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

September 23, 2013

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

 

 

Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

 

Nevada   001-31552   87-0543688

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

2100 Roosevelt Avenue

Springfield, Massachusetts

01104

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(800) 331-0852

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

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

On September 23, 2013, we held an annual meeting of stockholders to consider and vote upon the following proposals: (1) to elect directors to serve until our next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are elected and qualified; (2) to provide a non-binding advisory vote on the compensation of our named executive officers for fiscal 2013 (“say-on-pay”); (3) to approve our 2013 Incentive Stock Plan to replace our expiring 2004 Incentive Stock Plan; (4) to approve our 2013 162(m) Incentive Bonus Plan; and (5) to ratify the appointment of BDO USA, LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as the independent registered public accountant of our company for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2014.

The following directors were elected at the annual meeting:

 

Director

   Votes Cast For      Votes Withheld      Broker
Non-Votes
 

Barry M. Monheit

     26,310,019         1,537,967         24,991,844   

Robert L. Scott

     26,051,832         1,796,154         24,991,844   

Michael F. Golden

     25,526,002         2,321,984         24,991,844   

Robert H. Brust

     26,298,960         1,549,026         24,991,844   

P. James Debney

     25,533,202         2,314,784         24,991,844   

John B. Furman

     26,362,968         1,485,018         24,991,844   

Mitchell A. Saltz

     25,479,587         2,368,399         24,991,844   

I. Marie Wadecki

     26,012,494         1,835,492         24,991,844   

Our stockholders approved the compensation of our named executive officers on a non-binding, advisory basis. The results of the vote to approve this proposal were as follows:

 

     Votes Cast
For
     Votes Cast
Against
     Abstentions      Broker
Non-Votes
 

Say-on-pay proposal

     26,130,523         1,108,163         609,300         24,991,844   

Our stockholders approved our 2013 Incentive Stock Plan to replace our expiring 2004 Incentive Stock Plan. The results of the vote to approve this proposal were as follows:

 

     Votes Cast
For
     Votes Cast
Against
     Abstentions      Broker
Non-Votes
 

Approval of our 2013 Incentive Stock Plan to replace our expiring 2004 Incentive Stock Plan

     23,146,521         3,700,382         1,001,083         24,991,844   


Our stockholders approved our 2013 162(m) Incentive Bonus Plan. The results of the vote to approve this proposal were as follows:

 

     Votes Cast
For
     Votes Cast
Against
     Abstentions      Broker
Non-Votes
 

Approval of our 2013 162(m) Incentive Bonus Plan

     25,089,604         1,751,061         1,007,321         24,991,844   

Our stockholders ratified the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as our independent registered public accountants for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2013. The results of the vote to approve this proposal were as follows:

 

     Votes Cast
For
     Votes Cast
Against
     Abstentions      Broker
Non-Votes
 

Ratification of BDO USA, LLP as independent registered public accountants

     51,348,464         934,083         557,283         —     

Broker non-votes did not affect the outcome of any proposal voted on at the meeting.

 

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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.

 

    SMITH & WESSON HOLDING CORPORATION
Date: September 25, 2013     By:  

 /s/ Jeffrey D. Buchanan

      Jeffrey D. Buchanan
      Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Secretary