Edgar Filing: G&K SERVICES INC

Date: November 14, 2012

/s/ Jeffrey L. Cotter

Jeffrey L. Cotter

Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

FORM 8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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) November 8, 2012

G&K Services, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


Minnesota	0-4063	41-0449530
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

5995 Opus Parkway, Minnetonka, MN		55343
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (952) 912-5500

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.

On November 8, 2012, G&K Services, Inc. (the “Company”) held an annual meeting of its shareholders. At the annual meeting, the Company’s shareholders voted on the matters set forth below.

1.	The nominees for election to the Board of Directors were elected, each for a three-year term, based upon the following votes:


Nominee	Votes For		Votes Against		Broker Non-votes
Douglas A. Milroy		16,294,398		415,211		898,734
Jeffrey L. Wright		15,468,209		1,241,400		898,734
Alice M. Richter		16,262,275		447,334		898,734

There were no abstentions for this item.

2.	The proposal to ratify the appointment of Ernst and Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2013 was approved based upon the following votes:


Votes for approval			16,871,071
Votes against			725,556
Abstentions			11,716

There were no broker non-votes for this item.

3.	The shareholders approved a non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation:


For			16,294,144
Against			381,629
Abstentions			33,836
Broker Non-Votes			898,734

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.