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): August 13, 2015

 

 

 

 

Alliance One International, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant, as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Virginia		001-13684		54-1746567
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission file number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

8001 Aerial Center Parkway

Morrisville, North Carolina 27560-8417

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(919) 379-4300

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or address, if changed since last report)

 

 

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:

 

¨	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

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Item 5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

(a) On August 13, 2015, Alliance One International, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2015 annual meeting of shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”).

(b) At the Annual Meeting, the matters submitted to a vote of shareholders, and outcome of the vote, were as follows:

(1) Each of Carl L. Hausmann, Mark W. Kehaya and Martin R. Wade, III was elected as a Class III Director for a three-year term expiring in 2018;

(2) The appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2016 was ratified;

(3) A resolution to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers, was adopted; and

(4) A stock option exchange program under which eligible employees would be able to exchange certain stock options for a lesser number of restricted share units was approved.

The voting results with respect to these matters are set forth in the tables below (note that because the record date for the Annual Meeting was June 12, 2015, the vote totals do not reflect the one-for-ten reverse split of the Company’s common stock effected after the close of business on June 26, 2015):

 

1.

Election of Directors

 

Director Nominee		Votes For				Votes Withheld				Broker Non-Votes
Carl L. Hausmann			61,067,249				3,806,143				16,841,393
Mark W. Kehaya			59,809,335				5,064,057				16,841,393
Martin R. Wade, III			60,570,920				4,302,472				16,841,393

 

2.

Ratification of Independent Auditors

 

Votes For		Votes Against		Votes Abstained
81,338,085		322,689		54,011

There were no broker non-votes with respect to the ratification of independent auditors, which was considered a “routine” matter under the rules of the New York Stock Exchange.

 

3.

Advisory Vote on Compensation of Named Executive Officers

 

Votes For		Votes Against		Votes Abstained		Broker Non-Votes
63,218,579		1,392,750		262,063		16,841,393

 

4.

Approval of Stock Option Exchange Program

 

Votes For		Votes Against		Votes Abstained		Broker Non-Votes
61,163,299		3,552,488		157,605		16,841,393

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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.

Date: August 14, 2015