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 5, 2014 (May 1, 2014)
Tractor Supply Company
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 000-23314 | 13-3139732 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
200 Powell Place, Brentwood, Tennessee | 37027 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: | (615) 440-4000 |
Not Applicable |
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.) |
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Tractor Supply Company (the “Company”) was held on May 1, 2014. At the meeting, the stockholders elected each of the Company’s nominees for director to serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until such director’s successor is duly elected and qualified. In addition, at the meeting, the stockholders approved an amendment to the Company's Certificate of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of Common Stock from two hundred million (200,000,000) to four hundred million (400,000,000), re-approved the material terms of the performance goals under the 2009 Stock Incentive Plan, ratified the reappointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 27, 2014, and voted in favor of the compensation of the named executive officers of the Company, on an advisory and non-binding basis.
The voting results of the director elections, charter amendment proposal, re-approval of the material terms of the performance goals under the 2009 Stock Incentive Plan, ratification of the reappointment of Ernst & Young LLP, and advisory vote on the compensation of the named executive officers, which were described in more detail in the definitive proxy statement relating to the 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders that the Company filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 19, 2014, are set forth below.
(1) Each director was elected by the following tabulation:
For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | ||||
Cynthia T. Jamison | 108,926,079 | 1,670,562 | 12,722,129 | |||
Johnston C. Adams | 109,570,589 | 1,026,052 | 12,722,129 | |||
Peter D. Bewley | 109,511,909 | 1,084,732 | 12,722,129 | |||
Jack C. Bingleman | 109,559,398 | 1,037,243 | 12,722,129 | |||
Richard W. Frost | 109,510,274 | 1,086,367 | 12,722,129 | |||
George MacKenzie | 109,527,723 | 1,068,918 | 12,722,129 | |||
Edna K. Morris | 109,514,102 | 1,082,539 | 12,722,129 | |||
Gregory A. Sandfort | 109,572,212 | 1,024,429 | 12,722,129 | |||
Mark J. Weikel | 109,527,457 | 1,069,184 | 12,722,129 | |||
(2) The amendment to the Company's Certificate of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of Common Stock from two hundred million (200,000,000) to four hundred million (400,000,000) was approved as follows:
For | Against | Abstain | ||
119,143,933 | 3,452,429 | 722,408 | ||
(3) Re-approval of the material terms of the performance goals under our 2009 Stock Incentive Plan for purposes of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code was approved as follows:
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
108,059,465 | 2,119,460 | 417,716 | 12,722,129 | |||
(4) Ratification of the reappointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 27, 2014 was approved by the following tabulation:
For | Withheld | Abstain | ||
121,574,835 | 1,209,059 | 534,876 | ||
(5) The compensation of the named executive officers of the Company was approved, on an advisory and non-binding basis by the following tabulation:
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
107,988,356 | 1,563,728 | 1,044,557 | 12,722,129 | |||
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.
Tractor Supply Company | |||
May 5, 2014 | By: | /s/ Anthony F. Crudele | |
Name: Anthony F. Crudele | |||
Title: Executive Vice President - Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | |||