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): June 8, 2012
rue21, inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware | 1-34536 | 25-1311645 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
800 Commonwealth Drive Warrendale, Pennsylvania |
15086 | |||
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(724) 776-9780
(Registrants telephone number including area code)
(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.
At the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of rue21, inc., (the Company) held on June 8, 2012, the Companys stockholders elected the Companys nominees for Class III directors for a three-year term expiring in 2015, ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young, LLP, as the Companys independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending February 2, 2013, and approved, on a non-binding basis, the compensation of the Companys named executive officers as described in the Companys Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting (Say on Pay).
The final results of the voting were as follows:
For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes |
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Election of Directors |
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Macon Brock |
21,006,547 | 544,954 | 1,647,449 | |||||||||
John Megrue |
21,165,739 | 385,762 | 1,647,449 |
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
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Approval of Compensation Paid To Named Executive Officers (Say on Pay) |
21,380,123 | 170,766 | 612 | 1,647,449 |
For | Against | Abstain | ||||||||||
Ratification of the Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm |
23,146,547 | 52,403 | 0 |
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.
rue21, inc. | ||
By: | /s/ Stacy Siegal | |
Stacy Siegal Vice President and General Counsel |
June 8, 2012