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
October 1, 2012
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Nevada | 001-31552 | 87-0543688 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
2100 Roosevelt Avenue
Springfield, Massachusetts
01104
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(800) 331-0852
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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| Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
On October 1, 2012, we held an annual meeting of stockholders to consider and vote upon the following proposals: (1) to elect directors to serve until our next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are elected and qualified; (2) to provide a non-binding advisory vote on the compensation of our named executive officers for fiscal 2012 (“say-on-pay”); and (3) to ratify the appointment of BDO USA, LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as the independent registered public accountant of our company for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2013.
The following directors were elected at the annual meeting:
| Director |
Votes Cast For |
Votes Withheld |
Broker Non-Votes |
|||||||||
| Barry M. Monheit |
31,658,147 | 1,933,869 | 21,434,542 | |||||||||
| Robert L. Scott |
30,696,051 | 2,895,965 | 21,434,542 | |||||||||
| Michael F. Golden |
30,317,699 | 3,274,317 | 21,434,542 | |||||||||
| Robert H. Brust |
31,663,530 | 1,928,486 | 21,434,542 | |||||||||
| P. James Debney |
30,347,001 | 3,245,015 | 21,434,542 | |||||||||
| John B. Furman |
31,585,221 | 2,006,795 | 21,434,542 | |||||||||
| Mitchell A. Saltz |
30,297,788 | 3,294,228 | 21,434,542 | |||||||||
| I. Marie Wadecki |
31,625,452 | 1,966,564 | 21,434,542 | |||||||||
Our stockholders approved the compensation of our named executive officers on a non-binding, advisory basis. The results of the vote to approve this proposal were as follows:
| Votes Cast For |
Votes Cast Against |
Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
|||||||||||||
| Say-on-pay proposal |
32,684,490 | 726,882 | 180,644 | 21,434,542 | ||||||||||||
Our stockholders ratified the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as our independent registered public accountants for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2013. The results of the vote to approve this proposal were as follows:
| Votes Cast For |
Votes Cast Against |
Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
|||||||||||||
| Ratification of BDO USA, LLP as independent registered public accountants |
54,265,126 | 398,981 | 362,451 | — | ||||||||||||
Broker non-votes did not affect the outcome of any proposal voted on at the meeting.
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.
| SMITH & WESSON HOLDING CORPORATION | ||||||
| Date: October 3, 2012 | By: | /s/ Jeffrey D. Buchanan | ||||
| Jeffrey D. Buchanan | ||||||
| Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Secretary | ||||||