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): May 20, 2010
| | West Marine, Inc. | |
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| (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
| | Delaware | | 0-22512 | | 77-0355502 | |
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| | 500 Westridge Drive Watsonville, California 95076 | | |
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| (Address of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code) |
| | (831) 728-2700 | |
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| (Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code) |
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On May 20, 2010, West Marine, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2010 annual meeting of stockholders at the Company’s principal executive offices located at 500 Westridge Drive, Watsonville, California 95076. The number of shares of common stock entitled to vote at the annual meeting was 22,350,829, of which 21,365,649 shares were present in person or represented by valid proxy at the meeting.
At the annual meeting, the Company’s stockholders voted to elect the following Board members to hold office until the Company’s 2011 annual meeting of stockholders or until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified: Randolph K. Repass, Geoffrey A. Eisenberg, David McComas, Barbara L. Rambo, Alice M. Richter and Peter Roy.
In addition to electing the directors, the stockholders ratified the selection of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2010.
The final voting results on these matters were as follows:
Proposal 1 – Election of Directors.
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| | For | | Withheld | | Broker Non- Votes |
| Randolph K. Repass | | 14,940,852 | | 3,814,381 | | 2,610,416 |
| Geoffrey A. Eisenberg | | 18,637,350 | | 117,883 | | 2,610,416 |
| David McComas | | 18,617,210 | | 138,023 | | 2,610,416 |
| Barbara L. Rambo | | 18,570,291 | | 184,942 | | 2,610,416 |
| Alice M. Richter | | 18,482,737 | | 272,496 | | 2,610,416 |
| Peter Roy | | 18,482,182 | | 273,051 | | 2,610,416 |
| | | For | | Against | | Abstain | | Broker Non- Votes |
| Proposal 2 – To ratify the selection of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2010. | | 21,340,667 | | 22,550 | | 2,432 | | 0 |
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.
WEST MARINE, INC.
Date: May 25, 2010 By: /s/ Thomas R. Moran
Thomas R. Moran
Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
