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 18, 2011
ANN INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1-10738 | 13-3499319 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
7 Times Square
New York, New York 10036
(Address, including Zip Code, of Registrant’s Principal Executive Offices)
(212) 541-3300
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(Former Names or Former Addresses, if Changed Since Last Report)
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| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders |
The 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of ANN INC. (the “Company”) was held on May 18, 2011. The following matters were voted upon by the Company’s stockholders at the meeting:
| 1. | Election of Directors |
| Name |
For | Against | Abstained | Broker Non-Votes | ||||
| Dale W. Hilpert |
40,394,743 | 3,343,770 | 14,053 | 4,220,396 | ||||
| Ronald W. Hovsepian |
39,937,194 | 3,801,884 | 13,488 | 4,220,396 | ||||
| Linda A. Huett |
43,571,347 | 168,197 | 13,022 | 4,220,396 | ||||
| 2. Advisory, non-binding vote on the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers, as set forth in the Company’s proxy statement for the 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. | ||||||||
| For | Against | Abstained | Broker Non-Votes | |||||
| 36,110,050 | 7,607,506 | 35,010 | 4,220,396 | |||||
| 3. Advisory, non-binding vote to establish the frequency of submission to stockholders of the advisory vote on the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers. | ||||||||
| 1 Year | 2 Years | 3 Years | Abstained | |||||
| 32,434,560 | 94,893 | 11,199,106 | 24,007 | |||||
| 4. Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2011. | ||||||||
| For | Against | Abstained | ||||||
| 47,218,943 | 713,286 | 40,733 | ||||||
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.
| ANN INC. | ||||
| By: | /s/ Barbara K. Eisenberg | |||
| Barbara K. Eisenberg | ||||
| Date: May 23, 2011 | Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | |||