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 27, 2014

 

Steel Excel Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware

0-15071

94-2748530

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

 

 

1133 Westchester Avenue, Suite N222, White Plains, New York

10604

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (914) 461-1300

 

N/A

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

 

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Item 5.07  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

On May 27, 2014, Steel Excel Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). A total of 11,967,442 shares of the Company’s common stock were entitled to vote as of April 14, 2014, the record date for the Annual Meeting. There were 11,284,413 shares present in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting, representing approximately 94.29% of the shares entitled to vote. At the Annual Meeting stockholders were asked to vote on four proposals; set forth below are the matters acted upon by the stockholders at the Annual Meeting, and the final voting results of each such proposal.

 

Proposal 1

 

The stockholders elected each of the six director nominees to the Board of Directors of the, until the Company’s annual meeting in 2015 and until their successors are duly elected and qualified.

  

Nominee

 

For

 

Against

 

Withheld

 

Broker Non-Votes

Warren G. Lichtenstein

 

9,338,426

 

0

 

1,373,650

 

572,337

Jack L. Howard

 

9,039,032

 

0

 

1,673,044

 

572,337

John J. Quicke

 

9,367,567

 

0

 

1,344,509

 

572,337

John Mutch

 

10,666,400

 

0

 

45,676

 

572,337

Gary W. Ullman

 

10,671,915

 

0

 

40,161

 

572,337

Robert J. Valentine

 

10,667,092

 

0

 

44,984

 

572,337

 

Proposal 2

 

The stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.

 

For

 

 

9,218,340

Against

 

 

46,010

Abstain

 

 

1,447,726

 Broker Non-Votes

 

 

572,337

 

Proposal 3

 

The stockholders ratified the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2014.

 

For

 

 

11,262,107

Against

 

 

18,642

Abstain

 

 

3,664

 Broker Non-Votes

 

 

0

 

 

Proposal 4

 

The stockholders approved an amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation to effect a 1-for-500 reverse stock split of the Company’s common stock followed by a 500-for-1 forward stock split of the Company’s common stock.

 

For

 

 

9,798,896

Against

 

 

1,442,666

Abstain

 

 

42,851

 Broker Non-Votes

 

 

0


 
 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Exchange Act, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

Dated:  May 30, 2014

Steel Excel Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ James F. McCabe, Jr.

 

 

James F. McCabe, Jr.

 

 

Chief Financial Officer