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): December 7, 2017
ScanSource, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
| South Carolina | 000-26926 | 57-0965380 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
6 Logue Court, Greenville, South Carolina 29615
(Address, Including Zip Code, of Principal Executive Offices)
(864) 288-2432
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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.
ScanSource, Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of the shareholders on December 7, 2017 (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, each of the seven director nominees was elected and received greater than 97% approval of votes cast, the Company’s executive compensation program was approved, on an advisory basis, with 95% approval of votes cast, one year was selected as the frequency of future advisory votes on the Company’s executive compensation program with 77% approval of votes cast, and the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for fiscal 2018 was ratified with 99% approval of votes cast. The Company received proxies totaling 94% of its issued and outstanding shares of common stock, representing 23,969,809 shares of common stock, as of the record date. Each of the following proposals were voted on at the Annual Meeting and are described in more detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 24, 2017, and the results of the voting are presented below.
Election of Directors
The Company’s shareholders approved the slate of directors consisting of seven members to hold office until the next annual meeting of shareholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified, based on the following final voting results:
| Nominee |
Votes For | Votes Withheld |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| Steven R. Fischer |
22,775,785 | 455,518 | 738,506 | |||
| Michael L. Baur |
22,881,112 | 350,191 | 738,506 | |||
| Peter C. Browning |
22,860,927 | 370,376 | 738,506 | |||
| Michael J. Grainger |
22,802,036 | 429,267 | 738,506 | |||
| John P. Reilly |
22,715,620 | 515,683 | 738,506 | |||
| Elizabeth O. Temple |
22,895,718 | 335,585 | 738,506 | |||
| Charles R. Whitchurch |
22,890,621 | 340,682 | 738,506 |
Advisory Vote to Approve the Compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers
The shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, based on the following final voting results:
| For |
Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 22,137,666 | 1,061,186 | 32,451 | 738,506 |
Advisory Vote on the Frequency of Future Advisory Votes on the Compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers
The shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, to conduct future advisory votes on named executive officer compensation every year, based on the following final voting results. Accordingly, the Company’s policy will be to conduct a non-binding vote on named executive officer compensation every year. In the future, this policy could change based, among other things, on the outcome of the next advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on named executive officer compensation, and such other factors as the Company considers appropriate.
| One Year |
Two Years | Three Years | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||
| 17,922,301 | 9,940 | 5,292,837 | 6,225 | 738,506 |
Advisory Vote to Ratify Grant Thornton LLP as the Independent Auditors for Fiscal 2018
The Company’s shareholders ratified the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for fiscal 2018, based on the following final voting results:
| For |
Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 23,952,500 | 12,605 | 4,704 | — |
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (d) | Exhibits |
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.
| ScanSource, Inc. | ||||||
| Date: December 7, 2017 | By: | /s/ Michael L. Baur | ||||
| Name: Michael L. Baur | ||||||
| Its: Chief Executive Officer | ||||||