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): May 30, 2013
WESCO International, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Commission file number 001-14989
| Delaware | 25-1723342 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | |
225 West Station Square Drive Suite 700 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219 | (412) 454-2200 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) | |
N/A
(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.
On May 30, 2013, WESCO International, Inc. (“WESCO International”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The following proposals were submitted by the Board of Directors to a vote of the stockholders and the voting tabulations for each matter are as follows:
| Proposal 1 – | Election of Class II Directors |
The following three Directors were nominated to serve as Class II Directors for a three-year term expiring at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held in 2016 or until their successors are otherwise duly elected and qualified. The three Directors were elected as Class II Directors of WESCO International and the final results of the voting on the proposal were as follows:
Nominee | For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
Sandra Beach Lin | 38,818,159 | 1,223,857 | 1,168,246 | |||||||||
Robert J. Tarr, Jr. | 38,650,633 | 1,391,383 | 1,168,246 | |||||||||
Stephen A. Van Oss | 38,689,581 | 1,352,435 | 1,168,246 | |||||||||
| Proposal 2 – | Advisory Approval of the Company’s Executive Compensation |
The stockholders approved, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the compensation of certain executive officers, by the votes set forth in the table below:
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 39,390,819 | 218,658 | 432,539 | 1,168,246 |
| Proposal 3 – | Approval of the renewal and restatement of the WESCO International, Inc. 1999 Long-Term Incentive Plan |
The stockholders approved the renewal and restatement of the WESCO International, Inc. 1999 Long-Term Incentive Plan.
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 36,476,288 | 3,144,274 | 421,454 | 1,168,246 |
| Proposal 4 – | Re-approval of the material terms of the performance goals under the WESCO International, Inc. 1999 Long-Term Incentive Plan |
The stockholders approved the material terms of the performance goals under the WESCO International, Inc. 1999 Long-Term Incentive Plan.
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 38,595,428 | 1,024,841 | 421,747 | 1,168,246 |
| Proposal 5 – | Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as WESCO International’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2013 |
The stockholders were requested to ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as WESCO International’s independent public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2013. The appointment was approved by the requisite vote of a majority of the shares present in person or by proxy and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting and the final results of the voting on the proposal were as follows:
| For | Against | Abstain | ||
| 40,037,096 | 745,916 | 427,250 |
| Proposal 6 – | Stockholder proposal recommending elimination of classified Board of Directors |
The results of the non-binding advisory vote on the stockholder proposal recommending elimination of the Company’s classified Board of Directors were as follows:
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 35,097,612 | 4,474,299 | 470,105 | 1,168,246 |
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.
| WESCO INTERNATIONAL, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Kenneth S. Parks | |
| Kenneth S. Parks | ||
| Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||
Dated: June 3, 2013