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): November 28, 2012

 

 

 

 

EPOCH HOLDING CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) 

 

 

 

Delaware 1-9728 20-1938886
(State or other jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
of incorporation)   Identification No.)

 

640 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY   10019
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 303-7200

 

N/A

(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.

 

Epoch Holding Corporation ("Epoch" or the "Company") held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Meeting”) on November 28, 2012.  There were 23,683,835 shares of common stock entitled to be voted and 21,718,784 shares were represented either in person or by proxy, constituting a quorum.

 

At the Meeting, the Company’s stockholders considered and acted upon the following proposals:

 

Proposal No. 1:  Election of Directors.  By the votes reflected below, the Company’s stockholders elected the following seven nominees to serve for a one-year term and until a successor has been elected and qualified or until the director’s resignation or removal:

 

Director Nominee   For   Withheld   Broker Non-Votes
Allan R. Tessler   17,620,020   206,728   3,892,036
William W. Priest   17,712,832   113,916   3,892,036
Enrique R. Arzac   16,069,926   1,756,822   3,892,036
Jeffrey L. Berenson   17,703,681   123,067   3,892,036
John L. Cecil   17,670,272   156,476   3,892,036
Peter A. Flaherty   17,704,031   122,717   3,892,036
Timothy T. Taussig   17,670,380   156,368   3,892,036

 

Proposal No. 2:  Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation.  By the vote reflected below, the Company’s stockholders approved, on a nonbinding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers:

 

For   Against   Abstain   Broker Non-Votes
16,377,409   135,571   1,313,768   3,892,036

 

Proposal No. 3:  Approval of the Epoch Holding Corporation 2012 Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan.  By the vote reflected below, the Company’s stockholders approved the Epoch Holding Corporation 2012 Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan:

 

For   Against   Abstain   Broker Non-Votes
15,930,932   1,596,197   299,619   3,892,036

 

Proposal No. 4:  Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.  By the vote reflected below, the Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of CF & Co., L.L.P. as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2013:

 

For   Against   Abstain
21,611,898   106,184   702

 

 

 

SIGNATURE

 

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.

 

  EPOCH HOLDING CORPORATION
   (Registrant)  
     
Date: November 29, 2012    
  By: /s/ Adam Borak
    Name: Adam Borak
    Title: Chief Financial Officer