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): April 21, 2016
WEIS MARKETS,
INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its
charter)
Pennsylvania
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
| 1-5039 (Commission File Number) |
24-0755415 (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
|
1000 South Second Street Sunbury, PA (Address of principal executive offices) |
17801 (Zip Code) |
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (570) 286-4571
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.
The Annual Meeting of the Shareholders of Weis Markets, Inc. was held on Thursday, April 21, 2016, at 10:00 a.m., Eastern Daylight Time, at the principal office of the Company, 1000 South Second Street, Sunbury, PA 17801. Proxies for the meeting were solicited pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. There was no solicitation in opposition to the nominees as listed in the proxy statement. The meeting was held for the following purposes:
Management Proposal #1: Election of Directors
All five nominees for director, as listed below, were elected. The term of the directors will be until the next Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until their respective successors have qualified. The results of the election of directors were as follows:
| Director | Votes Cast For | Votes Cast Against | Votes Withheld | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
| Jonathan H. Weis | 20,516,738 | --- | 3,780,681 | --- | 1,667,992 |
| Harold G. Graber | 20,477,574 | --- | 3,819,845 | --- | 1,667,992 |
| Dennis G. Hatchell | 24,008,594 | --- | 288,825 | --- | 1,667,992 |
| Edward J. Lauth III | 18,579,514 | --- | 5,717,905 | --- | 1,667,992 |
| Gerrald B. Silverman | 18,561,512 | --- | 5,735,907 | --- | 1,667,992 |
Management Proposal #2: Ratification of Appointment of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The shareholders voted upon and approved the ratification of appointment of the independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016. The result of the ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company was as follows:
| Votes Cast For | Votes Cast Against | Votes Withheld | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |
| 25,912,835 | 48,545 | --- | 4,031 | --- |
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.
| WEIS MARKETS, INC. | |||
| By: /s/Scott F. Frost | |||
| Name: Scott F. Frost | |||
| Title: Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | |||
| and Treasurer | |||
| (Principal Financial Officer) | |||
| Dated: April 21, 2016 |