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 19, 2012

(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):

 

¨ 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)

 

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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 19, 2012. The Company’s shareholders considered and voted upon the following three proposals:

 

(1) To elect the eleven (11) 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		  

Ralph Alexander

      37,047,600         409,442         3,747,991   

Alvin R. Carpenter

      36,714,644         742,398         3,747,991   

Irwin Cohen

      32,873,355         4,583,687         3,747,991   

Susan Falk

      32,893,648         4,563,394         3,747,991   

Linda M. Farthing

      22,479,875         14,977,167         3,747,991   

Mitchell W. Legler

      32,640,186         4,816,856         3,738,991   

Robert L. Mettler

      27,562,938         9,894,104         3,747,991   

Richard L. Sisisky

      36,829,911         627,131         3,747,991   

Jay Stein

      36,209,897         1,247,145         3,747,991   

Martin E. Stein, Jr.

      32,493,617         4,963,425         3,747,991   

John H. Williams, Jr.

      36,519,057         937,985         3,747,991   

 

(2) To approve an advisory resolution on executive compensation for fiscal year 2011. Voting results were:

 

For

      37,292,770   

Against

      146,222   

Abstain

      18,050   

 

(3) To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered certified public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending February 2, 2013. Voting results were:

 

For

      40,920,369   

Against

      278,737   

Abstain

      5,927   

 

ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(d) Exhibits

99.1 Press Release dated June 20, 2012

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 20, 2012     By:  

/s/ Gregory W. Kleffner

      Gregory W. Kleffner
      Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

99.1 Press Release dated June 20, 2012