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): July 21, 2011
Calamos Asset Management, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Delaware
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0-51003
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32-0122554
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(State or Other Jurisdiction
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(Commission File Number)
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(I.R.S. Employer
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of Incorporation)
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Identification No.)
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2020 Calamos Court
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Naperville, Illinois
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60563
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip Code)
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REGISTRANT’S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE: (630) 245-7200
Not Applicable
(Former Name and 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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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Calamos Asset Management, Inc. (“Corporation”) held its annual meeting of stockholders on July 21, 2011. The stockholders: (i) elected the Corporation’s nominees as directors; (ii) approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Corporation’s named executive officers; (iii) approved, on an advisory basis, a frequency of every year for future advisory votes on compensation of our named executive officers; and (iv) ratified the appointment of McGladrey & Pullen LLP as the Corporation’s independent auditors. Each elected director shall serve until the 2012 annual stockholders meeting or until a successor is elected and qualified or until that person’s earlier resignation, retirement, death, disqualification or removal. McGladrey & Pullen LLP shall serve for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011.
The table below shows the voting results:
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Broker
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For
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Against
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Withheld
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Abstentions
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Non-Votes
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Election of Directors
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John P. Calamos, Sr
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781,387,000
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n/a
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0
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n/a
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n/a
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Nick P. Calamos
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781,387,000
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n/a
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0
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n/a
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n/a
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G. Bradford Bulkley
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793,850,359
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n/a
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2,832,983
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n/a
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2,606,521
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Mitchell S. Feiger
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793,849,858
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n/a
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2,833,484
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n/a
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2,606,521
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Richard W. Gilbert
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793,849,559
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n/a
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2,833,783
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n/a
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2,606,521
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Arthur L. Knight
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793,930,442
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n/a
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2,752,900
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n/a
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2,606,521
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Approval of Named Executive Officers Compensation
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784,883,782
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11,633,954
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n/a
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165,606
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2,606,521
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Ratification of the Appointment of Public Accounting Firm
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798,726,678
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18,806
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n/a
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544,379
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n/a
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Broker
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1 Year
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2 Year
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3 Year
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Abstentions
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Non-Votes
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Frequency of Vote on Named Executive Officers Compensation
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794,846,870
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12,020
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1,660,383
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164,069
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2,606,521
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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.
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CALAMOS ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.
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Date: July 21, 2011
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By:
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/s/ J. Christopher Jackson
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J. Christopher Jackson
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Senior Vice President,
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General Counsel and Secretary
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