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 23, 2012

Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
Delaware 000-50058 75-3078675
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(State or other jurisdiction
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(Commission
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(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
120 Corporate Boulevard, Norfolk, Virginia   23502
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   888-772-7326

Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report

 

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the "Annual Meeting") of Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. (the "Company") was held on May 23, 2012 at the Company's corporate headquarters in Norfolk, Virginia. As of March 28, 2012, the Record Date, 17,174,405 shares of the Company’s common stock were entitled to vote, of which, 16,024,784 shares were voted. Matters submitted at the Annual Meeting and the results thereof are as follows:

Proposal 1 - Election of two directors for a three-year term to expire at the 2015 Annual Meeting:

Name/ Votes For/ Votes Withheld
Steven D. Fredrickson/ 14,203,227/ 174,690
Penelope W. Kyle/ 14,251,132/ 126,785

There were 1,646,867 broker non-votes.

Proposal 2 – Advisory vote on the Company’s 2012 executive compensation:

Votes For/ Votes Against/ Abstain
14,263,196/ 108,604/ 6,117

There were 1,646,867 broker non-votes.

Proposal 3 – Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the year ending December 31, 2012:

Votes For/ Votes Against/ Abstain
15,925,469/ 92,412/ 6,903






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.

         
    Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc.
          
May 25, 2012   By:   /s/ Kevin P. Stevenson
       
        Name: Kevin P. Stevenson
        Title: EVP/CFO