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): April 12, 2016
AEP INDUSTRIES INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| DELAWARE | 001-35117 | 22-1916107 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) | ||
| 95 Chestnut Ridge Road, Montvale, New Jersey | 07645 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (201) 641-6600
Former name or former address, if changed since last report: N/A
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:
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| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders |
At the annual meeting of stockholders of AEP Industries Inc. (the “Company”) on April 12, 2016, stockholders elected the three Class C director nominees to the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) to serve three-year terms, ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2016, and approved (on an advisory basis) the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.
For Proposal 1, the three nominees receiving the most votes cast were elected as directors. Proposals 2 and 3 required the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of shares entitled to vote and present at the meeting. The Proposals are described in detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed on February 25, 2016 with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The results of the voting are shown below.
Proposal 1—Election of Directors
| Class C Nominees |
Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||||
| J. Brendan Barba |
2,809,780 | 1,694,459 | 229,179 | |||||
| Richard E. Davis |
2,861,431 | 1,642,808 | 229,179 | |||||
| Lee C. Stewart |
2,804,439 | 1,699,800 | 229,179 | |||||
Proposal 2—Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
| Votes For |
Votes Against |
Votes Abstain | ||
| 4,730,131 |
1,934 | 1,353 |
Proposal 3—Advisory Vote on Named Executive Officer Compensation
| Votes For |
Votes Against |
Votes Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 4,472,567 |
6,016 | 25,656 | 229,179 |
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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.
| AEP INDUSTRIES INC. | ||||||
| Date: April 13, 2016 | By: | /s/ LINDA N. GUERRERA | ||||
| Linda N. Guerrera | ||||||
| Vice President, Finance and Controller | ||||||
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