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 14, 2012

 

GRAYBAR ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as specified in Charter)

 

New York
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

000-00255
(Commission File Number)

13-0794380
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

34 North Meramec Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63105
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (314) 573-9200

 

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 (see  General Instruction A.2. below):

 

[   ]   Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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

 

At the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Graybar Electric Company, Inc. (the “Company”) on June 14, 2012, the shareholders voted to elect 10 members to the Company’s thirteen-member Board of Directors.  The following tables set forth the final number of votes for, withheld and abstaining on each matter.  Broker non-votes are not shown because there is no public trading market for the Company’s Common Stock and no brokers hold shares for any underlying beneficial owners of such shares.

Director Nominees

 

For

Withheld

Abstain

 

 

 

 

 

R. A. Cole

 

10,740,481

-0-

-0-

D. B. D’Alessandro

 

10,740,481

-0-

-0-

M. W. Geekie

 

10,740,481

-0-

-0-

L. R. Giglio

 

10,740,481

-0-

-0-

T. S. Gurganous

 

10,740,481

-0-

-0-

R. R. Harwood

 

10,740,481

-0-

-0-

R. C. Lyons

 

10,740,481

-0-

-0-

K. M. Mazzarella

 

10,740,481

-0-

-0-

B. L. Propst

 

10,740,481

-0-

-0-

R. A. Reynolds, Jr.

 

10,740,481

-0-

-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.

 

 

GRAYBAR ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC.

 

 

Date: June 14, 2012

By: /s/ Matthew W. Geekie

 

Matthew W. Geekie

 

Senior Vice President, Secretary &

 

General Counsel