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 24, 2011
GORDMANS STORES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-34842 | 26-3171987 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
12100 West Center Road
Omaha, Nebraska 68144
(Address of principal executive offices, zip code)
(402) 691-4000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(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.
The Annual Meeting of stockholders of Gordmans Stores, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on May 24, 2011. All matters submitted to a vote of the Company’s stockholders, as described in the Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 29, 2011, were approved. The number of shares of common stock entitled to vote at the annual meeting was 18,703,086, representing the number of shares of common stock outstanding as of the record date, or April 25, 2011.
The results for each matter voted on were as follows:
1. Election of Directors:
Nominee | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
Jeffrey J. Gordman | 15,635,860 | 2,328,036 | 533,075 | |||||||||
Stewart M. Kasen | 17,112,681 | 851,215 | 533,075 | |||||||||
James A. Shea | 17,112,681 | 851,215 | 533,075 |
Each of the nominees was elected for a term of three years.
2. Ratification of the Audit Committee’s appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year ending January 28, 2012:
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||
18,468,371 | 28,600 | — | — |
The appointment of Grant Thorton LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending January 28, 2012 was ratified.
3. Proposal to amend the 2010 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan to increase the number of shares of common stock authorized for issuance:
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||
14,571,004 | 3,390,042 | 2,850 | 533,075 |
The proposal to amend the 2010 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan to increase the number of shares of common stock authorized for issuance was approved.
4. An advisory vote on executive compensation:
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||
17,956,682 | 1,912 | 5,302 | 533,075 |
The compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement under “Executive Compensation” was approved on an advisory basis.
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5. An advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation. Advisory votes regarding the frequency of a stockholder vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers were as follows:
Every One Year | Every Two Years | Every Three Years | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||||||
2,584,980 | 214,686 | 15,164,230 | — | 533,075 |
The option of every three years received the highest number of votes in the advisory vote on the frequency of a stockholder vote on compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.
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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.
GORDMANS STORES, INC. | ||||||||
Date: May 27, 2011 | By: | /s/ Michael D. James | ||||||
Name: | Michael D. James | |||||||
Title: | Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |
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