UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
September 27, 2010
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation
| Nevada | 001-31552 | 87-0543688 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
2100 Roosevelt Avenue
Springfield, Massachusetts
01104
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Springfield, Massachusetts
01104
(800) 331-0852
(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):
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| o | 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. |
On September 27, 2010, we held an annual meeting of stockholders to consider and vote upon the
following proposals: (1) to elect directors to serve until our next annual meeting of stockholders
and until their successors are elected and qualified; and (2) to ratify the appointment of BDO USA,
LLP (formerly BDO Seidman, LLP), an independent registered public accounting firm, as our
independent registered public accountants for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2011.
The following directors were elected at the annual meeting:
| Broker | ||||||||||||
| Director | Votes Cast For | Votes Withheld | Non-Votes | |||||||||
Barry M. Monheit |
20,829,870 | 2,580,475 | 24,007,294 | |||||||||
Robert L. Scott |
19,368,828 | 4,041,517 | 24,007,294 | |||||||||
Michael F. Golden |
20,268,416 | 3,141,929 | 24,007,294 | |||||||||
Jeffrey D. Buchanan |
20,677,883 | 2,732,462 | 24,007,294 | |||||||||
John B. Furman |
20,811,252 | 2,599,093 | 24,007,294 | |||||||||
Mitchell A. Saltz |
13,719,532 | 9,690,813 | 24,007,294 | |||||||||
I. Marie Wadecki |
20,777,022 | 2,633,323 | 24,007,294 | |||||||||
Our stockholders also ratified the appointment of BDO Seidman, LLP as our independent
registered public accountants for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2011. The results of the vote
to approve this proposal were as follows:
| Votes Cast | Votes Cast | Broker | ||||||||||||||
| For | Against | Abstentions | Non-Votes | |||||||||||||
Ratification of BDO USA, LLP as
independent
registered public
accountants |
44,233,728 | 944,689 | 2,239,222 | — | ||||||||||||
Broker non-votes did not affect the outcome of either proposal voted on at the meeting.
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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.
| SMITH & WESSON HOLDING CORPORATION |
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| Date: December 2, 2010 | By: | /s/ John R. Dineen | ||
| John R. Dineen | ||||
| Interim Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary | ||||
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