UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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, 2015
Platform Specialty Products Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-36272 | 37-1744899 | |||||
(State or other jurisdiction | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |||||
of incorporation) | |||||||
1450 Centrepark Boulevard, Suite 210 West Palm Beach, FL | 33401 | ||||||
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | ||||||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (561) 207-9600
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
(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 June 11, 2015, Platform Specialty Products Corporation (“Platform”) held its annual meeting of stockholders (the “2015 Annual Meeting”). The proposals submitted to a stockholder vote at the 2015 Annual Meeting are described in detail in Platform’s definitive proxy statement for the 2015 Annual Meeting, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 10, 2015. Stockholders present in person or by proxy representing 169,090,847 shares of common stock of Platform (or 87.78% of the outstanding shares of common stock of Platform as of April 22, 2014, the record date for the 2015 Annual Meeting) voted as set forth below:
Proposal 1: Platform’s stockholders elected eight directors, each of whom will serve until the 2016 annual meeting, or until his respective successor is duly elected and qualified. The final voting results with respect to the election of directors were as follows:
Nominees | Voted For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes |
Martin E. Franklin | 157,473,176 | 5,041,009 | 6,576,662 |
Daniel H. Leever | 161,813,224 | 700,961 | 6,576,662 |
Wayne M. Hewett | 160,189,102 | 2,325,083 | 6,576,662 |
Ian G.H. Ashken | 161,940,046 | 574,139 | 6,576,662 |
Nicolas Berggruen | 158,584,537 | 3,929,648 | 6,576,662 |
Michael F. Goss | 162,189,900 | 324,285 | 6,576,662 |
Ryan Israel | 162,088,020 | 426,165 | 6,576,662 |
E. Stanley O’Neal | 162,173,002 | 341,183 | 6,576,662 |
Proposal 2: Platform’s stockholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Platform’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015, as set forth below:
Voted For | Voted Against | Abstained | Broker Non-Votes |
169,044,774 | 44,965 | 1,108 | -- |
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.
PLATFORM SPECIALTY PRODUCTS CORPORATION | ||
June 11, 2015 | By: | /s/ Frank J. Monteiro |
Name: Frank J. Monteiro | ||
Title: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||