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 2, 2013
FRISCH’S RESTAURANTS, INC. |
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
OHIO | 001-07323 | 31-0523213 |
(State or other jurisdiction | (Commission | (I.R.S. Employer |
of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
2800 GILBERT AVENUE, CINCINNATI, OHIO | 45206 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code | 513-961-2660 |
(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. |
(a) | The Annual Meeting of the Shareholders of Frisch’s Restaurants, Inc. (Company) was held on October 2, 2013. The shares represented in person and by proxy totaled 4,418,298, which constituted a quorum. |
(b) | Proposal 1 – ELECTION OF DIRECTORS. Directors who were elected on October 2, 2013 to serve until the 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until their successors are elected and qualified: Dale P. Brown, Daniel W. Geeding, Craig F. Maier and Jerome P. Montopoli. The final vote tallies are set forth below: |
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Name | Votes For | Authority | Broker Non-Votes | |
Dale P. Brown | 3,720,666 | 28,812 | 668,820 | |
Daniel W. Geeding | 3,720,382 | 29,096 | 668,820 | |
Craig F. Maier | 3,710,462 | 39,016 | 668,820 | |
Jerome P. Montopoli | 3,719,859 | 29,619 | 668,820 |
Directors whose terms continued after the Meeting (serving until the 2014 Annual Meeting of Shareholders): Robert J. (RJ) Dourney, Lorrence T. Kellar, Karen F. Maier, William J. Reik, Jr. and Donald H. Walker.
Proposal 2 – RATIFICATION OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM. The proposal to ratify the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP to serve as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the fiscal year that commenced May 29, 2013 was approved. The final vote tally is set forth below:
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | |
4,389,169 | 20,078 | 9,051 |
Proposal 3 – ADVISORY VOTE ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION. The non-binding advisory vote required by the Securities Exchange Act to approve the compensation of named executive officers as described in the Company’s 2013 Proxy Statement received the following votes:
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |
3,588,250 | 68,841 | 92,387 | 668,820 |
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.
FRISCH’S RESTAURANTS, INC. | ||
(registrant) | ||
DATE October 4, 2013 | ||
BY | /s/ Mark R. Lanning | |
Mark R. Lanning | ||
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||
Principal Financial Officer | ||
Principal Accounting Officer |