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 19, 2016 | |||
 | |||
CASH AMERICA INTERNATIONAL, INC. | |||
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) | |||
Texas | 001-09733 | 75-2018239 | |
(State of incorporation) | (Commission File No.) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | |
1600 West 7th Street | |||
Fort Worth, Texas 76102 | |||
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (817) 335-1100 | |||
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ITEM 5.07 SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.
The following three proposals were submitted to a vote of the shareholders of Cash America International, Inc. (the “Company”) at its Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on May 19, 2016 (the “Annual Meeting”), and the final voting results for each proposal are set forth below. For additional information on these proposals, please see the Company’s definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 7, 2016 (the “2016 Proxy Statement”).
Proposal 1 – Election of Directors
The eight directors listed below were elected to serve as directors of the Company until its 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, until their successors are elected and qualify or until their earlier death, resignation or removal. As a result of the election of all eight of the director nominees, the Company's Board size increased from seven to eight directors immediately following the Annual Meeting. The voting results for Proposal 1 were as follows:
Director Nominees | For | Withheld | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | ||
Daniel E. Berce ............................................ | 21,349,452 | 577,788 | — | 1,267,513 | ||
Jack R. Daugherty ....................................... | 18,717,007 | 3,210,233 | — | 1,267,513 | ||
Daniel R. Feehan .......................................... | 20,056,496 | 1,870,744 | — | 1,267,513 | ||
James H. Graves ........................................... | 20,035,543 | 1,891,697 | — | 1,267,513 | ||
B. D. Hunter ................................................. | 19,909,112 | 2,018,128 | — | 1,267,513 | ||
Timothy J. McKibben ................................... | 19,903,807 | 2,023,433 | — | 1,267,513 | ||
Alfred M. Micallef ....................................... | 19,910,355 | 2,016,885 | — | 1,267,513 | ||
T. Brent Stuart ....................................... | 20,218,682 | 1,708,558 | — | 1,267,513 | ||
Proposal 2 – Ratification of the Appointment of the Company's Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for 2016
The shareholders ratified the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2016. The voting results for Proposal 2 were as follows:
For | Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | ||||
Ratification of the Appointment of Grant Thornton LLP .......................................... | 23,104,817 | 33,248 | 56,688 | — | |||
Proposal 3 – Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation
The shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation for the Company’s named executive officers and adopted the resolution related thereto set forth in the 2016 Proxy Statement. The voting results for Proposal 3 were as follows:
For | Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | ||||
Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation ........................................... | 21,341,029 | 527,793 | 58,418 | 1,267,513 | |||
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.
CASH AMERICA INTERNATIONAL, INC. | ||||
Date: | May 20, 2016 | By: | /s/ J. Curtis Linscott | |
J. Curtis Linscott | ||||
Executive Vice President, | ||||
General Counsel & Secretary | ||||