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 20,
2010
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West
Marine, Inc.
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(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its
charter)
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Delaware
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0-22512
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77-0355502
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(State
or other
jurisdiction
of incorporation)
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(Commission
File
Number)
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.)
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500
Westridge Drive
Watsonville,
California 95076
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(Address
of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip
Code)
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(831)
728-2700
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(Registrant’s
Telephone Number, Including Area
Code)
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Item
5.07. Submission
of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On May
20, 2010, West Marine, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2010 annual meeting of
stockholders at the Company’s principal executive offices located at 500
Westridge Drive, Watsonville, California 95076. The number of shares of common
stock entitled to vote at the annual meeting was 22,350,829, of which 21,365,649
shares were present in person or represented by valid proxy at the
meeting.
At the
annual meeting, the Company’s stockholders voted to elect the following Board
members to hold office until the Company’s 2011 annual meeting of stockholders
or until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified: Randolph K. Repass,
Geoffrey A. Eisenberg, David McComas, Barbara L. Rambo, Alice M. Richter and
Peter Roy.
In
addition to electing the directors, the stockholders ratified the selection of
Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting
firm for fiscal year 2010.
The final
voting results on these matters were as follows:
Proposal
1 – Election of Directors.
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Directors
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For
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Withheld
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Broker Non-
Votes
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Randolph
K. Repass
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14,940,852
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3,814,381
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2,610,416
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Geoffrey
A. Eisenberg
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18,637,350
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117,883
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2,610,416
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David
McComas
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18,617,210
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138,023
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2,610,416
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Barbara
L. Rambo
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18,570,291
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184,942
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2,610,416
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Alice
M. Richter
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18,482,737
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272,496
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2,610,416
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Peter
Roy
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18,482,182
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273,051
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2,610,416
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For
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Against
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Abstain
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Broker Non-
Votes
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Proposal
2 – To ratify the selection of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s
independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal
2010.
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21,340,667
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22,550
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2,432
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0
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SIGNATURE
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.
WEST
MARINE, INC.
Date: May
25,
2010 By: /s/
Thomas R. Moran
Thomas R.
Moran
Senior
Vice President and
Chief
Financial Officer