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: May 05, 2016
(Date of earliest event reported)
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Houston Wire & Cable Company
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
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Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) | 000-52046
(Commission File Number) | 36-4151663
(IRS Employer
Identification Number) |
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10201 North Loop East
(Address of principal executive offices) | | 77029
(Zip Code) |
(713) 609-2100
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code) |
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Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(b) On May 2, 2016, Wilson B. Sexton retired at the conclusion of his current term, as a member of the Board of Directors of Houston Wire & Cable Company, in accordance with the retirement provisions of the Company's Corporate Governance Guidelines.
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
On May 3, 2016, the Company held its 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Annual Meeting"). At the Annual Meeting, 14,663,929 shares, par value $.001, or approximately 88.27% of the 16,611,014 shares outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting, were present in person or by proxy. Set forth below are the matters acted upon by Company stockholders at the Annual Meeting, and the final voting results on each such matter.
Proposal 1: Election of Directors. The number of votes cast for and withheld from each nominee, as well as the number of broker non-votes, were as follows:
Name of Nominee | Votes For | Votes Withheld |
Michael T. Campbell | 11,831,357 | 349,813 |
I. Stewart Farwell | 11,828,139 | 353,031 |
Mark A. Ruelle | 11,830,657 | 350,513 |
William H. Sheffield | 11,819,254 | 361,916 |
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| G. Gary Yetman | 11,828,489 | 352,681 |
James L. Pokluda | 11,839,759 | 341,411 |
There were 2,482,759 broker non-votes as to Proposal 1.
All six nominees were elected.
Proposal 2: Ratification of Selection of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. The number of votes cast for and against this matter, as well as the number of abstentions, were as follows:
| Votes For | Votes For as a Percentage of Votes Present at the Meeting | Votes Against | Abstentions |
| 14,525,147 | 99.05% | 78,859 | 59,923 |
There were no broker non-votes as to Proposal 2.
Proposal 2 received the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the shares of common stock present at the Annual Meeting and therefore was adopted.
Proposal 3: Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation. The number of votes cast for and against this matter, as well as the number of abstentions and broker non-votes, were as follows:
| Votes For | Votes For as a Percentage of Votes Present at the Meeting | Votes Against | Abstentions |
11,675,285 | 95.84% | 399,537 | 106,348 |
There were 2,482,759 broker non-votes as to Proposal 3.
Proposal 3 received the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the shares of common stock present at the Annual Meeting and therefore was adopted.
