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 3, 2016
THE DIXIE GROUP, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Tennessee | 0-2585 | 62-0183370 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
475 Reed Road, Dalton, Georgia | 30720 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (zip code) | |
(706) 876-5800 |
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code) |
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
The 2016 annual meeting of the shareholders (the “meeting”) of the Dixie Group, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on May 3, 2016. The final voting results for each of the proposals submitted for vote by the shareholders are set forth below.
Proposal 1 - The number of Directors was set at nine, and the individuals listed below were elected for a term of one year each, as follows:
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | ||||
William F. Blue, Jr. | 26,406,095 | 1,813,505 | 3,078,609 | ||||
Charles E. Brock | 26,568,079 | 1,651,521 | 3,078,609 | ||||
Daniel K. Frierson | 26,545,949 | 1,673,651 | 3,078,609 | ||||
D. Kennedy Frierson, Jr. | 25,692,012 | 2,527,588 | 3,078,609 | ||||
Walter W. Hubbard | 26,405,997 | 1,813,603 | 3,078,609 | ||||
Lowry F. Kline | 26,404,797 | 1,814,803 | 3,078,609 | ||||
Hilda S. Murray | 26,568,096 | 1,651,504 | 3,078,609 | ||||
John W. Murrey, III | 26,545,908 | 1,673,692 | 3,078,609 | ||||
Michael L. Owens | 26,569,760 | 1,649,840 | 3,078,609 | ||||
Proposal 2 - Approval of the adoption of the Company's 2016 Incentive Compensation Plan, pursuant to which the Company may issue up to an aggregate of 800,000 shares of its Common Stock or Class B Common Stock on the terms and conditions set forth in the plan.
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||||
26,351,007 | 1,838,867 | 29,726 | 3,078,609 | |||||
Proposal 3 - Approval of the material terms of the Performance Goals for the Annual Incentive Compensation Plan applicable to 2016-2020.
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||||
26,550,540 | 1,590,902 | 78,158 | 3,078,609 | |||||
Proposal 4 - Approval of the Company's Executive Compensation for its named executive officers ("Say-on-Pay").
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||||
26,270,571 | 1,867,853 | 81,176 | 3,078,609 | |||||
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Proposal 5 - Appointment of Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP to serve as independent registered public accountants of the Company for 2016.
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | ||||
31,201,337 | 39,937 | 56,935 | |||||
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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.
Date: May 6, 2016 | THE DIXIE GROUP, INC. | |
By: /s/ Jon A. Faulkner | ||
Jon A. Faulkner | ||
Chief Financial Officer | ||