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):  August 15, 2017

SCHOOL SPECIALTY, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


           Delaware              

    000-24385    

      39-0971239      

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)


W6316 Design Drive

        Greenville, Wisconsin  54942        

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (920) 734-5712

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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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use

the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting

standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.





Item 5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

At the Special Meeting of Stockholders of School Specialty, Inc. (the “Company”) held on August 15, 2017, the Company’s stockholders voted on a proposal to approve the proposed amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company (“Common Stock”) from 2,000,000 to 50,000,000 shares (the “Amendment”) for the purpose of, among other things, effecting a seven-for-one stock split of the Common Stock as part of the Amendment. The final voting results on this proposal were as follows:

 

 

For

Against

Abstain

1.

Approval of the proposed Amendment  

 752,522

 61,031

 0




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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.

 

 

SCHOOL SPECIALTY, INC.

 

 

 

 

Dated:  August 16, 2017

By:

/s/ Kevin Baehler                                        

 

Kevin Baehler

Executive Vice President and

Chief Financial Officer




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