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 12, 2012

 

 

BIG 5 SPORTING GOODS CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   000-49850   95-4388794

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

  (Commission File Number)  

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

2525 East El Segundo Boulevard,

El Segundo, California

    90245
(Address of principal executive offices)     (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (310) 536-0611

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders


Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

On June 12, 2012, the Company held its annual meeting of stockholders. At the annual meeting, the following matters were submitted to the vote of the stockholders, with the results of voting on each such matter as set forth below.

1.        The Company’s stockholders approved a proposal to re-elect the following three Class A directors to the Company’s Board of Directors, each to hold office until the 2015 annual meeting of stockholders (and until each such director’s successor shall have been duly elected and qualified), with voting results as follows:

 

   

Votes For

 

Votes Withheld

 

Broker Non-Votes

G. Michael Brown

  10,498,971   8,548,089   1,539,246

Dominic P. DeMarco

  18,748,488   298,572   1,539,246

David R. Jessick

  16,255,711   2,791,349   1,539,246

The terms of office for the following directors continued after the meeting: Sandra N. Bane (Class B director), Michael D. Miller (Class B director), Jennifer H. Dunbar (Class C director) and Steven G. Miller (Class C director) .

There were no abstentions.

2.        The Company’s stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers for fiscal year 2011, as described in the Company’s proxy statement, and cast their votes as follows:

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Votes Abstaining

 

Broker Non-Votes

17,736,317

  785,355   525,388   1,539,246

3.        The Company’s stockholders approved a proposal to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as its independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 30, 2012, with voting results as follows:

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Votes Abstaining

 

Broker Non-Votes

20,528,284

  54,547   3,475   0

 

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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.

 

BIG 5 SPORTING GOODS CORPORATION

 

(Registrant)

Date: June 15, 2012

 

/s/ Barry D. Emerson

 

Barry D. Emerson

Senior Vice President, Chief Financial

Officer and Treasurer