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): April 22, 2014
TAL INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC.
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
Delaware | 333-126317 | 20-1796526 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
100 Manhattanville Road
Purchase, New York 10577-2135
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)
Telephone: (914) 251-9000
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On April 22, 2014, the Company held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders. At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders of the Company voted on (i) the election of six directors to serve until the 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their respective successors are elected and qualified, (ii) to approve on an advisory basis the compensation of our named executive officers, (iii) to approve the TAL International Group, Inc. 2014 Equity Incentive Plan, and (iv) to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2014.
The number of votes cast for the election of the six directors were as follows:
Number of Shares | ||||||
Nominee | For | Withheld | Broker Non Votes | |||
Malcolm P. Baker | 19,765,160 | 4,481,135 | 6,988,623 | |||
Claude Germain | 24,112,009 | 134,286 | 6,988,623 | |||
Kenneth Hanau | 24,109,992 | 136,303 | 6,988,623 | |||
Helmut Kaspers | 24,108,851 | 137,444 | 6,988,623 | |||
Frederic H. Lindeberg | 24,096,318 | 149,977 | 6,988,623 | |||
Brian M. Sondey | 22,686,951 | 1,559,344 | 6,988,623 | |||
The number of votes to approve on an advisory basis the compensation of our named executive officers were as follows:
Number of Shares | ||||||
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non Votes | |||
23,188,088 | 931,908 | 126,299 | 6,988,623 | |||
The number of votes to approve the TAL International Group, Inc. 2014 Equity Incentive Plan were as follows:
Number of Shares | ||||||
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non Votes | |||
17,725,046 | 6,379,988 | 141,261 | 6,988,623 | |||
The number of votes cast to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2014 were as follows:
Number of Shares | ||||||
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non Votes | |||
30,279,108 | 868,575 | 87,235 | — | |||
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.
TAL International Group, Inc. | ||||
Dated: | April 24, 2014 | By: | /s/ John Burns | |
Name: | John Burns | |||
Title: | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |||