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)      February 22, 2017     

  

SPAN-AMERICA MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.


(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

  

South Carolina

0-11392

57-0525804

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

            

70 Commerce Center, Greenville, South Carolina

29615

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (864) 288-8877

 

N/A


(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

  

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

 

The Company held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on February 22, 2017.  At this meeting, the following directors were elected for three-year terms expiring in 2020: Thomas F. Grady, Jr., Dan R. Lee and Thomas J. Sullivan. Mr. Grady is required by the Company’s bylaws to retire effective as of the date of the 2018 annual meeting of shareholders because he will turn age 75 during 2017. The board of directors expects to select a nominee for director to fill the remainder of Mr. Grady’s term to be voted on at the 2018 annual meeting of shareholders. The voting details are as follows:

  

Nominee

 

For

   

Against

   

Abstain

   

Broker Non-Votes

 

Thomas F. Grady, Jr.

    1,659,757       6,830       0       891,973  

Dan R. Lee

    1,660,457       6,130       0       891,973  

Thomas J. Sullivan

    1,639,045       27,452       0       891,973  

  

Richard C. Coggins, Thomas D. Henrion and Linda Norman continued in office as directors with terms expiring in 2018.  Robert H. Dick, James D. Ferguson and Terry Allison Rappuhn continued in office as directors with terms expiring in 2019. 

 

In addition, the shareholders approved the advisory vote on executive compensation, the 2017 Equity Incentive Plan and the selection of Elliott Davis Decosimo, LLC as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2017. The voting details are as follows:

 

Matter

 

For

   

Against

   

Abstain

   

Broker Non-Votes

 

Advisory vote on executive compensation

    1,650,123       8,563       7,901       891,973  

Approval of the 2017 Equity Incentive Plan

    1,637,889       23,919       4,778       891,974  

Selection of Elliott Davis Decosimo, LLC

    2,534,271       11,039       13,250       0  

 

Finally, the shareholders voted for a frequency of “Every 1 Year” for holding advisory votes on executive compensation. In their meeting prior to the Annual Meeting of Shareholders, the board unanimously approved a resolution to accept the recommendation of shareholders and hold the advisory vote on executive compensation every year. The voting details are as follows:

 

Matter

 

Every 1 Year

   

Every 2 Years

   

Every 3 Years

   

Abstain

   

Broker Non-Votes

 

Selecting the frequency of holding advisory votes on executive compensation

    930,681       695,695       34,872       5,338       891,974  

 

 
 

 

  

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.

 

 

    SPAN-AMERICA MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.  

 

 

(Registrant)

 

 

 

 

 

Date: February 27, 2017

By:

/s/ Richard C. Coggins

 

 

 

Richard C. Coggins

 

 

 

Chief Financial Officer