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): January 6, 2011

 

 

SONIC CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   0-18859   73-1371046

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

300 Johnny Bench Drive

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

  73104
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

(405) 225-5000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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

The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Sonic Corp. (the “Corporation”) was held on January 6, 2011. Matters voted upon by stockholders at that meeting were:

Proposal 1

Each of the nominees was elected a director to hold office for a three-year term expiring at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders in 2014 or until his or her successor is elected and qualified. The voting results were as follows:

 

Nominee

  

For

  

Withhold Authority

  

Broker Non-Vote

Douglas N. Benham

   50,112,582    1,908,282    4,698,208

H.E. Rainbolt

   48,113,927    3,906,937    4,698,208

Jeffrey H. Schutz

   41,782,016    10,238,848    4,698,208

Kathryn L. Taylor

   50,197,885    1,822,979    4,698,208

Proposal 2

The proposal to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm was approved. The voting results were as follows:

 

For

  

Against

  

Abstain

  

Broker Non-Vote

52,786,383

   3,831,308    101,381    —  

Proposal 3

The stockholder proposal for a policy requiring an independent Chairman of the Board of Directors was not approved. The voting results were as follows:

 

For

  

Against

  

Abstain

  

Broker Non-Vote

18,927,133

   32,430,430    663,301    4,698,208


SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Corporation has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

  SONIC CORP.
Date: January 10, 2011   By:  

/S/    STEPHEN C. VAUGHAN        

    Stephen C. Vaughan,
    Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer