  | 1,150,152 |  | 44,556 |  | 3,293,074

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits

Exhibit Number |  | Description
10.1 |  | Sterling Infrastructure, Inc. Second Amended and Restated 2018 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Sterling Infrastructure, Inc.’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed on May 9, 2024 (SEC File No. 1-31993)).
104 |  | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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.

|  | STERLING INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
Date: | May 9, 2024 | By: | /s/ Ronald A. Ballschmiede
|  |  | Ronald A. Ballschmiede
|  |  | Chief Financial Officer