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): May 16, 2012
NEENAH PAPER, INC.
(Exact Name Of Registrant As Specified In Charter)
Delaware |
| 001-32240 |
| 20-1308307 |
(State of Incorporation) |
| (Commission File No.) |
| (I.R.S. Employer |
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| Identification No.) |
3460 Preston Ridge Road
Alpharetta, Georgia 30005
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(678) 566-6500
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not applicable
(Former name or address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
On May 16, 2012, the following proposals were submitted to stockholders at the 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Neenah Paper, Inc. (the “Company”):
1. A proposal to elect two Class II directors to serve for three years and until their successors are duly elected and qualified;
2. A proposal to approve an advisory vote on the Company’s executive compensation; and
3. A proposal to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012.
Each of the director nominees was elected, the Company’s executive compensation was approved on an advisory basis, and the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP was ratified. The number of votes cast for, withheld from, abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to each matter voted upon are set forth in the tables below:
Board of Director Election Results
Director Nominee |
| Votes for |
| Votes Withheld |
| Broker non-votes |
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Mary Ann Leeper |
| 10,781,488 |
| 2,174,700 |
| 1,944,232 |
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Stephen M. Wood |
| 12,555,724 |
| 400,464 |
| 1,944,232 |
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Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation
Votes for |
| Votes against |
| Abstentions |
| Broker non-votes |
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12,575,658 |
| 342,128 |
| 38,402 |
| 1,944,232 |
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Ratification of Independent Public Accounting Firm
Firm |
| Votes for |
| Votes against |
| Abstentions |
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Deloitte & Touche |
| 14,617,000 |
| 252,868 |
| 30,552 |
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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.
| NEENAH PAPER, INC. |
| (Registrant) |
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Date: May 17, 2012 | /s/ Steven S. Heinrichs |
| Steven S. Heinrichs |
| Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |