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 5, 2015
 
 
GAMCO INVESTORS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
New York
 
1-14761
 
13-4007862
(State or other
jurisdiction of incorporation)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
 
 
 
One Corporate Center, Rye, NY
 
 
 
10580
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
 
 
(Zip Code)
 
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (914) 921-3700


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

 
The annual meeting of shareholders of GAMCO Investors, Inc. (“GAMCO”) was held on May 5, 2015.  At the annual meeting: (1) eight persons were elected to serve as directors of GAMCO; (2) the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as GAMCO’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2015 was ratified; and (3) the Amended and Restated Employment Agreement with Mario J. Gabelli, the Company's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, was re-approved.
 
Set forth below, with respect to each of the matters submitted to shareholders, are the number of votes cast for or against or withheld, and the number of abstentions and broker non-votes, where applicable.
 
 
 
 
VOTES FOR
   
VOTES WITHHELD
   
BROKER NON-VOTES
 
(1) Election of Directors
 
   
   
 
NOMINEE
 
   
   
 
Edwin L. Artzt
   
191,227,516
     
523,797
     
909,071
 
Raymond C. Avansino, Jr.
   
190,193,275
     
1,558,038
     
909,071
 
Richard L. Bready
   
190,221,205
     
1,530,108
     
909,071
 
Marc Gabelli  191,502,349 248,964
909,071
Mario J. Gabelli
   
190,756,825
     
994,488
     
909,071
 
Eugene R. McGrath
   
190,675,458
     
1,075,855
     
909,071
 
Robert S. Prather, Jr.
   
190,249,115
     
1,502,198
     
909,071
 
Elisa M. Wilson
   
190,676,490
     
1,074,823
     
909,071
 
 
 
 
 
VOTES FOR
   
VOTES AGAINST
   
ABSTAINED
   
BROKER NON-VOTES
 
(2) Ratification of independent registered public accounting firm
   
192,646,345
     
10,406
     
3,633
     
-
 
 
 
 
 
VOTES FOR
   
VOTES AGAINST
   
ABSTAINED
   
BROKER NON-VOTES
 
(3) Re-approval of the Amended and Restated Employment Agreement with Mario J. Gabelli, the Company's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
   
190,492,172
     
1,256,648
     
2,493
     
909,071
 
 
 
 
 

  
 
SIGNATURE

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.
 
GAMCO Investors, Inc.
 
By: /s/ Robert S. Zuccaro
 
Robert S. Zuccaro
Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer
 
Date:May 5, 2015