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 23, 2013
CASH AMERICA INTERNATIONAL, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Texas | 1-9733 | 75-2018239 | ||
| (State of incorporation) | (Commission File No.) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
1600 West 7th Street
Fort Worth, Texas 76102
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (817) 335-1100
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ITEM 5.07 SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.
The following four proposals were submitted to a vote of the shareholders of Cash America International, Inc. (the “Company”) at its Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on May 23, 2013 (the “Annual Meeting”), and the final voting results for each proposal are set forth below. For additional information on these proposals, please see the Company’s definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 11, 2013 (the “2013 Proxy Statement”).
Proposal 1 – Election of Directors
The seven directors listed below were elected to serve as directors of the Company until its 2014 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, until their successors are elected and qualify or until their earlier death, resignation or removal. The Board of Directors approved a reduction in the size of the Company’s Board of Directors from eight to seven effective immediately following the Annual Meeting, and the following seven directors were nominated in the 2013 Proxy Statement. The voting results were as follows:
| Director Nominees |
For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes |
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| Jack R. Daugherty |
23,945,716 | 1,142,605 | 1,481,142 | |||||||||
| Daniel E. Berce |
24,818,519 | 269,802 | 1,481,142 | |||||||||
| Daniel R. Feehan |
23,551,456 | 1,536,865 | 1,481,142 | |||||||||
| James H. Graves |
24,042,997 | 1,045,324 | 1,481,142 | |||||||||
| B. D. Hunter |
23,966,184 | 1,122,137 | 1,481,142 | |||||||||
| Timothy J. McKibben |
24,009,168 | 1,079,153 | 1,481,142 | |||||||||
| Alfred M. Micallef |
24,008,766 | 1,079,555 | 1,481,142 | |||||||||
Proposal 2 – Ratification of the Appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
The shareholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2013. The voting results were as follows:
| For | Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
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| Ratification of the Appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP |
25,443,097 | 1,017,229 | 109,137 | — | ||||||||||||
Proposal 3 – Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation
The shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation for the Company’s named executive officers and adopted the resolution related thereto set forth in the 2013 Proxy Statement. The voting results were as follows:
| For | Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
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| Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation |
24,791,155 | 172,302 | 124,864 | 1,481,142 | ||||||||||||
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.
| CASH AMERICA INTERNATIONAL, INC. | ||||||
| Date: May 24, 2013 | By: | /s/ J. Curtis Linscott | ||||
| J. Curtis Linscott | ||||||
| Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary | ||||||