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): June 11, 2015

 

STEEL PARTNERS HOLDINGS L.P.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware

0-5465

13-3727655

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

 

 

590 Madison Avenue, 32nd Floor, New York, New York

10022

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 520-2300

 

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 

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

 

On June 11, 2015, Steel Partners Holdings L.P. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Limited Partners (the “Annual Meeting”). A total of 27,651,544 limited partnership units of the Company were entitled to vote as of April 15, 2015, the record date for the Annual Meeting. There were 23,203,919 units present in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting, representing approximately 83.91% of the units entitled to vote. At the Annual Meeting unitholders were asked to vote on three proposals; set forth below are the matters acted upon by the unitholders at the Annual Meeting, and the final voting results of each such proposal.

 

Proposal 1

 

The unitholders elected each of the five independent director nominees to the Board of Directors of the Company’s general partner, Steel Partners Holdings GP Inc., until the limited partners’ annual meeting in 2015 and until their successors are duly elected and qualified.

  

Nominee

 

For

   

Against

   

Withheld

   

Broker Non-Votes

 

Anthony Bergamo

    19,195,934       233,186       4,655       3,770,144  

John P. McNiff

    19,165,229       234,586       33,960       3,770,144  

Joseph L. Mullen

    19,195,934       233,186       4,655       3,770,144  

General Richard I. Neal

    19,195,934       233,186       4,655       3,770,144  

Allan R. Tessler

    19,195,934       233,186       4,655       3,770,144  

 

Proposal 2

 

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

 

For

    18,861,092  

Against

    477,036  

Abstain

    95,647  

Broker Non-Votes

    3,770,144  

 

Proposal 3

 

The unitholders ratified the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015.

 

For

    22,953,220  

Against

    246,044  

Abstain

    4,655  

Broker Non-Votes

    0  

 

 
 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Exchange Act, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

Dated:  June 16, 2015

STEEL PARTNERS HOLDINGS L.P.

 

 

 

By:

Steel Partners Holdings GP Inc.

 

 

Its General Partner

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ James F. McCabe, Jr.

 

 

James F. McCabe, Jr.

 

 

Chief Financial Officer