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 16, 2012
 
SCHAWK, INC.
 
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
 
____________________________
 
Delaware
1-09335
66-0323724
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission file number)
(I.R.S. employer
identification no.)
 
1695 South River Road
Des Plaines, IL
 
60018
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (847) 827-9494
 
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 
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Item 5.02.
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
 
At the 2012 annual meeting of the holders of the common stock of Schawk, Inc. (the “Company”) held on May 16, 2012 (the “2012 Annual Meeting”), the stockholders of the Company approved an amendment (the “Amendment”) to the Schawk, Inc. 2006 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) to increase the maximum number of shares of common stock that may be issued pursuant to awards made under the Plan by 1.2 million shares.
 
The description of the Plan, as amended by the Amendment, contained under the caption “Proposal 2—Amendment to the 2006 Long-Term Incentive Plan to Increase the Number of Shares Authorized for Issuance” in the Company’s definitive proxy statement for the 2012 Annual Meeting filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 18, 2012 is incorporated herein by reference.
 
Item 5.07.
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
 
At the 2012 Annual Meeting, stockholders:
 
·  
elected each of the director nominees to the Company’s board of directors; and
 
·  
approved an amendment to the Schawk, Inc. 2006 Long-Term Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares authorized under the Plan.
 
The results of the voting on the election of directors and the other proposals were as follows:
 
1.           Election of Directors
 
 
Votes For
Votes Withheld
Broker Non-Votes
Clarence W. Schawk 
18,030,685
6,459,670
David A. Schawk
21,345,146
3,145,209
A. Alex Sarkisian
18,677,092
5,813,263
Leonard S. Caronia
19,891,587
4,598,768
Judith W. McCue
18,703,288
5,787,067
Hollis W. Rademacher
22,319,909
2,170,446
John T. McEnroe
18,354,210
6,136,145
Michael G. O’Rourke
24,010,239
480,116
Stanley N. Logan
24,010,339
480,016

Each nominee for director was elected for a one-year term of office.
 
 
2.
Approval of an Amendment to the Schawk, Inc. 2006 Long-Term Incentive Plan
 
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
21,196,595
3,196,641
97,119

There was no proposal to be acted upon at the 2012 Annual Meeting that was considered “routine” under New York Stock Exchange rules, which would have allowed shares held in street name by brokerage firms for which no voting instructions were received to be considered “present” at the meeting.  As a result, there were no broker non-votes recorded with respect to any matter.
 
 
 
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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.
 
 
 
SCHAWK, INC.
 
       
Date:  May 22, 2012
By:
/s/Timothy J. Cunningham   
   
Name:  Timothy J. Cunningham
 
   
Title:  Chief Financial Officer
 
       
 
 
 
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