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
June 24, 2014
(Date of Report; Date of Earliest Event Reported)
STEIN MART, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Florida | 0-20052 | 64-0466198 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
1200 Riverplace Blvd., Jacksonville, Florida 32207
(Address of Principal Executive Offices Including Zip Code)
(904) 346-1500
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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| ITEM 5.07 | SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS |
The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Company was held on June 24, 2014. The Company’s shareholders considered and voted upon the following three proposals:
| (1) | To elect the ten (10) director nominees to serve as directors of the Company for the ensuing year and until their successors have been elected and qualified. Voting results were: |
| Name of Director |
For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes |
|||||||||
| Jay Stein |
38,946,428 | 823,442 | — | |||||||||
| John H. Williams, Jr. |
39,255,920 | 513,950 | — | |||||||||
| Alvin R. Carpenter |
38,537,658 | 1,232,212 | — | |||||||||
| Irwin Cohen |
24,231,031 | 15,538,839 | — | |||||||||
| Susan Falk |
24,338,627 | 15,431,243 | — | |||||||||
| Linda M. Farthing |
19,987,915 | 19,781,955 | — | |||||||||
| Mitchell W. Legler |
31,882,222 | 7,887,648 | — | |||||||||
| Richard L. Sisisky |
29,452,236 | 10,317,634 | — | |||||||||
| Burton M. Tansky |
39,512,992 | 256,878 | — | |||||||||
| J. Wayne Weaver |
39,510,590 | 259,280 | — | |||||||||
| (2) | To approve an advisory resolution on executive compensation for fiscal year 2013. Voting results were: |
| For |
39,709,297 | |||
| Against |
40,537 | |||
| Abstain |
20,036 |
| (3) | To ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered certified public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2015. Voting results were: |
| For |
42,396,870 | |||
| Against |
5,351 | |||
| Abstain |
20,096 |
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.
| STEIN MART, INC. | ||||
| (Registrant) | ||||
| Date: June 26, 2014 | By: | /s/ Gregory W. Kleffner | ||
| Gregory W. Kleffner | ||||
| Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||