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): March 22, 2012
IMPERIAL SUGAR COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| TEXAS | 000-16674 | 74-0704500 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| ONE IMPERIAL SQUARE P. O. BOX 9 SUGAR LAND, TEXAS |
77487 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
(281) 491-9181
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders |
At the 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Imperial Sugar Company (the “Company”) held on March 22, 2012 (the “2012 Annual Meeting”), three proposals were voted on by the Company’s shareholders. The proposals are described in detail in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement relating to the 2012 Annual Meeting that was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 25, 2012 (the “Proxy Statement”). A brief description of the proposals and the final results of the votes for each matter are as follows:
| 1. | The Company’s shareholders elected all of the Class I Director nominees to serve as members of the Company’s Board of Directors until the Company’s 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. |
| Name |
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||||
| John C. Sheptor |
3,260,515 | 647,279 | 16,797 | 5,279,208 | ||||||||||||
| John K. Sweeney |
3,266,329 | 641,546 | 16,716 | 5,279,208 | ||||||||||||
| 2. | The Company’s shareholders ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touch LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012. |
| For |
Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
| 8,550,601 |
596,381 | 56,817 | — | |||||||||
| 3. | The Company’s shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as described in the “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” section of the Proxy Statement. |
| For |
Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
| 3,136,507 |
729,213 | 58,871 | 5,279,208 | |||||||||
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.
| IMPERIAL SUGAR COMPANY | ||||||
| Date: March 22, 2012 | By: | /s/ H. P. MECHLER | ||||
| H. P. Mechler | ||||||
| Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||