Form 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

June 24, 2014

(Date of Report; Date of Earliest Event Reported)

 

 

STEIN MART, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

 

Florida   0-20052   64-0466198

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

1200 Riverplace Blvd., Jacksonville, Florida 32207

(Address of Principal Executive Offices Including Zip Code)

(904) 346-1500

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

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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ITEM 5.07 SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Company was held on June 24, 2014. The Company’s shareholders considered and voted upon the following three proposals:

 

(1) To elect the ten (10) director nominees to serve as directors of the Company for the ensuing year and until their successors have been elected and qualified. Voting results were:

 

Name of Director

   For      Withheld      Broker
Non-Votes
 

Jay Stein

     38,946,428         823,442         —     

John H. Williams, Jr.

     39,255,920         513,950         —     

Alvin R. Carpenter

     38,537,658         1,232,212         —     

Irwin Cohen

     24,231,031         15,538,839         —     

Susan Falk

     24,338,627         15,431,243         —     

Linda M. Farthing

     19,987,915         19,781,955         —     

Mitchell W. Legler

     31,882,222         7,887,648         —     

Richard L. Sisisky

     29,452,236         10,317,634         —     

Burton M. Tansky

     39,512,992         256,878         —     

J. Wayne Weaver

     39,510,590         259,280         —     

 

(2) To approve an advisory resolution on executive compensation for fiscal year 2013. Voting results were:

 

For

     39,709,297   

Against

     40,537   

Abstain

     20,036   

 

(3) To ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered certified public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2015. Voting results were:

 

For

     42,396,870   

Against

     5,351   

Abstain

     20,096   


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.

 

        STEIN MART, INC.
    (Registrant)
Date: June 26, 2014   By:  

/s/ Gregory W. Kleffner

    Gregory W. Kleffner
    Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer