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): November 3, 2011
G&K Services,
Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as
specified in its charter)
| Minnesota | 0-4063 | 41-0449530 | ||
| (State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 5995 Opus Parkway,
Minnetonka, MN |
55343 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (952) 912-5500
| n/a |
| (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.
On November 3, 2011, G&K Services, Inc. (the “Company”) held an annual meeting of its shareholders. At the annual meeting, the Company’s shareholders voted on the matters set forth below.
| 1. | The nominees for election to the Board of Directors were elected, each for a three-year term, based upon the following votes: |
| Nominee | Votes For | Votes Against | Broker Non-votes | |||||||||
|
Lynne Crump-Caine
|
16,166,518 | 211,235 | 1,094,234 | |||||||||
|
J. Patrick Doyle
|
15,772,845 | 604,908 | 1,094,234 | |||||||||
|
M. Lenny Pippin
|
16,312,322 | 65,431 | 1,094,234 | |||||||||
There were no abstentions for this item.
| 2. | The proposal to ratify the appointment of Ernst and Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2012 was approved based upon the following votes: |
|
Votes for approval
|
16,424,864 | |||
|
Votes against
|
1,041,810 | |||
|
Abstentions
|
5,313 |
There were no broker non-votes for this item.
| 3. | The shareholders approved a non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation (“Say-on-Pay”): |
|
For
|
15,478,073 | |||
|
Against
|
871,039 | |||
|
Abstentions
|
28,641 | |||
|
Broker Non-Votes
|
1,094,234 |
| 4. | The shareholders selected a term of “1 Year” as the non-binding advisory recommendation for the frequency of Say-on-Pay votes: |
|
1 year
|
12,779,500 | |||
|
2 Years
|
78,384 | |||
|
3 Years
|
3,488,919 | |||
|
Abstentions
|
30,950 | |||
|
Broker Non-Votes
|
1,094,234 |
The Board of Directors has determined to include a non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation at each annual meeting of shareholders until the next vote is held regarding the frequency of shareholder votes on executive compensation.
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.
|
Date: November 8, 2011
|
By | /s/ Jeffrey L. Cotter | ||
|
|
Jeffrey L. Cotter | |||
|
|
Its | Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ||
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