UNITED STATES
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
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 1, 2011
Vitamin Shoppe, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware | | 001-34507 | | 11-3664322 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
2101 91st Street
North Bergen, New Jersey 07047
(Addresses of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)
(201) 868-5959
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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ITEM 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
At the Vitamin Shoppe, Inc. (“the Company”) Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on June 1, 2011 (the “Annual Meeting”), our stockholders: (a) elected the persons listed below to serve as directors for a term of one year expiring at the 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified; (b) approved the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers; (c) voted to recommend that the Board of Directors hold an annual advisory vote on the Company’s executive compensation; and (d) ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2011 fiscal year. Set forth below are the voting results for each of these proposals:
a. | All of the director nominees were elected to serve until the Annual Meeting in 2012 and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified. |
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DIRECTOR | | VOTES FOR | | | VOTES WITHELD | | | BROKER NON-VOTES | |
Richard L. Markee | | | 26,353,168 | | | | 1,335,738 | | | | 362,281 | |
B. Michael Becker | | | 27,476,039 | | | | 212,867 | | | | 362,281 | |
Catherine E. Buggeln | | | 27,564,008 | | | | 124,898 | | | | 362,281 | |
John H. Edmondson | | | 27,560,150 | | | | 128,756 | | | | 362,281 | |
David H. Edwab | | | 27,560,000 | | | | 128,906 | | | | 362,281 | |
Douglas R. Korn | | | 24,420,086 | | | | 3,268,820 | | | | 362,281 | |
Richard L. Perkal | | | 24,419,926 | | | | 3,268,970 | | | | 362,281 | |
Beth M. Pritchard | | | 27,449,426 | | | | 239,480 | | | | 362,281 | |
Katherine Savitt-Lennon | | | 27,564,458 | | | | 124,448 | | | | 362,281 | |
Anthony N. Truesdale | | | 27,064,916 | | | | 623,990 | | | | 362,281 | |
b. | An advisory (non-binding) vote approved the executive compensation of our named executive officers. |
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FOR | | AGAINST | | | ABSTAIN | | | BROKER NON-VOTES | |
27,539,819 | | | 143,389 | | | | 3,698 | | | | 362,281 | |
c. | An advisory (non-binding) vote was held on the frequency of holding an advisory vote on the executive compensation of our named executive officers. |
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ONE YEAR | | TWO YEARS | | | THREE YEARS | | | ABSTAIN | | | BROKER NON-VOTES | |
18,012,975 | | | 131,442 | | | | 9,543,970 | | | | 519 | | | | 362,281 | |
d. | The proposal to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2011 fiscal year was approved. |
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FOR | | AGAINST | | | ABSTAIN | |
28,047,883 | | | 438 | | | | 2,866 | |
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.
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| | Vitamin Shoppe, Inc. |
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Date: June 6, 2011 | | By:/s/ Brenda Galgano |
| | Name: Brenda Galgano |
| | Title: Chief Financial Officer |