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 18, 2013

 

THE BON-TON STORES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Pennsylvania

 

0-19517

 

23-2835229

(State or Other Jurisdiction

 

(Commission File

 

(IRS Employer

of Incorporation)

 

Number)

 

Identification No.)

 

2801 E. Market Street, York, Pennsylvania 17402

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

717-757-7660

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code)

 

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, If Changed Since Last Report)

 

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:

 

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

 

On June 18, 2013, The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) at which three proposals were presented to the Company’s shareholders for consideration.  The three matters presented were:  (1) the election of seven directors to hold office until the 2014 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until their respective successors have been elected, (2) a proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the named executive officers of the Company, and (3) a proposal to ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending February 1, 2014.  These proposals were described in detail in the Company’s definitive Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 7, 2013.

 

(1)         Election of Directors:  The seven nominees for election to the Board of Directors were elected by the shareholders by the following vote:

 

 

 

 

 

Authority

 

Broker

 

Director Nominee

 

For

 

Withheld

 

Non-Vote

 

Lucinda M. Baier

 

40,330,953

 

163,564

 

2,692,307

 

Philip M. Browne

 

40,394,635

 

99,882

 

2,692,307

 

Michael L. Gleim

 

40,409,418

 

85,099

 

2,692,307

 

Tim Grumbacher

 

37,070,990

 

3,423,527

 

2,692,307

 

Brendan L. Hoffman

 

40,415,512

 

79,005

 

2,692,307

 

Todd C. McCarty

 

40,329,168

 

165,349

 

2,692,307

 

Jeffrey B. Sherman

 

40,408,564

 

85,953

 

2,692,307

 

 

(2)         Approval, on an Advisory Basis, of the Compensation of the Named Executive Officers:  The proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the named executive officers of the Company was approved by the shareholders by the following vote:

 

 

 

 

 

Authority

 

Broker

 

For

 

Against

 

Withheld

 

Non-Vote

 

39,457,117

 

67,351

 

970,049

 

2,692,307

 

 

(3)         Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm:  The proposal to ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm was approved by the shareholders by the following vote:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

43,132,770

 

26,784

 

27,270

 

 

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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.

 

 

 

The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Keith E. Plowman

 

 

Keith E. Plowman

 

 

Executive Vice President and Chief

 

 

Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

Dated: June 19, 2013

 

 

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