Arbitron Inc. (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 21, 2013

Arbitron Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
Delaware 1-1969 52-0278528
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(State or other jurisdiction 		_____________
(Commission 		______________
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
9705 Patuxent Woods Drive, Columbia, Maryland   21046
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(Address of principal executive offices) 		  ___________
(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   410-312-8000

Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report

 

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On May 21, 2013, Arbitron Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The certified results of the matters voted upon at the meeting, which are more fully described in the Company’s proxy statement, are as follows:

1.   Election of Directors. In an uncontested election, each of the following nominees was elected to the Board of Directors for a one-year term expiring in 2014. The following table reflects the voting results for each nominee:
                 
    For   Withheld
Shellye L. Archambeau
     20,305,182       148,801  
 
                
Sean R. Creamer
     20,283,989       169,994  
 
                
David W. Devonshire
     20,227,736       226,247  
 
                
John A. Dimling
     20,294,432       159,551  
 
                
Erica Farber
     20,268,521       185,462  
 
                
Ronald Garriques
     20,295,210       158,773  
 
                
Philip Guarascio
     20,280,908       173,075  
 
                
William T. Kerr
     20,283,144       170,839  
 
                
Larry E. Kittelberger
     20,281,489       172,494  
 
                
Luis G. Nogales
     20,281,359       172,624  
 
                
Richard A. Post
     20,281,368       172,615  
 
                

Broker Non-Vote of 3,261,812 shares for each director.

2.   Advisory Approval of Executive Compensation. The stockholders approved, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the Company’s executive compensation. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows:
                         
For   Against   Abstain   Broker Non-Votes
19,859,752
    124,348       469,883       3,261,812  
 
                       

3.   Auditor Ratification. The appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2013 was ratified by the following vote:
                 
For   Against   Abstain
23,403,036
    159,996       152,763  
 
               

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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.

         
    Arbitron Inc.
          
May 22, 2013   By:   Timothy T. Smith
       
        Name: Timothy T. Smith
        Title: Executive Vice President, Business Development and Strategy, Chief Legal Officer, and Secretary