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 and Exchange Act of 1934 |
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): | August 18, 2010 (August 12, 2010) |
ROCK OF AGES CORPORATION |
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
Vermont | 0-29464 | 03-0153200 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
560 Graniteville Road, Graniteville Vermont | 05654 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(802) 476-3121 |
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code) |
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of registrant under any of the following provisions: | |
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ROCK OF AGES CORPORATION |
FORM 8-K |
Item 5.07 | Results of Annual Meeting |
The Company held its annual meeting of stockholders on August 12, 2010 (the "Annual Meeting"), to elect directors in each of Class I, Class II and Class III (Proposal No. 1) and to ratify the selection of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company's registered public accounting firm for the 2010 fiscal year (Proposal No. 2). | |
Kurt M. Swenson and Frederick E. Webster Jr. were nominated to serve as Class I directors for a one-year term expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders in 2011 and until their successors are duly elected and qualified. Pamela G. Sheiffer and Donald M. Labonte were nominated to serve as Class II directors for a two-year term expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders in 2012 and until their successors are duly elected and qualified. James L. Fox and Richard C. Kimball were nominated as Class III directors for a three-year term expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders in 2013 and until their successors are duly elected and qualified. | |
The following table sets forth the number of votes cast for, against or withheld, as well as the number of abstentions, as to the election of each of the directors and the ratification of the selection of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company's registered public accounting firm of the 2010 fiscal year. | |
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Votes For | Votes Withheld/ | Abstentions | ||||
Election of | ||||||
Kurt M. Swenson | 25,082,295 | 666,799 | — | |||
Frederick E. Webster Jr. | 25,367,994 | 381,100 | — | |||
Pamela G. Sheiffer | 25,366,194 | 382,900 | — | |||
Donald M. Labonte | 25,368,494 | 380,600 | — | |||
Richard C. Kimball | 25,354,933 | 394,161 | — | |||
James L. Fox | 25,368,394 | 380,700 | — | |||
Grant Thornton LLP | 28,171,392 | 48,323 | 3,357 |
SIGNATURES |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. |
ROCK OF AGES CORPORATION | |
Date: August 18, 2010 | By: /s/ Laura Plude Laura Plude, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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