UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO
SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):May 13, 2010
POLYPORE INTERNATIONAL, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
1-32266 | 43-2049334 | |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
11430 North Community House Road, Suite 350, Charlotte, North Carolina | 28277 | |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(704) 587-8409
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
(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.
At the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Polypore International, Inc. (the “Company”), held on May 13, 2010, the stockholders voted on proposals to:
• | reelect David A. Barr, Charles L. Cooney and Robert B. Toth, the members of Class III of the Board of Directors of the Company, each for a term of three years; and | ||
• | ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2010 fiscal year. |
The stockholders reelected each of the director nominees to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors. The final number of votes cast for or withheld, as well as the number not voted for each nominee are listed below.
The proposal to ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm was also approved. The final number of votes cast for or against or abstaining from voting on that proposal are listed below.
Election of Directors
Name | For | Withheld | Not Voted | ||||||||
Barr | 39,390,743 | 1,526,619 | 1,361,886 | ||||||||
Cooney | 40,308,228 | 609,134 | 1,361,886 | ||||||||
Toth | 40,321,609 | 595,753 | 1,361,886 | ||||||||
Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
For | Against | Abstain | ||||||
41,867,244 | 401,408 | 10,596 | ||||||
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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.
POLYPORE INTERNATIONAL, INC. (Registrant) | ||||
Date: May 17, 2010 | By: | /s/ Lynn Amos | ||
Lynn Amos Chief Financial Officer |