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 14, 2014
CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Commission File No. 1-10962
| DELAWARE | 95-3797580 | |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
2180 Rutherford Road, Carlsbad, CA 92008-7328
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(760) 931-1771
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Former name or former address, if changed since last report: NOT APPLICABLE
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:
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| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
On May 14, 2014, the Company’s shareholders approved three proposals at the Annual Meeting. Of the 77,394,180 shares of the Company’s Common Stock outstanding as of the record date, 68,568,820 shares were represented at the Annual Meeting.
A description of each matter voted upon at the Annual Meeting is described in detail in the Proxy Statement. The number of votes cast for and against (or withheld) and the number of abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to each matter voted upon are set forth below.
Proposal 1: Annual Election of Directors
The voting results for the annual election of directors are as follows:
| Name of Candidate |
Shares Voted | |||||
| For | Authority Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | ||||
| Oliver G. (Chip) Brewer III |
57,009,967 | 709,233 | 10,849,620 | |||
| Ronald S. Beard |
56,983,155 | 736,045 | 10,849,620 | |||
| Samuel H. Armacost |
56,956,244 | 762,956 | 10,849,620 | |||
| John C. Cushman, III |
56,985,711 | 733,489 | 10,849,620 | |||
| John F. Lundgren |
57,199,102 | 520,098 | 10,849,620 | |||
| Adebayo O. Ogunlesi |
57,190,397 | 528,803 | 10,849,620 | |||
| Richard L. Rosenfield |
56,986,022 | 733,178 | 10,849,620 | |||
| Anthony S. Thornley |
57,218,931 | 500,269 | 10,849,620 | |||
Proposal 2: Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The Company’s shareholders ratified the Audit Committee’s appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014. The following sets forth the results of the voting with respect to this proposal:
| Shares Voted | ||||
| For | Against | Abstentions | ||
| 67,916,677 | 593,010 | 59,133 | ||
Proposal 3: Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation
The Company’s shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The following sets forth the results of the voting with respect to this proposal:
| Shares Voted | ||||||
| For | Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 56,811,017 | 821,620 | 86,563 | 10,849,620 | |||
No other items were presented for shareholder approval at the Annual Meeting.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY | ||||||
| Date: May 19, 2014 | By: | /S/ Brian P. Lynch | ||||
| Name: | Brian P. Lynch | |||||
| Title: | Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | |||||
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