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

June 3, 2010 (June 1, 2011)

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

 

 

QC HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Kansas   000-50840   48-1209939

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

file number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification Number)

9401 Indian Creek Parkway, Suite 1500

Overland Park, Kansas 66210

(Address of principal executive offices)

(913) 234-5000

(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 QC Holdings, Inc. annual meeting of stockholders was held in Overland Park, Kansas, on June 1, 2011. At that meeting, the stockholders considered and acted upon the following proposals:

Proposal 1. The Election of Directors. By the vote referenced below, the stockholders elected the following individuals to serve as directors for a term of one year and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified:

 

Director

   For      Withheld      Broker
Non-Votes
 

Don Early

     11,312,949         915,979         4,608,160   

Mary Lou Early

     11,396,220         832,708         4,608,160   

Richard B. Chalker

     12,205,241         23,687         4,608,160   

Gerald F. Lamberti

     12,204,991         23,937         4,608,160   

Francis P. Lemery

     12,119,350         109,578         4,608,160   

Mary V. Powell

     12,204,821         24,107         4,608,160   

Jack L. Sutherland

     12,204,991         23,937         4,608,160   

Proposal 2. Ratification of Independent Auditor. By the vote referenced below, the stockholders voted to ratify the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for the year ending December 31, 2011.

 

For   Against   Abstain
16,788,751   40,456   7,881

No other matters were submitted to a vote of the stockholders at the annual meeting.

 

Item 8.01. Other Events.

On June 1, 2011, the Board of Directors extended the Company’s previously-established common stock repurchase program for one additional year, through June 30, 2012. The program would have otherwise expired on June 30, 2011. The Board of Directors has previously authorized the Company to repurchase up to $60 million of its common stock in the open market and through private purchases. As of March 31, 2011, the Company has repurchased 5.5 million shares at a total cost of approximately $55.1 million, which leaves approximately $4.9 million that may yet be purchased under the current program.

 

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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.

 

  QC HOLDINGS, INC.
Date: June 3, 2011    
  By:  

/s/ Douglas E. Nickerson

  Name:   Douglas E. Nickerson
  Title:   Chief Financial Officer

 

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