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): January 7, 2015
Zep Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware |
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01-33633 |
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26-0783366 |
(State or other jurisdiction of |
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(Commission File Number) |
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification |
1310 Seaboard Industrial Boulevard, |
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30318-2825 |
(Address of principal executive offices) |
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(Zip Code) |
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (404) 352-1680
Not Applicable
(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 Instructions A.2 below):
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
At the Corporations Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on January 7, 2015, the Corporations stockholders voted on and approved: (1) the election of O.B. Grayson Hall, Jr. and Carol A. Williams, nominated by the Board of Directors, each to serve for a term of three years until the 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified; (2) on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of the Corporations named executive officers as more fully described in the Corporations Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 20, 2014 (the Proxy Statement); and (3) the ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Corporations independent public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2015. The votes cast by the holders of the Corporations Common Stock on each of the foregoing proposals were as follows:
Proposal 1: Election of two Directors, nominated by the Board of Directors, each to serve for a term of three years until the 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified.
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Common Stock |
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For |
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Withheld |
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Broker Non-Votes |
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O.B. Grayson Hall, Jr. |
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18,652,904 |
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1,298,818 |
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1,728,506 |
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Carol A. Williams |
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16,083,807 |
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3,867,915 |
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1,728,506 |
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Proposal 2: Approval, on a non-binding advisory basis, of the compensation of the Corporations named executive officers as more fully described in the Proxy Statement.
Common Stock |
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For |
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Against |
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Abstain |
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Broker Non-Votes |
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15,209,916 |
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4,720,232 |
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21,574 |
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1,728,506 |
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Proposal 3: Ratification of appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Corporations independent public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2015.
Common Stock |
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For |
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Against |
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Abstain |
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Broker Non-Votes |
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21,091,558 |
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92,104 |
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496,566 |
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0 |
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
Declaration of Dividend
On January 8, 2015, the Board of Directors of the Corporation declared a quarterly dividend of $0.06 per common share. The dividend is payable on February 2, 2015 to stockholders of record on January 16, 2015.