securityholdervote05222014


 
 
 
 
 
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
 
 
May 22, 2014
 
Date of Report
(Date of Earliest Event Reported)
 
 
 
 

RAVEN INDUSTRIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 
 
 
 
 
 
South Dakota
001-07982
46-0246171
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
 
 
 
205 East 6th Street, P.O. Box 5107, Sioux Falls, SD 57117-5107
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(605) 336-2750
(Registrant's telephone number including area code)
 
 
 
 

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.

Set forth below are the final voting results for each of the proposals submitted to a vote of the shareholders at the 2014 Annual Meeting:

 
 
Votes For
 
Votes Against/Withheld
 
Broker
Non-Votes
1.
Election of Directors
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Jason M. Andringa
29,753,339

 
710,249

 
4,142,950

 
Thomas S. Everist
30,245,756

 
217,833

 
4,142,950

 
Mark E. Griffin
30,223,979

 
239,610

 
4,142,950

 
Kevin T. Kirby
24,850,416

 
5,613,173

 
4,142,950

 
Marc E. LeBaron
30,349,547

 
114,042

 
4,142,950

 
Cynthia H. Milligan
29,611,993

 
851,595

 
4,142,950

 
Daniel A. Rykhus
30,252,696

 
210,892

 
4,142,950



 
 
 
Votes For
 
Votes Against/Withheld
 
Abstentions
 
Broker Non-Votes
2.
A non-binding advisory vote the compensation of our executive officers disclosed in the proxy statement.
 
29,735,627

 
380,714

 
347,248

 
4,142,950

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


 
 
Votes For
 
Votes Against/Withheld
 
Abstentions
3.
Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers as the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
34,475,112

 
90,692

 
40,735

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Based upon the submission of proxies and ballots by the required votes all directors/nominees have been elected, the executive compensation has been approved, and PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP has been ratified as the company’s accounting firm.

Each proposal was approved by the Company’s stockholders by the required vote.







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 thereunto duly authorized.

                                
RAVEN INDUSTRIES, INC.
/s/ Stephanie Herseth Sandlin
General Counsel and Vice President - Corporate Development
            
Date: May 28, 2014