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
September 8, 2014
(Date of report)
PATTERSON COMPANIES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
| Minnesota | 0-20572 | 41-0886515 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
1031 Mendota Heights Road
St. Paul, Minnesota 55120
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)
(651) 686-1600
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code)
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 September 8, 2014, the Company held its annual meeting of shareholders. Set forth below for each matter voted upon, are the number of votes cast for, against or withheld, as well as the number of any abstentions and broker non-votes as to each such matter.
1. Election of Directors.
The following individuals were each elected as a director to serve a one-year term expiring at the annual meeting in 2015:
| Broker | ||||||||||||
| For | Withhold | Non-Vote | ||||||||||
| John D. Buck |
84,528,302 | 618,474 | 8,879,069 | |||||||||
| Jody H. Feragen |
84,884,045 | 262,731 | 8,879,069 | |||||||||
| Sarena S. Lin |
84,880,827 | 265,949 | 8,879,069 | |||||||||
| Neil A. Schrimsher |
84,971,269 | 175,507 | 8,879,069 | |||||||||
| Les C. Vinney |
84,982,517 | 164,259 | 8,879,069 | |||||||||
2. Approval of our 2014 Sharesave Plan.
| Broker | ||||||
| For |
Against |
Abstain |
Non-Vote | |||
| 84,673,837 |
370,721 | 102,218 | 8,879,069 |
3. An advisory (non-binding) resolution to approve the executive compensation.
| Broker | ||||||
| For |
Against |
Abstain |
Non-Vote | |||
| 81,440,074 |
1,635,177 | 2,071,525 | 8,879,069 |
4. Ratification of the Selection of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
The selection of Ernst & Young as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending April 25, 2015, was ratified based upon the following votes:
| For |
Against |
Abstain | ||
| 92,546,840 |
1,419,549 | 59,456 |
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.
| PATTERSON COMPANIES, INC. | ||||||
| Date: September 11, 2014 | By: | /s/ R. Stephen Armstrong | ||||
| R. Stephen Armstrong Executive Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) | ||||||