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: April 30, 2012
(Date of earliest event reported)
THE STANDARD REGISTER COMPANY
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)
Ohio (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | 1-1097 (Commission File No.) | 31-0455440 (IRS Employer Identification Number) |
600 Albany Street, Dayton, Ohio | 45417 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (937) 221-1000
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
The Company’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders was held on April 26, 2012. At the meeting, the following four items were voted on by the Company’s shareholders:
ISSUE ONE: DIRECTOR NOMINEE ELECTION RESULTS
The number of directors was set at eight and the following persons were elected to the Company’s Board of Directors to hold office for the ensuing year:
NOMINEE | IN FAVOR | AGAINST | WITHHELD |
David P. Bailis | 40,331,755 | 483,281 | 7,584,315 |
Roy W. Begley, Jr. | 39,677,369 | 1,137,667 | 7,584,315 |
F. David Clarke, III | 40,283,654 | 531,382 | 7,584,315 |
Julie D. Klapstein | 40,212,458 | 602,578 | 7,584,315 |
R. Eric McCarthey | 40,401,344 | 413,692 | 7,584,315 |
Joseph P. Morgan, Jr. | 40,259,728 | 555,308 | 7,584,315 |
John J. Schiff, Jr. | 40,380,837 | 434,199 | 7,584,315 |
John Q. Sherman, II | 39,558,238 | 1,256,798 | 7,584,315 |
In addition to the votes reported above, there were 5,152,700 broker non-votes on the proposal for the election of directors.
ISSUE TWO: RATIFY THE APPOINTMENT OF BATTELLE & BATTELLE LLP AS INDEPENDENT AUDITORS FOR 2012
IN FAVOR | AGAINST | ABSTAINED | BROKER NON-VOTES |
45,678,951 | 211,090 | 77,695 | 0 |
ISSUE THREE: ADVISORY VOTE ON COMPENSATION OF NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
IN FAVOR | AGAINST | ABSTAINED | BROKER NON-VOTES |
40,307,758 | 411,882 | 95,396 | 5,152,700 |
ISSUE FOUR: ADVISORY VOTE ON FREQUENCY OF ADVISORY VOTE ON COMPENSATION OF NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
1 YEAR | 2 YEARS | AGAINST | ABSTAINED | BROKER NON-VOTES |
40,081,589 | 46,358 | 569,569 | 117,520 | 5,152,700 |
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.
REGISTRANT | THE STANDARD REGISTER COMPANY |
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Date: April 30, 2012 | By: /s/Gerard D. Sowar |
| Gerard D. Sowar, Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |