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:  April 28, 2014

(Date of earliest event reported)




THE STANDARD REGISTER COMPANY

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)





Ohio

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

1-1097

(Commission File No.)

31-0455440

(IRS Employer Identification Number)




600 Albany Street, Dayton, Ohio  

45417

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)




Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (937) 221-1000



N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)




Item 5.07     Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders  

The Company’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders was held on April 24, 2014.  At the meeting, the following three items were voted on by the Company’s shareholders:


ISSUE ONE:  DIRECTOR NOMINEE ELECTION RESULTS


The following persons were elected to the Company’s Board of Directors to hold office for the ensuing year:

NOMINEE

IN FAVOR

AGAINST

WITHHELD

Roy W. Begley, Jr.

10,468,522

716,009

572,395

F. David Clarke, III

10,468,030

716,501

572,395

Anthony J. DiNello

10,989,390

195,141

572,395

Julie D. Klapstein

11,071,485

113,046

572,395

R. Eric McCarthey

11,073,174

111,357

572,395

Joseph P. Morgan, Jr.

11,071,278

113,253

572,395

Robert A. Peiser

11,073,884

110,647

572,395

John J. Schiff, Jr.

10,468,020

716,511

572,395

John Q. Sherman, II

10,301,414

883,117

572,395


In addition to the votes reported above, there were 1,011,165 broker non-votes on the proposal for the election of directors.

ISSUE TWO:  RATIFY THE APPOINTMENT OF BATTELLE RIPPE KINGSTON LLP AS INDEPENDENT AUDITORS FOR 2014

IN FAVOR

AGAINST

ABSTAINED

BROKER NON-VOTES

12,145,746

19,035

30,915

0


ISSUE THREE:  ADVISORY VOTE ON COMPENSATION OF NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS


IN FAVOR

AGAINST

ABSTAINED

BROKER NON-VOTES

11,081,932

90,307

12,292

1,011,165



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.


REGISTRANT

THE STANDARD REGISTER COMPANY

 

 

 

 

Date:  April 28, 2014

By:   /s/Gerard D. Sowar                               

 

Gerard D. Sowar, Executive Vice President,

General Counsel and Secretary