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 12, 2015

 

FIRST ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

Delaware

 

001-12117

 

75-1328153

(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)

 

(Commission
File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

3813 Green Hills Village Drive Nashville, Tennessee

 

37215

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

(615) 844-2800

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

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Section 5 – Corporate Governance and Management

 

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

 

On May 12, 2015, the Company held its 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders in Nashville, Tennessee.  At the 2015 Annual Meeting, stockholders were asked to vote on three proposals:  the election of the nine director nominees named in the proxy statement; an advisory vote on executive compensation; and the ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2015.  The voting results at the 2015 Annual Meeting were as follows:

 

Proposal No. 1:

The following nine director nominees were elected to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified.

Name

 

For

 

 

Against

 

Withheld

 

 

Broker                             Non-Votes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rhodes R. Bobbitt

 

 

33,419,938.5

 

 

 

 

 

608,538.0

 

 

 

5,519,991.0

 

Harvey B. Cash

 

 

33,423,055.5

 

 

 

 

 

605,421.0

 

 

 

5,519,991.0

 

Donald J. Edwards

 

 

33,401,808.5

 

 

 

 

 

626,668.0

 

 

 

5,519,991.0

 

Jeremy B. Ford

 

 

33,407,964.5

 

 

 

 

 

620,512.0

 

 

 

5,519,991.0

 

Mark A. Kelly

 

 

33,401,908.5

 

 

 

 

 

626,568.0

 

 

 

5,519,991.0

 

Tom C. Nichols

 

 

33,426,994.5

 

 

 

 

 

601,482.0

 

 

 

5,519,991.0

 

Lyndon L. Olson, Jr.

 

 

33,426,994.5

 

 

 

 

 

601,482.0

 

 

 

5,519,991.0

 

Kenneth D. Russell

 

 

33,406,664.5

 

 

 

 

 

621,812.0

 

 

 

5,519,991.0

 

William A. Shipp, Jr.

 

 

33,423,944.5

 

 

 

 

 

604,532.0

 

 

 

5,519,991.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proposal No. 2:

The stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.

 

 

For

 

 

Against

 

 

Abstain

 

 

Broker                             Non-Votes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

33,167,770.5

 

 

 

732,054.0

 

 

 

128,652.0

 

 

 

5,519,991.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proposal No. 3:

The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2015 was ratified.

 

 

For

 

 

Against

 

 

Abstain

 

 

Broker                             Non-Votes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

39,511,109.5

 

 

 

18,782.0

 

 

 

18,576.0

 

 

 

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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.

 

 

 

FIRST ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

 

By:  

/s/ Brent J. Gay

 

 

 

Brent J. Gay

 

 

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

Date: May 14, 2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

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