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): June 5, 2012
 
SL Industries, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
     
New Jersey
1-4987
21-0682685
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
     
520 Fellowship Road, Suite A114, Mount Laurel, New Jersey
08054
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (856) 727-1500
 
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Item 5.07.
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
 
The following matters were submitted to a vote of shareholders of SL Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on June 5, 2012: (1) the election of five directors of the Company, each to serve until the annual meeting of shareholders in 2013 or until their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified; and (ii) the ratification of the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012.  The total number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock voted in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting was 4,141,759, representing approximately 93.31% of the 4,438,310 shares outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting.  Each director nominee was elected and each other matter submitted to a vote of the Company’s shareholders at the Annual Meeting was approved by the requisite vote.
 
Set forth below is the number of votes cast for, against or withheld, as well as the number of broker non-votes and abstentions as to each such matter, including a separate tabulation with respect to each nominee for director, as applicable.
 
1.           Election of Directors.
 
NOMINEE
FOR
WITHHELD
Glen M. Kassan
3,533,268
93,070
Mark E. Schwarz
3,171,044
455,294
Avrum Gray
3,545,215
81,123
James A. Risher
3,547,543
78,795
Warren G. Lichtenstein
3,557,569
68,769

 
There were 515,421 Broker Non-Votes recorded for each nominee.
 
2.
Proposal to ratify Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm.
 
FOR
AGAINST
ABSTAIN
4,088,009
53,750
0

 
 
 

 
 
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.
 
 
SL Industries, Inc.
 
(Registrant)
Date: June 6, 2012
 
 
By:
/s/ Louis J. Belardi
   
Name:
Louis J. Belardi
   
Title:
Chief Financial Officer