Form 8-K

 

 

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): May 11, 2012 (May 10, 2012)

 

 

GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   1-13079   73-0664379

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

One Gaylord Drive

Nashville, Tennessee

  37214
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (615) 316-6000

(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 


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

On May 10, 2012 Gaylord Entertainment Company (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). As of the record date for the Annual Meeting, there were 48,885,242 shares of the Company’s common stock entitled to vote on all matters presented to the Company’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting. Holders of 46,947,065 shares of the Company’s common stock were present in person or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting. The following proposals were voted on and approved by the Company’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting:

MANAGEMENT PROPOSALS:

1. Election to the Company’s Board of Directors of the following 11 director nominees:

 

     For      Withheld      Broker Non-Votes  

Glenn J. Angiolillo

     44,761,363         540,941         1,644,761   

Michael J. Bender

     44,768,678         533,626         1,644,761   

E.K. Gaylord II

     33,721,029         11,581,275         1,644,761   

Ralph Horn

     44,271,263         1,031,041         1,644,761   

David W. Johnson

     29,806,946         15,495,358         1,644,761   

Ellen Levine

     44,780,387         521,917         1,644,761   

Terrell T. Philen, Jr.

     43,080,202         2,222,102         1,644,761   

Robert S. Prather, Jr.

     44,792,649         509,655         1,644,761   

Colin V. Reed

     44,431,053         871,251         1,644,761   

Michael D. Rose

     44,258,152         1,044,152         1,644,761   

Michael I. Roth

     33,548,633         11,753,671         1,644,761   

2. Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s registered independent public accounting firm for 2012:

 

For

  

Against

  

Abstentions

45,984,221

   952,950    9,894

3. Adoption of a non-binding advisory resolution on the Company’s executive compensation as described in the Company’s 2012 proxy statement:

 

For

  

Against

  

Abstentions

  

Broker Non-Votes

40,547,921

   486,373    4,268,010    1,644,761

STOCKHOLDER PROPOSAL:

4. Adoption of a proposal requesting that the board of directors of the Company not extend the August 12, 2012 expiration date of the Company’s amended and restated rights plan, unless the stockholders of the Company approve such extension:

 

For

  

Against

  

Abstentions

  

Broker Non-Votes

40,637,170

   1,734,931    1,397,311    3,177,653


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.

 

     GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY
Date: May 11, 2012   By:   /s/ Carter R. Todd
   

 

  Name:   Carter R. Todd
  Title:   Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary