UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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) March 17, 2014
| Champion Industries, Inc. |
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
| West Virginia |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
| 000-21084 | 55-0717455 |
(Commission File No.) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
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2450 First Avenue
P. O. Box 2968
Huntington, West Virginia
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25728 |
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip Code) |
(304) 528-2700
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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT
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Section 5 – Corporate Governance and Management
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
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At the annual meeting of shareholders of Champion Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) held March 17, 2014, the following matters were voted upon:
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Fixing the number of directors at seven (7) and election of the following nominees as directors, with votes "for" and "withheld", as well as broker non-votes, as follows:
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Director
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Votes “For”
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Votes “Withheld”
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Broker Nonvotes
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Louis J. Akers
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7,775,584 | 176,960 |
-0-
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Philip E. Cline
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7,886,283 | 46,261 |
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Harley F. Mooney, Jr.
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7,884,308 | 48,236 |
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A. Michael Perry
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7,837,228 | 95,316 |
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Marshall T. Reynolds
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7,888,383 | 44,161 |
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Neal W. Scaggs
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7,783,922 | 148,622 |
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Glenn W. Wilcox, Sr.
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7,773,842 | 158,702 |
-0-
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b)
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To approve, in an advisory (non-binding) vote, the Company’s executive compensation disclosed in the proxy statement for the annual meeting.
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| Votes "For" | Votes “Against” | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||
| 7,676,692 | 231,013 | 24,839 | -0- | ||||||
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SIGNATURE
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.
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CHAMPION INDUSTRIES, INC.
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(Registrant)
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/s/ Todd R. Fry
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| Date: March 18, 2014 |
Todd R. Fry, Senior Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer
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