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 28, 2014
BELK, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 000-26207 | 56-2058574 | ||
| (State of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 2801 West Tyvola Road, Charlotte, North Carolina | 28217-45000 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (704) 357-1000
(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:
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On May 28, 2014, Belk, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The voting results were as follows:
Proposal 1
The Company’s stockholders elected the nine individuals listed below to the Board of Directors of the Company. The directors will serve one-year terms that will expire at the 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
| For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | ||||
| H.W. McKay Belk |
282,910,263 | 72,037,201 | 0 | |||
| John R. Belk |
282,916,318 | 72,031,146 | 0 | |||
| Thomas M. Belk, Jr. |
282,916,318 | 72,031,146 | 0 | |||
| Erskine B. Bowles |
282,916,318 | 72,031,146 | 0 | |||
| Jerri L. DeVard |
282,913,818 | 72,033,646 | 0 | |||
| Elizabeth Valk Long |
282,185,268 | 72,762,196 | 0 | |||
| Thomas C. Nelson |
282,916,318 | 72,031,146 | 0 | |||
| John R. Thompson |
282,185,268 | 72,762,196 | 0 | |||
| John L. Townsend, III |
282,916,318 | 72,031,146 | 0 |
Proposal 2
The Company’s stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, executive compensation of the named executive officers (“say on pay”).
| For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 270,379,353 | 177,351 | 84,390,760 | 0 |
Proposal 3
The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2015.
| For |
Against |
Abstain | ||
| 354,449,632 | 118 | 497,714 |
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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.
| BELK, INC. | ||||||
| Date: June 2, 2014 | By: | /s/ Ralph A. Pitts | ||||
| Ralph A. Pitts, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||||||
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