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): June 3, 2014 (May 29, 2014)
RCS Capital Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-35924 | 38-3894716 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 405 Park Ave., 15th Floor New York, NY |
10022 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(866) 904-2988
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(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
RCS Capital Corporation (the “Company”) held its 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 29, 2014. At the annual meeting, the stockholders voted on the election of Nicholas S. Schorsch, William M. Kahane, Edward M. Weil, Jr., Peter M. Budko, Brian S. Block, Mark Auerbach, Jeffrey J. Brown, C. Thomas McMillen and Howell D. Wood to the Company’s Board of Directors for one-year terms until the 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their respective successor is duly elected and qualified.
Holders of the shares of Class A Common Stock are entitled to one vote per share and the holder of the sole share of Class B Common Stock is entitled to 28,317,238 votes per share. Holders of the shares of Class A Common Stock and the holder of the sole share of Class B Common Stock voted together as a single class on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders at the annual meeting.
The stockholders elected all nine nominees for director.
The full results of the matters voted on at the annual meeting are set forth below:
Proposal No. 1 — Election of Directors:
| Nominee | Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentious |
| Nicholas S. Schorsch | 53,585,280 | 481,707 | 2,225 |
| William M. Kahane | 53,612,661 | 454,156 | 2,395 |
| Edward M. Weil, Jr. | 53,595,083 | 471,889 | 2,240 |
| Peter M. Budko | 53,596,984 | 469,988 | 2,240 |
| Brian S. Block | 53,596,727 | 470,245 | 2,240 |
| Mark Auerbach | 54,046,115 | 20,257 | 2,840 |
| Jeffrey J. Brown | 54,052,368 | 14,004 | 2,840 |
| C. Thomas McMillen | 54,046,115 | 20,857 | 2,240 |
| Howell D. Wood | 54,051,002 | 15,970 | 2,240 |
No other proposals were submitted to a vote of the Company’s stockholders.
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.
| RCS Capital Corporation | ||||
| Date: June 3, 2014 | By: | /s/ William M. Kahane | ||
| Name: | William M. Kahane | |||
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer and Director | |||