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, 2016

SCHOOL SPECIALTY, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


           Delaware              

    000-24385    

      39-0971239      

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)


W6316 Design Drive

        Greenville, Wisconsin  54942        

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (920) 734-5712

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 our 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, our stockholders voted on proposals to: (1) elect the five individuals nominated by the Board of Directors of the Company to serve as directors until the 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders; (2) approve an advisory resolution on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers; and (3) ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2016. The final voting results on these proposals are as follows:

 

 

For

Against

Abstain

Broker

Non-Vote

1.

(a)

Election of James R. Henderson

449,675

0

0

167,949

(b)

Election of Joseph M. Yorio

449,675

0

0

167,949

(c)

Election of Justin Lu

449,675

0

0

167,949

(d)

Election of Gus Halas

449,675

0

0

167,949

(e)

Election of Andrew Schultz

449,675

0

0

167,949

2.

Approval of an advisory resolution on
the compensation of the Company’s
named executive officers

449,675

0

0

167,949

3.

Ratification of the appointment of
Deloitte & Touche LLP as the
Company’s independent registered
public accounting firm for fiscal 2016

617,624

0

0

0




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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.


 

SCHOOL SPECIALTY, INC.

 

 

 

 

Dated:  June 20, 2016

By:  /s/ Kevin Baehler                                   

 

Kevin Baehler

Senior Vice President and

Chief Accounting Officer






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