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 21, 2015

 


 

NEENAH PAPER, INC.

(Exact Name Of Registrant As Specified In Charter)

 


 

Delaware

 

001-32240

 

20-1308307

(State of Incorporation)

 

(Commission File No.)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

 

 

 

 

Identification No.)

 

3460 Preston Ridge Road
Alpharetta, Georgia 30005

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

 

(678) 566-6500
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Not applicable
(Former name or 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 (see General Instruction A.2 below):

 

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

On May 21, 2015, the following proposals were submitted to stockholders at the 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Neenah Paper, Inc. (the “Company”):

 

1.              A proposal to elect two Class II directors to serve for three years and until their successors are duly elected and qualified;

 

2.              A proposal to approve an advisory vote on the Company’s executive compensation; and

 

3.              A proposal to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015.

 

Each of the director nominees was elected, the Company’s executive compensation was approved on an advisory basis, and the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP was ratified.  The number of votes cast for, withheld from, abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to each matter voted upon are set forth in the tables below:

 

Board of Director Election Results

 

Director Nominee

 

Votes for

 

Votes Withheld

 

Broker non-votes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stephen M. Wood

 

13,878,891

 

201,596

 

1,563,302

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Margaret S. Dano

 

13,857,339

 

223,148

 

1,563,302

 

 

Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation

 

Votes for

 

Votes against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker non-votes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13,879,838

 

139,467

 

61,182

 

1,563,302

 

 

Ratification of Independent Public Accounting Firm

 

Firm

 

Votes for

 

Votes against

 

Abstentions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deloitte & Touche

 

15,459,093

 

135,995

 

48,701

 

 

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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.

 

 

NEENAH PAPER, INC.

 

(Registrant)

 

 

Date: May 22, 2015

/s/ Steven S. Heinrichs

 

Steven S. Heinrichs

 

Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

 

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