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): April 12, 2011
AEP INDUSTRIES INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| DELAWARE | 0-14450 | 22-1916107 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) | ||
| 125 Phillips Avenue, South Hackensack, New Jersey | 07606 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (201) 641-6600
Former name or former address, if changed since last report: N/A
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| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders |
At the annual meeting of stockholders of AEP Industries Inc. (the “Company”) on April 12, 2011, stockholders elected the two Class A director nominees to the Board to serve three-year terms, ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2011, approved (on an advisory basis) the compensation of our named executive officers and approved (on an advisory basis) to conduct future advisory votes on named executive officer compensation once every year.
For Proposal 1, the two nominees receiving the most votes cast were elected as directors. Proposals 2 and 3 required the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of shares entitled to vote and present at the meeting. For Proposal 4, the option of one year, two years or three years receiving the highest number of votes cast by stockholders was considered the stockholders’ recommendation. The Proposals are described in detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed on February 24, 2011 with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The results of the voting are shown below.
Proposal 1—Election of Directors
| Class C Nominees |
Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
| Kenneth Avia |
2,892,543 | 1,010,199 | 612,236 | |||||||||
| Lawrence R. Noll |
2,888,819 | 1,013,923 | 612,236 | |||||||||
Proposal 2—Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstain | ||||||||
| 4,505,565 | 7,319 | 2,067 | ||||||||
Proposal 3—Advisory Vote on Named Executive Officer Compensation
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstain | ||||||||
| 2,985,944 | 851,714 | 65,084 | ||||||||
Proposal 4—Advisory Vote on the Frequency of an Advisory Vote on Named Executive Officer Compensation
| Once every one year | Once every two years | Once every three years | Abstain | |||||||||||
| 2,163,623 | 12,714 | 1,712,177 | 14,201 | |||||||||||
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.
| AEP INDUSTRIES INC. | ||||
| Date: April 15, 2011 | By: | /s/ PAUL M. FEENEY | ||
| Paul M. Feeney | ||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||
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