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 16, 2015

 

THE BON-TON STORES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Pennsylvania

 

0-19517

 

23-2835229

(State or Other Jurisdiction

 

(Commission File

 

(IRS Employer

of Incorporation)

 

Number)

 

Identification No.)

 

2801 E. Market Street, York, Pennsylvania 17402

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

717-757-7660

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code)

 

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:

 

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

 

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

 

On June 16, 2015, The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) at which three proposals were presented to the Company’s shareholders for consideration.  The three matters presented were:  (1) the election of nine directors to hold office until the 2016 Annual Meeting and until their respective successors have been elected, (2) a proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the named executive officers of the Company, and (3) a proposal to ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending January 30, 2016.  These proposals were described in detail in the Company’s definitive Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 5, 2015.

 

(1)         Election of Directors:  The nine nominees for election to the Board of Directors were elected by the shareholders by the following vote:

 

 

 

 

 

Authority

 

Broker

 

Director Nominee

 

For

 

Withheld

 

Non-Vote

 

Lucinda M. Baier

 

39,406,299

 

89,319

 

5,094,923

 

Philip M. Browne

 

39,404,192

 

91,426

 

5,094,923

 

Kathryn Bufano

 

39,306,510

 

189,108

 

5,094,923

 

Michael L. Gleim

 

39,352,505

 

143,113

 

5,094,923

 

Tim Grumbacher

 

37,703,958

 

1,791,660

 

5,094,923

 

Todd C. McCarty

 

39,404,192

 

91,426

 

5,094,923

 

Daniel T. Motulsky

 

39,365,885

 

129,733

 

5,094,923

 

Jeffrey B. Sherman

 

39,396,279

 

99,339

 

5,094,923

 

Steven B. Silverstein

 

39,397,615

 

98,003

 

5,094,923

 

 

(2)         Approval, on an Advisory Basis, of the Compensation of the Named Executive Officers:  The proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the named executive officers of the Company was approved by the shareholders by the following vote:

 

 

 

 

 

Authority

 

Broker

 

For

 

Against

 

Withheld

 

Non-Vote

 

39,158,667

 

319,143

 

17,808

 

5,094,923

 

 

 

(3)         Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm:  The proposal to ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm was approved by the shareholders by the following vote:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

44,517,049

 

28,416

 

45,076

 

 

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SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Keith E. Plowman

 

 

Keith E. Plowman

 

 

Executive Vice President—Chief Financial Officer

 

 

Dated: June 17, 2015

 

 

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