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 27, 2018
  

ALICO, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
  

 
Florida
 
0-261
 
59-0906081
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

10070 Daniels Interstate Court, Suite 100, Fort Myers, FL 33913
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(239) 226-2000
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
 
 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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Section 5    Corporate Governance and Management
Item 5.07    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

Alico, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on February 27, 2018. There were 8,244,357 shares of common stock entitled to be voted and 7,553,179 shares were voted in person or by proxy. The following is a brief description of each matter voted upon at the Annual Meeting, as well as the final voting tally certified by the Company’s Inspector of Elections with respect to each matter. A more complete description of each matter is set forth in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 17, 2018.

Proposal 1: The following nominees were elected to serve on the Board of Directors:
 
 
FOR
 
WITHHELD
 
BROKER
NON-VOTES
 
 
 
 
 
George R. Brokaw
 
6,103,489
 
691,771
 
757,919
R. Greg Eisner
 
6,706,038
 
89,222
 
757,919
Benjamin D. Fishman
 
6,700,760
 
94,500
 
757,919
W. Andrew Krusen, Jr.
 
6,706,088
 
89,172
 
757,919
Joseph S. Sambuco
 
6,708,689
 
86,571
 
757,919
Henry R. Slack
 
6,103,551
 
691,709
 
757,919
Remy W. Trafelet
 
6,486,511
 
308,749
 
757,919

Proposal 2: The ratification of the Audit Committee’s selection of RSM US LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2018. 
FOR
 
AGAINST
 
ABSTAIN
 
BROKER
NON-VOTES
7,450,660
 
30,666
 
71,853
 
0

Proposal 3: The advisory approval of the compensation of the named executive officers as disclosed in the Company’s proxy statement.
FOR
 
AGAINST
 
ABSTAIN
 
UNCAST
 
BROKER
NON-VOTES
6,437,419
 
343,609
 
14,232
 
757,919
 
0

Proposal 4: The advisory approval of the frequency of the company’s named executive officers compensation program (say-on-pay) advisory vote.
3 YEARS
 
2 YEARS
 
1 YEAR
 
ABSTAIN
 
BROKER
 
NON-VOTES
5,124,003
 
14,298
 
1,650,615
 
6,344
 
757,919


SIGNATURE
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.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ALICO, INC.
 
 
Date: February 28, 2018
 
By:
 
/s/ John E. Kiernan
 
 
Name:
 
John E. Kiernan
 
 
Title:
 
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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