Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
As previously disclosed, on March 28, 2022, Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“SWM”), Neenah, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Neenah”), and Samurai Warrior Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of SWM (“Merger Sub”), entered into a definitive Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”). Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, and subject to the terms and conditions thereof, Merger Sub will merge with and into Neenah (the “Merger”), with Neenah surviving the Merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of SWM.
On June 29, 2022, SWM held a special meeting of its shareholders. At the special meeting, shareholders voted on the following matters: (1) a proposal to approve the issuance of SWM common stock, par value $0.10 per share, pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, in an amount necessary to complete the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement (which we refer to as the “SWM share issuance proposal”); and (2) a proposal to approve the adjournment of the SWM special meeting from time to time, if determined by the chairperson of the meeting to be necessary or appropriate, including adjournment to permit further solicitation of proxies in favor of the SWM share issuance proposal or to ensure that any supplement or amendment to the joint proxy statement/prospectus is timely provided to SWM stockholders (the “SWM adjournment proposal”).
A total of 27,385,182 shares of SWM common stock were present or represented by proxy at the meeting. This represented approximately 85.91% of the shares of SWM common stock that were outstanding and entitled to vote at the SWM special meeting, constituting a quorum for all matters to be presented at the SWM special meeting.
The results of the shareholders’ votes are reported below:
1. | With respect to the approval of the SWM share issuance proposal, the votes were as follows: |
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For | | Against | | Abstain | | Broker Non-Votes |
26,488,837 | | 324,551 | | 571,793 | | — |
2. | With respect to the approval of the SWM adjournment proposal, the votes were as follows: |
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For | | Against | | Abstain | | Broker Non-Votes |
26,186,153 | | 622,815 | | 576,214 | | — |
With respect to proposal number two, to approve the adjournment of the special meeting if necessary or appropriate to solicit additional proxies in favor of the approval of the issuance of shares, although the vote was taken, no motion to adjourn was made because the proposal to approve the issuance of shares had passed.