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) October 27, 2014 (October 21, 2014)
KIMBALL INTERNATIONAL, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Indiana | 0-3279 | 35-0514506 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of | (Commission File | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
incorporation) | Number) | |||
1600 Royal Street, Jasper, Indiana | 47549-1001 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (812) 482-1600
Not Applicable |
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report) |
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to Vote of Security Holders
The Annual Meeting of Share Owners of Kimball International, Inc. (the “Company,”) was held on October 21, 2014, and the following items were voted on by Share Owners:
a. Members of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) are elected by the plurality of the votes cast by the shares entitled to vote in the election at the meeting, meaning that the nine Class A director nominees and one Class B director nominee receiving the highest number of “For” votes are elected. The Board was elected in its entirety, based on the following election results:
By Holders of Class A Common Stock: | |||||||||
Class I Nominees as Directors serving a 1 year term | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||
Douglas A. Habig | 6,017,020 | 44,518 | 174,734 | ||||||
Timothy J. Jahnke | 6,014,772 | 46,766 | 174,734 | ||||||
James C. Thyen | 5,798,331 | 263,207 | 174,734 | ||||||
Class II Nominees as Directors serving a 2 year term | |||||||||
Donald D. Charron | 6,027,772 | 33,766 | 174,734 | ||||||
Patrick E. Connolly | 6,024,772 | 36,766 | 174,734 | ||||||
Kimberly K. Ryan | 6,024,772 | 36,766 | 174,734 | ||||||
Class III Nominees as Directors serving a 3 year term | |||||||||
Robert F. Schneider | 6,018,300 | 43,238 | 174,734 | ||||||
Geoffrey L. Stringer | 5,812,339 | 249,199 | 174,734 | ||||||
Christine M. Vujovich | 5,805,339 | 256,199 | 174,734 | ||||||
By Holders of Class B Common Stock: | ||||||||
Class I Nominee as Director serving a 1 year term | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||||
Thomas J. Tischhauser | 9,876,029 | 13,229,626 | 0 | |||||
b. The non-binding advisory vote to approve the compensation paid to the Company's Named Executive Officers was approved by holders of Class A Common Stock based on the following voting results:
Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstaining | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
5,728,582 | 291,068 | 41,888 | 174,734 | |||||||||
c. The appointment of the Deloitte Entities, an independent registered public accounting firm, as the Company's independent auditors for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2015 was approved by holders of Class A Common Stock based on the following voting results:
Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstaining | |||||||
6,200,858 | 1,886 | 33,528 | |||||||
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.
KIMBALL INTERNATIONAL, INC. | |
By: | /s/ Robert F. Schneider |
ROBERT F. SCHNEIDER Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | |
Date: October 27, 2014