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 27, 2015

 

 

BELK, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   000-26207   56-2058574
(State of Incorporation)  

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

   

 

2801 West Tyvola Road, Charlotte, North Carolina   28217-45000
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (704) 357-1000

 

(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:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 


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

On May 27, 2015, Belk, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The voting results were as follows:

Proposal 1

The Company’s stockholders elected the nine individuals listed below to the Board of Directors of the Company. The directors will serve one-year terms that will expire at the 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

 

     For      Withheld      Broker Non-Votes  

H.W. McKay Belk

     272,681,856         74,921,927         0   

John R. Belk

     272,681,856         74,921,927         0   

Thomas M. Belk, Jr.

     272,681,003         74,922,780         0   

Erskine B. Bowles

     272,681,856         74,921,927         0   

Jerri L. DeVard

     272,680,106         74,923,677         0   

Elizabeth Valk Long

     272,053,746         75,550,037         0   

Thomas C. Nelson

     272,681,856         74,921,927         0   

John R. Thompson

     272,053,746         75,550,037         0   

John L. Townsend, III

     272,681,856         74,921,927         0   

Proposal 2

The Company’s stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, executive compensation of the named executive officers (“say on pay”).

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

255,348,227   97,381   92,158,175   0

Proposal 3

The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2016.

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

347,326,026   1,680   276,077

 

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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.

 

BELK, INC.
Date: June 1, 2015 By:

/s/ Ralph A. Pitts

Ralph A. Pitts, Executive Vice President,

General Counsel and Secretary

 

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