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 | ||||
May 22, 2014 | ||||
Date of Report | ||||
(Date of Earliest Event Reported) | ||||
RAVEN INDUSTRIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
South Dakota | 001-07982 | 46-0246171 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
205 East 6th Street, P.O. Box 5107, Sioux Falls, SD 57117-5107 | ||
(Address of principal executive offices) | ||
(605) 336-2750 | ||
(Registrant's telephone number including area code) | ||
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Set forth below are the final voting results for each of the proposals submitted to a vote of the shareholders at the 2014 Annual Meeting:
Votes For | Votes Against/Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||
1. | Election of Directors | ||||||||
Jason M. Andringa | 29,753,339 | 710,249 | 4,142,950 | ||||||
Thomas S. Everist | 30,245,756 | 217,833 | 4,142,950 | ||||||
Mark E. Griffin | 30,223,979 | 239,610 | 4,142,950 | ||||||
Kevin T. Kirby | 24,850,416 | 5,613,173 | 4,142,950 | ||||||
Marc E. LeBaron | 30,349,547 | 114,042 | 4,142,950 | ||||||
Cynthia H. Milligan | 29,611,993 | 851,595 | 4,142,950 | ||||||
Daniel A. Rykhus | 30,252,696 | 210,892 | 4,142,950 | ||||||
Votes For | Votes Against/Withheld | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||
2. | A non-binding advisory vote the compensation of our executive officers disclosed in the proxy statement. | 29,735,627 | 380,714 | 347,248 | 4,142,950 | ||||||||
Votes For | Votes Against/Withheld | Abstentions | |||||||
3. | Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers as the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. | 34,475,112 | 90,692 | 40,735 | |||||
Based upon the submission of proxies and ballots by the required votes all directors/nominees have been elected, the executive compensation has been approved, and PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP has been ratified as the company’s accounting firm.
Each proposal was approved by the Company’s stockholders by the required vote.
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 thereunto duly authorized.
RAVEN INDUSTRIES, INC. |
/s/ Stephanie Herseth Sandlin |
General Counsel and Vice President - Corporate Development |
Date: May 28, 2014