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 2, 2016

 

ORCHIDS PAPER PRODUCTS COMPANY

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

Delaware

 

001-32563

 

23-2956944

(State or Other Jurisdiction of

 

(Commission

 

(IRS Employer

Incorporation)

 

File Number)

 

Identification Number)

 

4826 Hunt Street

Pryor, Oklahoma 74361

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(918) 825-0616

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

On May 2, 2016, Orchids Paper Products Company (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (“Annual Meeting”).  At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders of the Company: (i) elected seven directors; and (ii) ratified the Audit Committee’s selection of HoganTaylor LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year 2016. The proposals are described in detail in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement (“Proxy Statement”) that was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 22, 2016.

 

On March 14, 2016, the record date for the Annual Meeting, 10,275,141 shares of the Company’s Common Stock were issued and outstanding, of which 9,640,305 were present at the Annual Meeting for purposes of establishing a quorum. The final voting results on the proposals considered at the Annual Meeting are set forth below.

 

1.                                                Election of Directors. Each of the nominees for director, as listed in the Proxy Statement, was elected to serve until the conclusion of the Company’s 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified, with the voting results as follows:

 

Name

 

Votes

FOR

 

Votes

WITHHELD

 

Broker

Non-Votes

 

Steven R. Berlin

 

6,223,761

 

203,763

 

3,212,781

 

Mario Armando Garcia

 

6,231,896

 

195,628

 

3,212,781

 

John C. Guttilla

 

6,232,221

 

195,303

 

3,212,781

 

Douglas E. Hailey

 

6,231,520

 

196,004

 

3,212,781

 

Elaine MacDonald

 

6,279,018

 

148,506

 

3,212,781

 

Mark H. Ravich

 

6,263,289

 

164,235

 

3,212,781

 

Jeffrey S. Schoen

 

6,239,363

 

188,161

 

3,212,781

 

 

 2.     Ratification of HoganTaylor LLP. The Audit Committee’s appointment of HoganTaylor LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year 2016 was ratified, with the voting results as follows:

 

Votes

FOR

 

Votes

AGAINST

 

Abstentions

 

Broker

Non-Votes

 

9,417,682

 

192,646

 

29,977

 

 

 

 
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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.

 

  

 

ORCHIDS PAPER PRODUCTS COMPANY

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date: May 2, 2016

By:

/s/ Keith R. Schroeder

 

 

Keith R. Schroeder

 

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

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