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): December 3, 2015
ScanSource, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
South Carolina | 000-26926 | 57-0965380 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
6 Logue Court
Greenville, South Carolina 29615
(Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)
(864) 288-2432
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
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.
ScanSource, Inc. (the Company) held its annual meeting of the shareholders on December 3, 2015 (the Annual Meeting). At the Annual Meeting, each of the six director nominees was elected and received greater than 98.59% approval of votes cast, the Companys executive compensation program was approved, on an advisory basis, with 98.15% approval of votes cast, and the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Companys independent auditors for fiscal 2016 was ratified with 99.88% approval of votes cast. The Company received proxies totaling 96.26% of its issued and outstanding shares of common stock, representing 26,194,877 shares of common stock, as of the record date. Each of the following proposals were voted on at the Annual Meeting and are described in more detail in the Companys definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 22, 2015, and the results of the voting are presented below.
Election of Directors
The Companys shareholders approved the slate of directors consisting of six members to hold office until the next annual meeting of shareholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified, based on the following final voting results:
Nominee |
Votes For |
Votes Withheld |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
Steven R. Fischer |
25,062,533 | 310,368 | 821,976 | |||
Michael L. Baur |
25,109,800 | 263,101 | 821,976 | |||
Peter C. Browning |
25,017,711 | 355,190 | 821,976 | |||
Michael J. Grainger |
25,060,143 | 312,758 | 821,976 | |||
John P. Reilly |
25,051,458 | 321,443 | 821,976 | |||
Charles R. Whitchurch |
25,148,617 | 224,284 | 821,976 |
Advisory Vote to Approve the Compensation of the Companys Named Executive Officers
The shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Companys named executive officers, based on the following final voting results:
For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
24,904,560 | 461,952 | 6,388 | 821,977 |
Advisory Vote to Ratify Grant Thornton LLP as the Independent Auditors for Fiscal 2016
The Companys shareholders ratified the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Companys independent auditors for fiscal 2016, based on the following final voting results:
For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
26,163,789 | 27,942 | 3,146 | |
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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.
ScanSource, Inc. | ||||||
By: | /s/ John J. Ellsworth | |||||
December 3, 2015 | Name: Its: |
John J. Ellsworth Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary |
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