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) May 22, 2014
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Minnesota
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
| 000-32369 | 58-2016606 | |
| (Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 400 Perimeter Center Terrace, Suite 1000, Atlanta, Georgia | 30346 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(404) 459-4450
(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 May 22, 2014, Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2014 Annual Shareholders Meeting. The shareholders elected the following nominees to the board of directors to serve a one-year term with votes cast as follows:
| John M. Cranor, III For: 20,295,881 Withheld: 108,508 Non-votes: 1,493,355 |
Carolyn Hogan Byrd For: 20,072,515 Withheld: 331,874 Non-votes: 1,493,355 |
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| Krishnan Anand For: 20,296,100 Withheld: 108,289 Non-votes: 1,493,355 |
R. William Ide, III For: 20,177,433 Withheld: 286,956 Non-votes: 1,493,355 |
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| Victor Arias, Jr. For: 20,075,846 Withheld: 328,543 Non-votes: 1,493,355 |
Joel K. Manby For: 20,209,696 Withheld: 194,693 Non-votes: 1,493,355 |
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| Cheryl A. Bachelder For: 20,253,330 Withheld: 151,059 Non-votes: 1,493,355 |
Martyn R. Redgrave For: 20,209,034 Withheld: 195,355 Non-votes: 1,493,355 |
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The shareholders also voted to ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 28, 2014 with votes cast as follows:
For: 21,826,763
Against: 15,190
Abstain: 55,791
The shareholders also voted to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the named executive officers with votes cast as follows:
For: 19,484,083
Against: 76,037
Abstain: 844,269
Non-votes: 1,493,355
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.
| Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, Inc. | ||||||
| Date: May 23, 2014 | By: | /s/ Harold M. Cohen | ||||
| Harold M. Cohen | ||||||
| Senior Vice President, General Counsel, | ||||||
| Chief Administrative Officer and Corporate Secretary | ||||||