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, 2011
O’CHARLEY’S INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
Tennessee   0-18629   62-1192475
         
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer
Identification No.)
     
3038 Sidco Drive
Nashville, Tennessee
   
37204
     
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (615) 256-8500
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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:
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
At the Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of O’Charley’s Inc. (the “Company”) held on May 18, 2011, a total of 19,738,226 shares of the Company’s common stock were present in person or represented by proxies out of a total of 21,658,155 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote. The following proposals were voted on and approved by the Company’s shareholders at the Annual Meeting:
1. Election to the Company’s Board of Directors of the following 11 director nominees:
                                 
Nominee   For     Against     Withheld     Broker Non-Votes  
Arnaud Ajdler
    11,982,633       3,048,005       7,784       4,699,804  
William F. Andrews
    10,476,661       4,554,177       7,584       4,699,804  
Douglas Benham
    11,728,917       3,301,721       7,784       4,699,804  
David W. Head
    14,776,269       254,469       7,684       4,699,804  
Philip J. Hickey, Jr.
    14,890,482       140,156       7,784       4,699,804  
Gregory Monahan
    14,858,721       172,117       7,584       4,699,804  
Dale W. Polley
    11,695,044       3,335,594       7,784       4,669,804  
Richard Reiss, Jr.
    11,802,368       3,228,470       7,584       4,699,804  
H. Steve Tidwell
    11,926,956       3,103,682       7,784       4,699,804  
Robert J. Walker
    14,669,459       361,379       7,584       4,699,804  
Shirley A. Zeitlin
    14,760,707       268,748       8,967       4,699,804  
2. Adoption of a non-binding advisory resolution on the Company’s executive compensation as described in the Company’s 2011 proxy statement:
             
For   Against   Abstentions   Broker Non-Votes
11,955,653
  3,008,676   74,093   4,699,804
3. Adoption of a non-binding advisory recommendation regarding the frequency with which the Company conducts future non-binding advisory votes on the Company’s executive compensation:
                 
1 Year   2 Years   3 Years   Abstentions   Broker Non-Votes
13,271,539   13,601   1,679,184   74,098   4,699,804
4. Ratification of selection of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2011:
         
For   Against   Abstentions
16,313,085   3,408,535   16,606
The Company’s Board of Directors has determined that the Company will include a non-binding advisory shareholder vote on the compensation of executives in its proxy materials every year until the next required advisory vote on the frequency of such votes occurs.

 


 

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.
         
  O’CHARLEY’S INC.
 
 
  By:   /s/ R. Jeffrey Williams    
    R. Jeffrey Williams   
    Interim Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer   
Date: May 23, 2011