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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC  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 27, 2012.


Duckwall-ALCO Stores, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Kansas
0-20269
48-0201080
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)


401 Cottage
Abilene, Kansas 67410-2832
 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(785) 263-3350
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable
(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 
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Item 5.03.  Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

On June 27, 2012, the Company held its annual stockholders' meeting at the offices of Lathrop & Gage LLP at 2345 Grand Boulevard, Suite 2200, Kansas City, MO 64108 (the "Annual Meeting") and approved an amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of the Company to change the name of the Company from "Duckwall-ALCO Stores, Inc." to "ALCO Stores, Inc." A copy of the amendment to the Company's Articles of Incorporation is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.The effective date of such amendment is July 6, 2012.

The Company issued a press release announcing the change of the Company's name to ALCO Stores, Inc.  on June 28, 2012.  A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.2, and is incorporated herein by reference.

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

At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders (1) elected Royce Winsten, Lolan C. Mackey, Dennis E. Logue, Richard E. Wilson and Terrence M. Babilla as directors to serve for a term of one year; (2) ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending February 3, 2013; (3) approved the amendment to the Company's Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation to change the name of the Company from "Duckwall-ALCO Stores, Inc." to "ALCO Stores, Inc."; and (4) approved the Company's 2012 Equity Incentive Plan.

Set forth below are the votes with respect to each stockholder proposal:

Proposal 1: Election of Directors

 
For
Withheld
Broker Non-Votes
Royce Winsten
2,066,521
74,526
428,383
Lolan C. Mackey
1,892,796
248,251
428,383
Dennis E. Logue
2,063,587
77,460
428,383
Richard E. Wilson
2,067,104
73,943
428,383
Terrence M. Babilla
2,058,346
82,701
428,383

Proposal 2: Ratification of KPMG as Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
2,515,897
53,109
424
0


Proposal 3: Approval of Company Name Change to "ALCO Stores, Inc."

For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
2,558,569
6,151
4,710
0


Proposal 4: Approval of 2012 Equity Incentive Plan

For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
1,310,899
823,862
6,286
428,383


Item 7.01.  Regulation FD Disclosure.

The information set forth in Items 5.03 and 5.07 is incorporated herein by reference, in its entirety, into this Item 7.01. Attached as Exhibit 99.1, and incorporated into this Item 7.01 by reference, is the amendment to the Company's Articles of Incorporation to change the name from "Duckwall-ALCO Stores, Inc." to "ALCO Stores, Inc." Attached as Exhibit 99.2, and incorporated into this Item 7.01 by reference, is a press release dated June 28, 2012 announcing the Company name change to "ALCO Stores, Inc."

 
Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits
 
(d)           Exhibits.
 

Exhibit
 
Number                      
Description
99.1
Amendment to the Company's Articles of Incorporation effective July 6, 2012.
 
99.2
Press Release dated June 28, 2012, furnished solely for the purpose of incorporation by reference into Items 5.03 and 7.01
   
 


 


 

 

 
 

 
 

 




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: June 28, 2012
DUCKWALL-ALCO STORES, INC.
 
 
By:       /s/  Richard E. Wilson
Richard E. Wilson
President and Chief Executive
         Officer






 
 

 

INDEX TO EXHIBITS


Exhibit
Number
 
Description
 
99.1
 
Amendment to Company's Articles of Incorporation effective July 6, 2012.
 
99.2
Press Release dated June 28, 2012, furnished solely for the purpose of incorporation by reference into Items 5.03 and 7.01