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

 

May 30, 2013 (May 29, 2013)

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

 

HARTE-HANKS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

1-7120

 

74-1677284

(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

 

(Commission
File Number)

 

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

9601 McAllister Freeway, Suite 610

San Antonio, Texas 78216

(210) 829-9000

(Address of principal executive offices and Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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

 

Harte-Hanks, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on May 29, 2013, at which stockholders voted on the items below as indicated.  On the record date for the Annual Meeting (April 1, 2013), 63,243,691 shares of common stock were outstanding and entitled to notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting.

 

(1)                     Election of three Class II directors to serve until the Company’s 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders:

 

 

 

Number of Shares

 

Number of Shares

 

Broker

 

Nominee

 

Voted For

 

Withheld

 

Non-Votes

 

Stephen E. Carley

 

51,775,194

 

299,634

 

5,334,727

 

William F. Farley

 

51,731,799

 

343,029

 

5,334,727

 

Larry D. Franklin

 

51,265,512

 

809,316

 

5,334,727

 

 

(2)                     Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2013:

 

Number of Shares

 

Number of Shares

 

Number of Shares

 

Voted For

 

Voted Against

 

Abstained

 

56,908,838

 

498,487

 

2,230

 

 

(3)                     Approval of the Harte-Hanks, Inc. 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan:

 

Number of Shares

 

Number of Shares

 

Number of Shares

 

Voted For

 

Voted Against

 

Abstained

 

51,148,607

 

917,712

 

8,508

 

 

For more information on the foregoing proposals, see the Company’s proxy statement dated April 15, 2013.

 

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.

 

 

Harte-Hanks, Inc.

 

 

 

Dated:

May 30, 2013

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Robert L. R. Munden

 

 

Senior Vice President,

 

 

General Counsel & Secretary

 

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