UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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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): March 11, 2010
Spartech Corporation
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware --------------------------- (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | 1-5911 ------------------- (Commission File Number) | 43-0761773 --------------------------- (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
120 S. Central Avenue, Suite 1700, Clayton, Missouri ---------------------------------------------------- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | 63105 ------------------ (Zip Code) |
314-721-4242 ------------------ (Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code) |
Not Applicable ------------------ (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) |
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Item 5.07.3 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The Company held its annual meeting of shareholders on March 11, 2010. The shareholders considered two proposals, each of which is described in more detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed January 19, 2010.
Proposal 1. To elect six directors of the Company for one-year terms and until their successors have been elected and qualified.
NAME | FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN | BROKER
NON-VOTES | |
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Edward J. Dineen | 25,610,734 | 1,012,788 | 17,376 | 1,322,322 | |
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Victoria M. Holt | 25,625,540 | 1,007,984 | 7,374 | 1,322,322 | |
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Walter J. Klein | 26,388,580 | 244,665 | 7,654 | 1,322,322 | |
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Pamela F. Lenehan | 26,328,995 | 305,721 | 6,183 | 1,322,322 | |
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Myles S. Odaniell | 26,226,488 | 408,264 | 6,147 | 1,322,322 | |
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Craig A. Wolfanger | 26,328,287 | 306,224 | 6,387 | 1,322,322 | |
All director nominees were duly elected, having received a majority of the votes cast at the meeting, which means that the number of votes cast “for” each director exceeded the number of votes cast “against” that director, and excluding abstentions and broker non-votes.
Proposal 2. Ratification of the selection of Ernst & Young, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2010.
FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN |
| | |
27,110,268 | 845,151 | 7,801 |
Proposal 2 was ratified, having received the affirmative vote of a majority of the stock having voting power present in person or by proxy and entitled to vote at the meeting.
SIGNATURES
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 thereunto duly authorized.
| SPARTECH CORPORATION |
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| By: | /s/ Rosemary L. Klein |
| | Name: Rosemary L. Klein |
| | Title: Senior Vice President, General Counsel |
Dated: March 17, 2010
