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): July 8, 2015
EPIQ SYSTEMS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Missouri | 001-36633 | 48-1056429 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification Number) |
501 Kansas Avenue
Kansas City, Kansas 66105
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(913) 621-9500
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On July 8, 2015, Epiq Systems, Inc. (Epiq) held its 2015 annual meeting of shareholders. The matters listed below were submitted to a vote of the stockholders through the solicitation of proxies, and the proposals are described in detail in Epiqs Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 29, 2015. Shareholders voted as follows on the matters presented for a vote.
1. | All nominees for election to Epiqs Board of Directors were elected to hold office until the 2016 annual meeting of shareholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified, or until their respective earlier resignation, removal, disqualification or death, based upon the following votes: |
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
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Tom W. Olofson |
25,893,726 | 8,076,420 | 600,000 | 2,091,215 | ||||||||||||
James A. Byrnes |
23,726,179 | 10,243,817 | 750,000 | 2,091,215 | ||||||||||||
Charles C. Connely, IV |
18,820,578 | 15,149,418 | 750,000 | 2,091,215 | ||||||||||||
Edward M. Connolly, Jr. |
20,576,877 | 13,393,119 | 750,000 | 2,091,215 | ||||||||||||
Douglas M. Gaston |
24,052,650 | 9,917,346 | 750,000 | 2,091,215 | ||||||||||||
Joel Pelofsky |
23,958,375 | 10,011,621 | 750,000 | 2,091,215 | ||||||||||||
Kevin L. Robert |
33,107,746 | 862,250 | 750,000 | 2,091,215 | ||||||||||||
W. Bryan Satterlee |
23,218,235 | 10,751,761 | 750,000 | 2,091,215 | ||||||||||||
Brad D. Scott |
31,593,995 | 2,376,001 | 750,000 | 2,091,215 |
2. | The proposal to approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, executive compensation was approved based on the following votes: |
For |
Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
|||||||||
20,169,512 | 13,789,800 | 11,434 | 2,091,215 |
3. | The proposal to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of Epiq for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015 was approved based on the following votes: |
For |
Against | Abstain | ||||||
33,476,226 | 2,583,896 | 1,839 |
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.
EPIQ SYSTEMS, INC. | ||||||
Date: July 9, 2015 | ||||||
By: | /s/ Tom W. Olofson | |||||
Name: | Tom W. Olofson | |||||
Title: | Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and Director |