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): August 5, 2013
LIFE PARTNERS HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Texas
(State of incorporation)
0-7900 (Commission File Number) |
74-2962475 (I.R.S. Employer ID no.) |
204 Woodhew Waco, Texas (Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
76712 (Zip Code) |
Issuer’s telephone number, including area code: 254-751-7797
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Life Partners Holdings, Inc. (“we”) held our 2013 Annual Meeting of Shareholders on August 5, 2013. As of the record date of June 6, 2013, there were 18,647,468 shares of Common Stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the meeting. The holders of 16,623,705 shares of Common Stock were represented in person or by proxy at the meeting, constituting a quorum. The following is a summary of the matters voted upon at the Annual Meeting and the votes cast on each matter.
The shareholders elected our nominees for the Board of Directors (the “Board”). The nominees, the number and type of votes, and the number of broker non-votes were as follows:
Votes For |
Votes Withheld |
Broker Non-Votes | ||||
Brian D. Pardo | 10,699,913 | 1,113,222 | 4,810,570 | |||
R. Scott Peden | 10,690,969 | 1,112,166 | 4,810,570 | |||
Tad M. Ballantyne | 11,694,368 | 118,767 | 4,810,570 | |||
Fred Dewald | 10,700,980 | 1,112,155 | 4,810,570 | |||
Harold E. Rafuse | 11,707,439 | 105,696 | 4,810,570 |
The shareholders ratified the appointment of Whitley Penn, LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending February 28, 2014. The number and type of votes cast were as follows:
Votes for approval | 16,286,890 |
Votes against | 251,684 |
Abstentions | 85,131 |
There were no broker non-votes for this item.
The shareholders voted to approve, by non-binding vote, executive compensation. The number and type of votes cast were as follows:
Votes for approval | 11,319,996 |
Votes against | 305,633 |
Abstentions | 187,506 |
Broker non-votes | 4,810,570 |
At our Annual Meeting convened on January 24, 2012, shareholders cast an advisory vote expressing a preference for annual advisory votes on executive compensation. The shareholders’ preference was consistent with the recommendation of our Board, which determined to hold future non-binding, advisory votes on executive compensation at each Annual Meeting.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
August 8, 2013.
Life Partners Holdings, Inc. | ||
By: | /s/ R. Scott Peden | |
R. Scott Peden General Counsel and Secretary |