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 24, 2012
NELNET, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nebraska | 001-31924 | 84-0748903 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
121 South 13th Street Suite 201 Lincoln, Nebraska | 68508 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (402) 458-2370
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Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
Nelnet, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2012 annual shareholders' meeting on May 24, 2012. At the meeting, the following proposals were submitted to a vote of our shareholders, with the voting results indicated below:
Proposal 1: Election of Directors. Our shareholders elected the following eight directors to hold office until the 2013 annual meeting of shareholders and until their successors have been duly elected or appointed.
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||
Michael S. Dunlap | 143,057,816 | 556,269 | 1,213 | 2,464,888 | |||||||
Stephen F. Butterfield | 135,198,914 | 8,415,177 | 1,207 | 2,464,888 | |||||||
James P. Abel | 142,541,148 | 1,073,044 | 1,106 | 2,464,888 | |||||||
William R. Cintani | 143,363,460 | 239,469 | 12,369 | 2,464,888 | |||||||
Kathleen A. Farrell | 143,377,179 | 236,312 | 1,807 | 2,464,888 | |||||||
Thomas E. Henning | 143,300,338 | 313,243 | 1,717 | 2,464,888 | |||||||
Kimberly K. Rath | 136,793,313 | 6,820,169 | 1,816 | 2,464,888 | |||||||
Michael D. Reardon | 142,541,791 | 1,071,700 | 1,807 | 2,464,888 | |||||||
Proposal 2: Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP. Our shareholders ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ended December 31, 2012.
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||
145,836,885 | 214,773 | 28,528 | — | |||||||
Proposal 3: Advisory vote on executive compensation. Our shareholders approved, by an advisory vote, the compensation of our named executive officers.
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||
142,740,503 | 865,529 | 9,266 | 2,464,888 | |||||||
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.
Dated: May 24, 2012
NELNET, INC.
By: /s/ TERRY J. HEIMES
Name: | Terry J. Heimes |
Title: | Chief Financial Officer |