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 25, 2013
POLARIS INDUSTRIES INC.
(Exact
name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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Minnesota |
1-11411 |
41-1790959 |
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(State of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
2100 Highway 55
Medina, Minnesota 55340
(Address of
principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
(763) 542-0500
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
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:
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The Annual Meeting was held on April 25, 2013. Proxies for matters to be voted upon at the Annual Meeting were solicited pursuant to Regulation 14 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Three proposals were voted upon at the Annual Meeting. The proposals are described in detail in the Company’s Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 8, 2013. The final results for the votes regarding each proposal are set forth below.
| 1. | The following nominees were elected as Class I members of the Board of Directors of the Company for three-year terms ending in 2016: |
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Name |
For |
Withhold |
Broker Non-Vote |
| Brian C. Cornell | 53,684,977 | 662,955 | 8,339,005 |
| Bernd F. Kessler | 46,674,618 | 7,673,314 | 8,339,005 |
| Scott W. Wine | 46,322,530 | 8,025,402 | 8,339,005 |
| The terms of the following directors continued after the Annual Meeting: Annette K. Clayton, Gary E. Hendrickson, R.M. (Mark) Schreck, William Grant Van Dyke, and John P. Wiehoff. |
| 2. | The selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2013 was ratified: |
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Votes For |
Votes Against |
Abstentions |
Broker Non-Vote |
| 59,825,341 | 2,573,977 | 287,619 | 0 |
| 3. | The compensation to the Company’s named executive officers was approved: |
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Votes For |
Votes Against |
Abstentions |
Broker Non-Vote |
| 53,452,132 | 716,984 | 178,816 | 8,339,005 |
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 thereunto duly authorized.
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Date: |
April 29, 2013 |
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POLARIS INDUSTRIES INC. |
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/s/Stacy L. Bogart |
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Stacy L. Bogart |
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Vice President – General Counsel and |
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Secretary |
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