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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): May 6, 2015
 
 
SNYDER’S-LANCE, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
 
 
North Carolina
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
 
0-398
(Commission File Number)
 
56-0292920
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
13515 Ballantyne Corporate Place, Charlotte, NC
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
28277
(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (704) 554-1421
 
 
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
    
¨    Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

¨    Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The Company held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 6, 2015. Proxies were solicited from holders of 70,493,676 outstanding shares of Common Stock as of the close of business on March 10, 2015, as described in the Company’s Proxy Statement dated April 1, 2015.

At the meeting, stockholders elected the six directors named below. The votes cast with respect to each director were as follows:
Director Name
 
Votes For
Votes Withheld
Non-Votes
Jeffrey A. Atkins
 
52,793,350
4,115,171
11,644,367
Peter P. Brubaker
 
54,788,869
2,119,652
11,644,367
Lawrence V. Jackson
 
56,424,792
   483,729
11,644,367
Carl E. Lee, Jr.
 
55,835,869
1,072,652
11,644,367
David C. Moran
 
56,427,236
   481,285
11,644,367
Isaiah Tidwell
 
56,334,019
   574,502
11,644,367

Messrs. Atkins, Brubaker, Lee, Jr. and Tidwell will hold office until the annual meeting of stockholders in 2018. Messrs. Jackson and Moran will hold office until the annual meeting of stockholders in 2016.

Also at the meeting, the stockholders approved the advisory resolution approving the compensation paid to Snyder’s-Lance, Inc. named executive officers. This proposal received 54,197,474 votes for; 2,538,072 votes against; 175,019 abstentions; and 11,644,367 non-votes.

Also at the meeting, the stockholders ratified the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2015. This proposal received 68,374,626 votes for; 42,961 votes against; 137,344 abstentions; and zero non-votes.

Item 8.01. Other Events.
On May 6, 2015, Snyder’s-Lance, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the results from its 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No.
 
Exhibit Description
99.1
 
Press Release, dated May 6, 2015, announcing the results from the 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.










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 hereunto duly authorized.

 
 
 
 
 
 
SNYDER'S-LANCE, INC.
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Registrant)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date: May 7, 2015
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Gail Sharps Myers
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gail Sharps Myers
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Vice President, Chief General Counsel and Secretary









SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC

EXHIBITS

CURRENT REPORT
ON
FORM 8-K

Date of Event Reported:
 
Commission File No:
May 6, 2015
 
0-398

SNYDER’S-LANCE, INC.

EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
 
Exhibit Description
99.1
 
Press Release, dated May 6, 2015, announcing the results from the 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.