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): June 3, 2016

 

 

MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Washington		000-51826		47-0956945
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

Suite 1120, 700 West Pender Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6C 1G8

(Address of principal executive office)

(604) 684-1099

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

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

 

 

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ITEM 5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Mercer International Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders on June 3, 2016. At this meeting, shareholders were requested to: (1) elect a board of directors; (2) ratify the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2016; and (3) approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the Company’s executive compensation, all of which were described in more detail in the Company’s 2016 Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 15, 2016. The results of voting on the matters submitted to the Company’s shareholders are as follows:

Proposal 1:     Election of Directors.

All of the eight nominees for the Company’s board of directors were elected, and the voting results are set forth below:

 

		For				Withheld				Broker Non-Votes
Jimmy S.H. Lee			52,872,071				402,182			4,894,990
David M. Gandossi			53,058,774				215,479			4,894,990
William D. McCartney			53,047,714				226,539			4,894,990
Eric Lauritzen			53,055,797				218,456			4,894,990
Graeme A. Witts			53,056,003				218,250			4,894,990
Bernard Picchi			53,057,270				216,983			4,894,990
James Shepherd			53,056,079				218,174			4,894,990
R. Keith Purchase			53,060,778				213,475			4,894,990
Nancy Orr			53,052,713				221,540			4,894,990

Proposal 2:     Ratification of Selection of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.

The selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2016 ratified, and the voting results are set forth below:

 

For		Against		Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes
58,137,261		17,142		14,840		0

Proposal 3:     Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation.

The non-binding resolution approving the Company’s executive compensation was approved, and the voting results are set forth below:

 

For		Against		Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes
53,016,671		132,931		124,651		4,894,990

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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.

 

Date: June 3, 2016