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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): September 5, 2018

CASEY'S GENERAL STORES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
                    
Iowa
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

001-34700
 
42-0935283
 
 
 
(Commission File Number)
 
 (IRS Employer Identification No.)
 
 
 
One SE Convenience Blvd., Ankeny, Iowa
 
50021
 
 
 
      (Address of principal executive Offices)
 
(Zip Code)

515/965-6100
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

NONE
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 5.02.    Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

2018 Stock Incentive Plan

As described in Item 5.07, at the Casey’s General Stores, Inc. (the “Company”) 2018 annual shareholders’ meeting, held on September 5, 2018 (the “Annual Meeting”), the shareholders of the Company approved the Casey’s General Stores, Inc. 2018 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). As a result, the Plan became effective on September 5, 2018. The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Plan, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 10.43 and is incorporated herein by reference. A description of the material terms of the Plan was included in the Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A, and additional definitive proxy soliciting materials on Schedule 14A, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 27, 2018, and August 8, 2018, respectively (collectively, the “Proxy Statement”).

Form of Award Agreement - Non-Employee Directors

The form of restricted stock unit award agreement for non-employee directors under the Plan is attached at Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 5.03.    Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

Articles of Incorporation Amendment    

As described in Item 5.07, at the Annual Meeting, the shareholders approved an amendment to the Second Restatement of the Restated and Amended Articles of Incorporation of the Company (the “Articles”) to implement a majority voting standard for uncontested director elections (referred to as “Majority Voting”). The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Articles of Amendment as filed with the Iowa Secretary of State on September 7, 2018, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 3.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

By-Laws Amendment

On March 2, 2018, the Company’s Board of Directors, acting on a recommendation of its Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, approved a conforming amendment to the Fourth Amended and Restated By-laws (the “By-Laws”) to delete the first sentence of Article II, Section 10, subsection (b), which referenced a plurality voting standard (the “By-Laws Amendment”). The By-Laws Amendment was subject to, and effective upon, the approval by the Company’s shareholders of the Articles amendment referenced immediately above. As a result, the By-Laws Amendment became effective on September 5, 2018. The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Amendment to By-Laws, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 3.2(a) and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 5.07.    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On September 5, 2018, the Company held the Annual Meeting. In addition to the election of three Class II directors, five other proposals were acted upon at the Annual Meeting, each of which is described briefly below and in detail in the Proxy Statement. The matters voted upon and results were as follows:






1.    The following nominees for Class II directors were elected to serve three-year terms expiring in 2021 by a plurality of the votes cast at the Annual Meeting:

Nominee
For
Authority
Withheld
Broker
Non-Votes
Terry W. Handley
30,185,111
297,996
3,952,628
Donald E. Frieson
30,104,030
379,077
3,952,628
Cara K. Heiden
30,104,718
378,389
3,952,628

2.    The appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2019 was ratified by a majority of the votes cast at the Annual Meeting:

For
Against
Abstentions
Broker
Non-Votes
34,079,172
288,971
67,592
---

3.    In an advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as described in the Proxy Statement, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved by a majority of the votes cast at the Annual Meeting:

For
Against
Abstentions
Broker
Non-Votes
29,989,029
431,236
62,842
3,952,628

4.    The Casey’s General Stores, Inc. 2018 Stock Incentive plan was approved by a majority of the votes cast at the Annual Meeting:


For

Against

Abstentions
Broker
Non-Votes
29,296,118
1,150,572
36,417
3,952,628

5.     The amendment to the Articles to implement Majority Voting was approved by at least two-thirds of the shares entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting:

For
Against
Abstentions
Broker
Non-Votes
30,326,449
105,397
51,261
3,952,628

6.    The amendment to the Articles to enable the Board to determine the number of directors that constitutes the Board was not approved by at least two-thirds of the shares entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting:

For
Against
Abstentions
Broker
Non-Votes
7,628,770
22,760,787
93,550
3,952,628







Item 9.01.    Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)    Exhibits.
    
Exhibit No.        Description
        
3.1

3.2(a)
10.43
99.1







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, hereunto duly authorized.


 
 
CASEY'S GENERAL STORES, INC.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dated: September 10, 2018
By:
/s/ William J. Walljasper
 
 
 
 
 
William J. Walljasper
 
 
Senior Vice President and
 
 
Chief Financial Officer