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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 10, 2011
Nortek, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
001-34697 | 05-0314991 |
(Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
50 Kennedy Plaza, Providence, Rhode Island | 02903-2360 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(401) 751-1600 |
(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:
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ITEM 5.07 SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
Nortek, Inc. held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 10, 2011 (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the Company's stockholders elected Jeffrey C. Bloomberg, Joseph M. Cianciolo and James B. Hirshorn as Class II directors to serve on the Company's Board of Directors until the Company's 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The results of the stockholders' votes with respect to the election of such directors were as follows:
For | Withheld | Abstain | |
Jeffrey C. Bloomberg | 11,141,375 | 691,598 | — |
Joseph M. Cianciolo | 11,141,375 | 691,598 | — |
James B. Hirshorn | 11,141,375 | 691,598 | — |
The Company's stockholders voted to consider a non-binding advisory vote on the compensation of the Company's named executive officers. The results of the stockholders' votes with respect to this proposal were as follows:
For | Against | Abstain | |
Non-binding advisory vote on the compensation of the Company's named executive officers | 11,121,859 | 13,766 | 697,348 |
The Company's stockholders voted to consider a non-binding advisory vote on the frequency of future executive compensation advisory votes. The results of the stockholders' votes with respect to this proposal were as follows:
Three Years | Two Years | One Year | |
Non-binding advisory vote on the frequency of future executive compensation | 7,316,819 | — | 3,805,176 |
The Company's stockholders voted to ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent auditor for the fiscal year 2011. The results of the stockholders' votes with respect to this proposal were as follows:
For | Against | Abstain | |
Ratification of Independent Auditor | 12,648,638 | — | 13,839 |
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.
NORTEK, INC.
By: /s/ Edward J. Cooney
Name: Edward J. Cooney
Title: Vice President and Treasurer
Date: May 11, 2011