UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 17, 2013
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STEELCASE INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Michigan | 1-13873 | 38-0819050 |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS employer identification number) |
| 901 44th Street SE | ||
| Grand Rapids, Michigan | 49508 | |
| (Address or principal executive offices) | (Zip code) | |
| Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (616) 247-2710 | ||
| None | ||
| (Former address, if changed since last report) | ||
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ITEM 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
The Company held its annual meeting of shareholders on July 17, 2013. At that meeting, shareholders voted on two proposals presented in the Company's Proxy Statement dated June 5, 2013 relating to the annual meeting. The results of the votes are as follows.
| · | Proposal 1: Election of eleven directors nominated to a one-year term on the Board of Directors |
| For | Withheld | |||||||||
| Nominee | # of Votes | % of Votes Present at Meeting | # of Votes | % of Votes Present at Meeting | ||||||
| Lawrence J. Blanford | 372,236,343 | 97.9% | 7,950,780 | 2.1% | ||||||
| William P. Crawford | 379,202,210 | 99.7% | 984,913 | 0.3% | ||||||
| Connie K. Duckworth | 379,473,913 | 99.8% | 713,210 | 0.2% | ||||||
| James P. Hackett | 379,190,221 | 99.7% | 996,902 | 0.3% | ||||||
| R. David Hoover | 378,022,472 | 99.4% | 2,164,651 | 0.6% | ||||||
| David W. Joos | 378,012,584 | 99.4% | 2,174,539 | 0.6% | ||||||
| James P. Keane | 369,596,310 | 97.2% | 10,590,813 | 2.8% | ||||||
| Elizabeth Valk Long | 378,439,448 | 99.5% | 1,747,675 | 0.5% | ||||||
| Robert C. Pew III | 379,221,749 | 99.7% | 965,374 | 0.3% | ||||||
| Cathy D. Ross | 369,271,566 | 97.1% | 10,915,557 | 2.9% | ||||||
| P. Craig Welch, Jr. | 375,159,492 | 98.7% | 5,027,631 | 1.3% | ||||||
There were no votes cast against or abstentions with respect to any nominee named above. Other directors continuing in office are: Peter M. Wege II and Kate P. Wolters.
| · | Proposal 2: Advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation |
| For | Against | Abstentions | ||||||||
| # of Votes | % of Votes Present at Meeting | # of Votes | % of Votes Present at Meeting | # of Votes | % of Votes Present at Meeting | |||||
| 374,593,163 | 98.5% | 5,542,185 | 1.5% | 51,775 | 0.0% | |||||
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, thereunto duly authorized.
| STEELCASE INC. | |
| By: | /s/ David C. Sylvester |
| David C. Sylvester Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (Duly Authorized Officer and Principal Financial Officer) | |
Date: July 18, 2013