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): | June 11, 2014 |
Kirkland's, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Tennessee | 000-49885 | 621287151 |
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| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
| 2501 McGavock Pike, Suite 1000, Nashville, Tennessee | 37214 | |
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| Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | 615-872-4800 |
Not Applicable
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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.
On Wednesday, June 11, 2014, Kirkland’s, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). A summary of the matters voted upon by the shareholders at that Annual Meeting is set forth below.
Proposal 1. The shareholders elected two nominees for director each to serve for a three-year term expiring at the 2017 annual meeting or until their successors are elected and qualified based on the following votes:
| Nominee | For | Number of Shares Withheld | ||||||
Carl T. Kirkland |
11,005,695 | 317,364 | ||||||
Robert E. Alderson |
11,005,598 | 317,461 | ||||||
Proposal 2. The shareholders ratified the appointment by the Company’s Board of Directors of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2015 based on the following votes:
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Vote | |||||||||||
Total Shares Voted
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13,777,295 | 262,211 | 191 | — | ||||||||||
Proposal 3. The shareholders ratified the advisory vote on executive compensation based on the following votes:
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Vote | |||||||||||||
Total Shares Voted |
11,104,154 | 178,162 | 40,743 | 2,716,638 | ||||||||||||
Proposal 4. The shareholders ratified the shareholder proposal regarding the implementation of majority voting for uncontested director elections based on the following votes:
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Vote | |||||||||||||
Total Shares Voted |
9,525,291 | 1,794,497 | 3,271 | 2,716,638 | ||||||||||||
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.
| Kirkland's, Inc. | ||||
| June 17, 2014 | By: |
/s/ W. Michael Madden
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| Name: W. Michael Madden | ||||
| Title: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||