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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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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 5, 2023
BWX TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware 001-34658 80-0558025
(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
800 Main Street, 4th Floor
Lynchburg,Virginia24504
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (980) 365-4300
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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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par valueBWXTNew 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
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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 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
At the Annual Meeting on May 3, 2023, the Company's stockholders voted on four matters. A brief description of, and the final vote result for, each matter voted on at the Annual Meeting are set forth below. Each matter is described in more detail in our Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on March 15, 2023.
Proposal 1: Election of nine directors to serve a one-year term expiring at the 2024 annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified:
NomineeVotes ForVotes AgainstAbstentionsBroker Non-Votes
Jan A. Bertsch80,472,422 1,998,336 49,550 2,711,435 
Gerhard F. Burbach81,752,824 692,429 75,055 2,711,435 
Rex D. Geveden81,899,183 600,851 20,274 2,711,435 
James M. Jaska75,644,131 6,832,460 43,717 2,711,435 
Kenneth J. Krieg81,819,174 651,211 49,923 2,711,435 
Leland D. Melvin81,868,111 598,347 53,850 2,711,435 
Robert L. Nardelli80,403,631 2,067,390 49,287 2,711,435 
Barbara A. Niland79,687,954 2,783,573 48,781 2,711,435 
John M. Richardson81,881,605 585,922 52,781 2,711,435 
Proposal 2: Advisory vote to approve the 2022 compensation of our named executive officers:
Votes ForVotes AgainstAbstentionsBroker Non-Votes
81,508,665647,897363,7462,711,435
Proposal 3: Advisory vote on the frequency of the advisory vote to approve the compensation of our named executive officers:
1 YEAR2 YEARS3 YEARSAbstentionsBroker Non-Votes
80,456,458189,7851,805,89368,1722,711,435
In addition, the Company has decided, consistent with the recommendation of the Board of Directors and the vote of stockholders, to hold annual advisory votes on executive compensation until the next advisory vote on the frequency of stockholder votes on executive compensation, or until our Board of Directors determines to hold such an advisory vote at a different frequency.
Proposal 4: Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2023:
Votes ForVotes AgainstAbstentions
84,835,540316,22679,977


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.
 
BWX TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
By: /s/ Ronald O. Whitford, Jr.
 Ronald O. Whitford, Jr.
 Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary

May 5, 2023