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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001437749-17-010751
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20170601
ITEM INFORMATION:		Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
FILED AS OF DATE:		20170606
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20170606

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			NORTHWEST PIPE CO
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001001385
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	STEEL PIPE & TUBES [3317]
		IRS NUMBER:				930557988
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			OR
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-27140
		FILM NUMBER:		17894183

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		5721 SE COLUMBIA WAY
		STREET 2:		SUITE 200
		CITY:			VANCOUVER
		STATE:			WA
		ZIP:			98661
		BUSINESS PHONE:		3603976250

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		5721 SE COLUMBIA WAY
		STREET 2:		SUITE 200
		CITY:			VANCOUVER
		STATE:			WA
		ZIP:			98661
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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:12pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): </b><font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><b>June&nbsp;</b><b>1</b><b>, 2017</b></font></p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:12pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>NORTHWEST PIPE COMPANY</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>5721 SE Columbia Way, Suite 200</b></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>Vancouver<font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">, WA 98661</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: left; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Item 5.07 &nbsp; &nbsp;SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS</p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:45pt;margin-right:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:justify;">At <font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">the Annual Meeting of Shareholders for Northwest Pipe Company (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) on June&nbsp;1, 2017, the Company&rsquo;s shareholders: (i)&nbsp;elected three directors; (ii)&nbsp;approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company&rsquo;s named executive officers; (iii)&nbsp;approved, on an advisory basis, &ldquo;1&nbsp;Year&rdquo; as the frequency with which the Company should include an advisory vote on executive compensation in future proxy statements; and (iv)&nbsp;ratified the appointment of Moss Adams LLP as the Company&rsquo;s independent registered public accountants for the year ending December&nbsp;31, 2017. Set forth below are the voting results for each of these proposals.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:45pt;margin-right:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;">Proposal 1: <font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Election of three directors:</font></p>

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			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 20%; text-align: center; border-bottom: thin solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">For</td>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Michelle Applebaum<font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"> (three-year term)</font></p>
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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:right;">&nbsp;<font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">7,646,919</font></p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 2%;">&nbsp;</td>
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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:right;">178,420</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 2%;">&nbsp;</td>
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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:right;">1,115,443</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Michael Franson (two-year term)</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 2%;">&nbsp;</td>
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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:right;">7,659,329</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 2%;">&nbsp;</td>
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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:right;">166,010</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 2%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 20%;">
			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:right;">1,115,443</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Scott Montross<font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"> (three-year term)</font></p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 2%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 20%;">
			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:right;">&nbsp;<font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">6,919,628</font></p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 2%;">&nbsp;</td>
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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:right;">905,711</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 2%;">&nbsp;</td>
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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:right;">1,115,443</p>
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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:45.35pt;margin-right:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:justify;">Proposal 2: <font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Advisory vote on executive compensation:</font></p>

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			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 2%; text-align: center;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 24%; text-align: center; border-bottom: thin solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">Broker Non-votes</td>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 23%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 7.55pt; text-align: center;">6,812,283</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 2%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 23%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;">829,354</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 2%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 24%;">
			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">183,702</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 2%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 24%;">
			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">1,115,443</p>
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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:45.35pt;margin-right:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:justify;">Proposal 3: <font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Advisory vote on the frequency of shareholder advisory votes on executive compensation:</font></p>

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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:7.55pt;margin-right:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;">1 Year</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 2%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 18%; border-bottom: thin solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">2 Years</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 2%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 18%; border-bottom: thin solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">3 Years</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 2%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 19%; border-bottom: thin solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">Abstain</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 2%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 19%; border-bottom: thin solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">Broker Non-votes</p>
			</td>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 18%;">
			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:7.55pt;margin-right:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;">6,608,873</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 2%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 18%;">
			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">56,707</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 2%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 18%;">
			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">979,809</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 2%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 19%;">
			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">179,950</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 2%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 19%;">
			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">1,115,443</p>
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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:45.35pt;margin-right:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:justify;">Based on the voting results on Propo<font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">sal 3, and consistent with the Board&rsquo;s recommendation of &ldquo;1&nbsp;Year&rdquo; as the frequency of shareholder advisory votes on executive compensation, the Company has determined to include an advisory vote on the compensation of the Company&rsquo;s named executive officers in its proxy materials for each annual meeting of shareholders until the next required advisory vote on the frequency of shareholder advisory votes on executive compensation.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:45.35pt;margin-right:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:justify;">Proposal <font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">4: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Ratification of the appointment of Moss Adams LLP as the Company&rsquo;s independent registered public accountants for the year ending December&nbsp;31, 2017:</font></p>

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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:7.55pt;margin-right:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;">For</p>
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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;<font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">Against</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 2%;">
			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;<font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 24%; border-bottom: thin solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">Abstain</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 2%;">
			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;<font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 24%; border-bottom: thin solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">Broker Non-votes</p>
			</td>
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		<tr style="background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 23%;">
			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:7.55pt;margin-right:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;">8,884,791</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 2%;">
			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;<font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 23%;">
			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">53,573</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 2%;">
			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;<font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 24%;">
			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">2,418</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 2%;">
			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;<font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 24%;">
			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">-</p>
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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>SIGNATURE</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:24.5pt;">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 on June<font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;6, 2017.</font></p>

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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;"><b>NORTHWEST PIPE COMPANY</b></p>
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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">(Registrant)</p>
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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">/s/ Robin Gantt</p>
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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;"><b>Robin Gantt,</b></p>

			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;"><b>Senior<font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;Vice&nbsp;President</font></b><font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><b>,</b></font></p>

			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;"><b>Chief<font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;Financial&nbsp;Officer</font></b><font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><b> and </b><b>Corporate </b><b>Secretary</b></font></p>
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