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

DATE OF REPORT (Date of Earliest Event Reported):

May 19, 2010

 

 

CASH AMERICA INTERNATIONAL, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Texas   1-9733   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

 

 

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:

 

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ITEM 5.07 SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

On May 19, 2010, the Cash America International, Inc. (the “Company”) 2010 Annual Meeting of Shareholders was held. At that meeting, the following three proposals were submitted to a vote of the Company’s shareholders, and the final voting results for each proposal are set forth below:

Proposal 1

Election of the following eight directors:

 

Director Nominees

   For    Withheld    Broker
Non-Votes

Jack R. Daugherty

   23,142,127    1,938,992    2,241,312

Daniel E. Berce

   24,722,354    358,765    2,241,312

Daniel R. Feehan

   23,406,323    1,674,796    2,241,312

Albert Goldstein

   21,880,303    3,200,816    2,241,312

James H. Graves

   23,918,665    1,162,454    2,241,312

B. D. Hunter

   23,879,830    1,201,289    2,241,312

Timothy J. McKibben

   23,884,847    1,196,272    2,241,312

Alfred M. Micallef

   23,883,559    1,197,560    2,241,312

Each director nominee was elected a director of the Company and will serve until the Company’s 2011 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, until their successors are elected and qualify or until their earlier death or resignation.

Proposal 2

Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2010:

 

     For    Against    Abstain

Ratification of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

   26,337,107    973,133    12,191

This proposal was approved.

Proposal 3

Consideration of a shareholder proposal regarding anti-predatory lending policies submitted jointly by Christian Brothers Investment Services, Inc., the Benedictine Sisters and MMA Stewardship Solutions:

 

     For    Against    Abstain    Broker
Non-Votes

Shareholder Proposal

   1,907,996    19,227,547    3,945,576    2,241,312

The shareholder proposal was not approved.


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, 2010     By:   /S/    J. CURTIS LINSCOTT        
      J. Curtis Linscott
      Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary