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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): May 1, 2014
Nortek, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
001-34697 | 05-0314991 |
(Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
50 Kennedy Plaza, Providence, Rhode Island | 02903-2360 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(401) 751-1600 |
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code) |
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ITEM 5.07 | SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS |
Nortek, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 1, 2014. The total number of shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote on the record date was 15,879,804.
The Company’s stockholders elected Jeffrey C. Bloomberg, James B. Hirshorn and Chris A. McWilton as Class II directors to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors until the Company’s 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The voting results were as follows:
For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |
Jeffrey C. Bloomberg | 13,244,094 | 47,414 | 908,252 |
James B. Hirshorn | 13,253,714 | 37,794 | 908,252 |
Chris A. McWilton | 13,272,172 | 19,336 | 908,252 |
The Company’s stockholders approved the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers on an advisory basis. The voting results were as follows:
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
13,197,747 | 24,696 | 69,065 | 908,252 |
The Company’s stockholders ratified the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent auditor for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2014. The voting results were as follows:
For | Against | Abstain |
14,197,150 | 2,290 | 320 |
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.
NORTEK, INC.
By: /s/ Kevin W. Donnelly
Name: Kevin W. Donnelly
Title: Senior Vice President, General
Counsel and Secretary
Date: May 1, 2014