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): October 11, 2012

 

                                                    

 

Electro Rent Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
                                                    

 

California 0-9061 95-2412961

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

 

6060 Sepulveda Boulevard, Van Nuys, CA 91411-2512
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

 

 

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (818) 787-2100

 

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

 

On October 11, 2012, Electro Rent Corporation (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) at the Company’s offices located at 6060 Sepulveda Boulevard, Van Nuys, California 91411-2512. As of August 14, 2012, the record date for the Annual Meeting, there were 23,995,626 shares of our common stock outstanding. Each share of our common stock was entitled to one vote at the Annual Meeting. Shares of our common stock representing 23,077,044 votes were represented at the Annual Meeting in person or by proxy, constituting a quorum for the Annual meeting. The proposals presented at the Annual Meeting (which are described in the Company’s proxy statement which the Company filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 31, 2012) and voting results for the proposals are set forth below:

 

Proposal 1 – Election of Directors

 

By the votes reflected below, our shareholders elected the following individuals to serve as directors until the 2013 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until his or her respective successor is duly elected and qualified:

 

Nominee

Votes For

Votes Withheld

Broker Non-Votes

Gerald D. Barrone 21,055,570 154,845 1,866,629
Nancy Y. Bekavac 21,055,367 155,048 1,866,629
Karen J. Curtin 21,074,533 135,882 1,866,629
Theodore E. Guth 21,182,175 28,240 1,866,629
Daniel Greenberg 21,178,963 31,452 1,866,629
Joseph J. Kearns 21,055,569 154,846 1,866,629
James S. Pignatelli 21,073,800 136,615 1,866,629

 

Proposal 2 – Ratification of Selection of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

By the votes reflected below, our shareholders ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2013:

 

Votes For

Votes Against

Abstentions

Broker Non-Votes

23,048,002 26,100 2,942 -

 

Proposal 3 – Advisory (Non-Binding) Resolution Regarding Executive Compensation (Say-On-Pay)

 

By the votes reflected below, our shareholders approved an advisory, non-binding resolution approving the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Company’s proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 31, 2012:

 

Votes For

Votes Against

Abstentions

Broker Non-Votes

20,811,749 257,432 141,233 1,866,630

 

 
 

 

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, thereunto duly authorized.

 

Date:  October 12, 2012 ELECTRO RENT CORPORATION
     
     
  By /s/ Craig R. Jones
   

Craig R. Jones

    Vice President and Chief Financial Officer