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):June 28, 2017
TRANS WORLD ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| New York | 0-14818 | 14-1541629 |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (Commission file number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
38 Corporate Circle,
Albany, New York 12203
(Address of principal executive offices)
(518) 452-1242
(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. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
At the Annual Meeting on June 28, 2017, the stockholders of the Company voted on the following proposal, which is more fully described in our proxy statement:
Proposal No. 1 –Election of Directors; and
On the record date for the Annual Meeting, there were 36,115,388 shares issued, outstanding and entitled to vote. Shareholders holding 32,968,006 shares were present at the meeting, in person or represented by proxy. The results of the voting at the Annual Meeting were as follows:
PROPOSAL NO. 1 – ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
| Director | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |
| Mike Feurer | 32,079,732 | 888,274 | 0 | |
| Martin Hanaka | 32,070,461 | 897,545 | 0 | |
| Robert Marks | 32,341,432 | 626,574 | 0 | |
| Michael Nahl | 32,265,100 | 702,906 | 0 | |
| Mike Reickert | 32,736,122 | 231,884 | 0 | |
| Michael Solow | 32,068,467 | 899,539 | 0 |
| PROPOSAL NO. 2- | To approve the 2005 Long Term Incentive AND SHARE AWARD Plan (as amended and restated April 5, 2017) |
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
| 31,983,948 | 867,671 | 116,387 | 0 |
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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 hereunto duly authorized.
| Dated: June 30, 2017 | TRANS WORLD ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION | |
| By: /s/ John Anderson | ||
| Name: John Anderson | ||
| Title: Chief Financial Officer |
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