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 29, 2016

 

United Online, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

Delaware

 

000-33367

 

77-0575839

(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)

 

(Commission File
Number)

 

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

21255 Burbank Boulevard, Suite 400
Woodland Hills, California 91367

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

 

Telephone: (818) 287-3000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

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

 

(a)  A Special Meeting of stockholders of United Online, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on June 29, 2016.

 

(b)  The results for the matters submitted to a stockholder vote at the special meeting were as follows:

 

1.              Adoption of the Merger Agreement:  The stockholders voted to approve and adopt the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May 4, 2016 (as such agreement may be amended from time to time, the “merger agreement”), by and among the Company, B. Riley Financial, Inc. (“Parent”) and Unify Merger Sub, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”), pursuant to which Merger Sub will merge with and into the Company with the Company continuing as the surviving corporation and as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent.

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

10,396,722

 

1,126,283

 

112,065

 

 

 

2.              Advisory Vote on Merger-Related Named Executive Officer Compensation:  The stockholders voted to approve, by a non-binding advisory vote, the compensation arrangements disclosed in the Company’s proxy statement that may be payable to the Company’s named executive officers in connection with the completion of the merger.

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

7,237,858

 

4,274,788

 

122,424

 

 

 

3.              Approval of Adjournment of Special Meeting:  The stockholders voted to approve the adjournment of the special meeting from time to time, if necessary, to solicit additional proxies if there are not sufficient votes at the time of the special meeting to adopt the merger agreement.

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

9,599,545

 

1,919,856

 

115,669

 

 

 

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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.

 

 

UNITED ONLINE, INC.

 

 

 

 

Date: June 29, 2016

By:

/s/ Mark Harrington

 

Mark Harrington

 

Executive Vice President and General Counsel

 

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