P. H. Glatfelter Company (Form: 8-K)  

 


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 4, 2011

P. H. Glatfelter Company
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
Pennsylvania 001-03560 23-0628360
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(State or other jurisdiction
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(Commission
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(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
96 S. George Street, Suite 500, York, Pennsylvania   17401
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   717 225 4711

Not Applicable
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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 4, 2011, the Company held its annual meeting of shareholders. There were 45,999,846 shares of common stock entitled to vote at the meeting and a total of 42,585,771 (92.58%) shares of common stock were represented at the meeting.

The items voted upon at the annual meeting and the results of the vote on each proposal were as follows:

Proposal 1. The election of eight members of the Board of Directors to serve until the Company’s next annual meeting and until their successors are elected and qualified.

Each of the eight nominees for director was elected, and the voting results are set forth below:

                 
Name of Director   For   Withheld
Kathleen A. Dahlberg
    36,738,673       778,426  
Nicholas DeBenedictis
    35,953,688       1,563,411  
J. Robert Hall
    37,146,619       370,480  
Richard C. III
    37,070,792       446,307  
Ronald J. Naples
    36,556,303       960,796  
Dante C. Parrini
    36,653,728       863,371  
Richard L. Smoot
    36,534,389       982,710  
Lee C. Stewart
    36,484,675       1,032,424  

Proposal 2. A proposal to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011.

The proposal was approved by a vote of the shareholders as follows:

                 
For   Against   Abstain
41,971,082
    563,574       51,115  

Proposal 3. A proposal to approve the advisory (non-binding) resolution on the compensation philosophy, policies and procedures followed by the Company with respect to executive officers, and the compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers (“Say-on-Pay”).

The proposal was approved by a vote of the shareholders as follows:

                 
For   Against   Abstain
36,028,961
    1,293,204       194,934  

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Proposal 4. An advisory vote on a non-binding resolution to choose the frequency of the Say-on-Pay advisory vote.

The results of the vote of the shareholders as follows:

                         
Every year   Every two years   Every three years   Abstain
27,990,140
    577,279       8,767,643       182,037  

The Company’s Board of Directors, at its May 4, 2011 meeting, considered these results and other factors and determined that the Company will hold an annual advisory vote on its executive officer compensation. 

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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.

         
    P. H. Glatfelter Company
          
May 4, 2011   By:   /s/ Thomas G. Jackson
       
        Name: Thomas G. Jackson
        Title: Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary