UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM8-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): August 29, 2018
Kewaunee Scientific Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 0-5286 | 38-0715562 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
2700 West Front Street
Statesville, NC 28677
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (704)873-7202
N/A
(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. |
(a) and (b) On August 29, 2018, the Company held its 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. At that meeting, the Company’s shareholders voted on the matters set forth below.
1. Each of the nominees named below wasre-elected as a Class II director for a three year term as follows:
Name of Nominee | For | Withheld | Non-Votes | |||||||||
Keith M .Gehl | 1,917,452 | 68,576 | 613,702 | |||||||||
William A. Shumaker | 1,510,569 | 475,459 | 613,702 | |||||||||
2. The independent registered public accounting firm of Ernst & Young LLP was ratified as the Company’s independent auditor for fiscal year 2019 as follows:
For | Against | Abstained | ||
2,579,717 | 17,698 | 2,315 |
3. The compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved on an advisory basis pursuant to the following votes:
For | Against | Abstained | Non-Votes | |||
1,821,101 | 89,150 | 75,777 | 613,702 |
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.
Dated: August 31, 2018
| Kewaunee Scientific Corporation | ||
| By: | /s/ Thomas D. Hull III | |
| Thomas D. Hull III | ||
| Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer | ||