SPHERION CORP - FORM 8-K - May 20, 2010

 
 
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 18, 2010
SFN GROUP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
Delaware   1-11997   36-3536544
         
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization) 		  (Commission
File Number) 		  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
2050 Spectrum Boulevard
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33309
(Address, including zip code, of Principal Executive Offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (954) 308-7600
(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 May 18, 2010, SFN Group, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Below is a summary of the proposals and corresponding votes.
The first proposal was the election of three Class II members of the Board of Directors to hold office until the 2013 annual meeting of stockholder or until their successors are duly elected and qualified. All three Class II members of the Board of Directors were elected with each member receiving votes as follows:
                         
 
  Nominee     For     Withheld  
 
Steven S. Elbaum
      41,424,482         3,231,225    
 
David R. Parker
      42,185,292         2,470,415    
 
Anne Szostak
      41,709,943         2,945,764    
 
There were 2,899,494 broker non-votes on this proposal.
The second proposal was the election of one new Class III member of the Board of Directors to hold office until the 2011 annual meeting of stockholder or until his successor is duly elected and qualified. The new Class III member of the Board of Directors was elected receiving votes as follows:
                         
 
  Nominee     For     Withheld  
 
Lawrence E. Gillespie
      42,196,011         2,459,696    
 
There were 2,899,494 broker non-votes on this proposal.
The third proposal was an amendment to the Company’s Rights Agreement intended to protect the Company’s net operating loss benefits and other deferred tax assets. The amendment was approved by the Company’s stockholders as follows:
                 
 
  For     Against     Abstain  
 
41,742,793
    5,749,243     63,165  
 
The fourth proposal was the ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for 2010 fiscal year. The appointment was ratified by the Company’s stockholders as follows:
                 
 
  For     Against     Abstain  
  46,976,814     567,678     10,709  
 

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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.
         
  SFN GROUP, INC.
 		  
Date: May 20, 2010  By:   /s/ Mark W. Smith    
    Executive Vice President and   
    Chief Financial Officer   
 

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