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):  July 20, 2012
 

HANCOCK FABRICS, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
 
         
Delaware
 
1-9482
 
64-0740905
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
One Fashion Way
Baldwyn, Mississippi 38824
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(662) 365-6000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
Not Applicable
(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.
 
On July 20, 2012, Hancock Fabrics, Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders in Baldwyn, Mississippi.  The total number of shares present in person or by proxy was equal to approximately 69% of the total shares of the Company entitled to vote, thereby constituting a quorum for the purpose of the annual Meeting. 

The results of the vote for each proposal were as follows:

Proposal 1
 
Each individual listed below was elected to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors until the 2013 annual meeting of stockholders or until his successor is elected and qualified.

 
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
Sam P. Cortez
7,716,320
731,731
5,622
6,358,214
Steven R. Morgan
7,766,803
681,329
5,541
6,358,214
Steven D. Scheiwe
7,713,944
732,366
7,363
6,358,214
Neil S. Subin
7,064,484
1,382,126
7,063
6,358,214

Proposal 2
 
Ratification of the appointment of Burr Pilger Mayer, Inc. as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending February 2, 2013.

For
Against
Abstain
14,559,160
214,941
37,786
 
 
 

 
 
SIGNATURE
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
HANCOCK FABRICS, INC.
 
       
       
Date:   July 24, 2012
By:
/s/ Robert W. Driskell  
  Name: Robert W. Driskell  
  Title: Executive Vice President and Chief  
    Financial Officer (Principal Financial and  
    Accounting Officer)