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): December 7, 2012
STEINWAY MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware |
| 001-11911 |
| 35-1910745 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
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| (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
800 South Street, Suite 305, Waltham, Massachusetts 02453
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
(781) 894-9770
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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ITEM 5.08 Shareholder Director Nominations
The 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Steinway Musical Instruments, Inc. (the “Company”) has been scheduled for Wednesday, January 30, 2013, which date is more than seventy days after the anniversary date of the Company’s 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Accordingly, the due date for the submission of any qualified stockholder proposals or qualified stockholder nominations under the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company described in the Company’s 2011 Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 2, 2011 is no longer applicable. Such nominations and proposals, including any notice on Schedule 14N, are now due to the Company on or before December 18, 2012, as the Company intends to print its proxy materials on December 24, 2012.
Stockholder proposals should be addressed to: Dennis M. Hanson, Secretary, Steinway Musical Instruments, Inc., 800 South Street, Suite 305, Waltham, MA 02453.
The Company has selected December 7, 2012 as its stockholder record date. Therefore, only stockholders of record at the close of business on that date will be entitled to vote at the Annual 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, hereunto duly authorized.
Date: December 7, 2012 | STEINWAY MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, INC. | |
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| By: | /s/ Michael T. Sweeney |
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| Name: | Michael T. Sweeney |
| Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer |