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 21, 2015 | |||
 | |||
CASH AMERICA INTERNATIONAL, INC. | |||
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) | |||
Texas | 001-09733 | 75-2018239 | |
(State of incorporation) | (Commission File No.) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | |
1600 West 7th Street | |||
Fort Worth, Texas 76102 | |||
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (817) 335-1100 | |||
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ITEM 5.07 SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.
The following two proposals were submitted to a vote of the shareholders of Cash America International, Inc. (the “Company”) at its Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on May 21, 2015 (the “Annual Meeting”), and the final voting results for each proposal are set forth below. For additional information on these proposals, please see the Company’s definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 9, 2015 (the “2015 Proxy Statement”).
Proposal 1 – Election of Directors
The seven directors listed below were elected to serve as directors of the Company until its 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, until their successors are elected and qualify or until their earlier death, resignation or removal. The voting results were as follows:
Director Nominees | For | Withheld | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | ||
Jack R. Daugherty ....................................... | 23,174,003 | 1,234,861 | — | — | ||
Daniel E. Berce ............................................ | 22,597,967 | 1,810,897 | — | — | ||
Daniel R. Feehan .......................................... | 21,750,867 | 2,657,997 | — | — | ||
James H. Graves ........................................... | 22,485,922 | 1,922,942 | — | — | ||
B. D. Hunter ................................................. | 23,134,169 | 1,274,695 | — | — | ||
Timothy J. McKibben ................................... | 22,045,415 | 2,363,449 | — | — | ||
Alfred M. Micallef ....................................... | 23,171,765 | 1,237,099 | — | — | ||
Proposal 2– Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation
The shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation for the Company’s named executive officers and adopted the resolution related thereto set forth in the 2015 Proxy Statement. The voting results were as follows:
For | Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | ||||
Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation .............................................. | 23,460,322 | 842,615 | 105,927 | — | |||
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.
CASH AMERICA INTERNATIONAL, INC. | ||||
Date: | May 21, 2015 | By: | /s/ J. Curtis Linscott | |
J. Curtis Linscott | ||||
Executive Vice President, | ||||
General Counsel & Secretary | ||||