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):  December 6, 2016

 

 

              BOWL AMERICA INCORPORATED             

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 Maryland  

  01-7829 

 54-0646173  

(State or other

jurisdiction of

incorporation)

(Commission File

Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

  6446 Edsall Road, Alexandria, VA 22312

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

 

           (703) 941-6300           

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

           Not Applicable           

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

_______________________

 

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:

 

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

 

On December 6, 2016, Bowl America Incorporated (the “Company”) held an annual meeting of its stockholders for the following purposes:

 

1. To elect eight nominees as directors as follows:

 

The board of directors nominated two nominees to stand for election by the holders of the Company’s Class A Common Stock at the 2016 meeting and each of the nominees were elected by a plurality of votes cast by the Class A shares entitled to vote at the meeting. Therefore, in accordance with the voting results listed below, the nominees were elected to serve until the next annual meeting and until their successors are elected and qualified.

 

Nominee

For

Withheld

Broker Non-Votes

Warren T. Braham 

2,108,645

592,575

154,607

Allan L. Sher

2,543,784

157,436

154,607

 

The board of directors nominated six nominees to stand for election by the holders of the Company’s Class B Common Stock at the 2016 meeting and each of the nominees were elected by a plurality of votes cast by the Class B shares entitled to vote at the meeting. Therefore, in accordance with the voting results listed below, the nominees were elected to serve until the next annual meeting and until their successors are elected and qualified.

 

Nominee

For

Withheld

Broker Non-Votes

Leslie H. Goldberg

13,941,410

0

0

Ruth E. Macklin

13,941,410

0

0

Merle Fabian

13,941,410

0

0

Nancy Hull

13,941,410

0

0

Cheryl A. Dragoo

13,941,410

0

0

Arthur H. Bill

13,941,410

0

0

 

2. To approve an advisory resolution on executive compensation as follows:

 

In accordance with Section 14A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), the Company asked stockholders to approve an advisory resolution on executive compensation, commonly referred to as “say on pay”. In accordance with the voting results listed below, the advisory resolution on executive compensation was approved.

 

FOR: 

AGAINST:

ABSTAIN:

16,621,424 17,709  3,497

 

 
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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.

 

 

BOWL AMERICA INCORPORATED

   

 

 

Date December 7, 2016   

 By: /s/ Leslie H Goldberg

 

 Leslie H. Goldberg

 

 President

 

 

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