Form 8-K BON TON STORES INC For: Jun 14

 

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):  June 14, 2016

 

THE BON-TON STORES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

2801 E. Market Street, York, Pennsylvania 17402

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

717-757-7660

(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 June 14, 2016, The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) at which three proposals were presented to the Company’s shareholders for consideration.  The three matters presented were:  (1) the election of nine directors to hold office until the 2017 Annual Meeting and until their respective successors have been elected, (2) a proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the named executive officers of the Company, and (3) a proposal to ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending January 28, 2017.  These proposals were described in detail in the Company’s definitive Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 3, 2016.

 

(1)         Election of Directors:  The nine nominees for election to the Board of Directors were elected by the shareholders by the following vote:

 

				Authority		Broker
Director Nominee		For		Withheld		Non-Vote
Kathryn Bufano		36,902,148		441,715		5,883,553
Michael L. Gleim		36,891,838		452,025		5,883,553
Tim Grumbacher		34,946,746		2,397,117		5,883,553
Todd C. McCarty		36,873,872		469,991		5,883,553
Daniel T. Motulsky		36,882,399		461,464		5,883,553
Paul E. Rigby		36,864,560		479,303		5,883,553
Jeffrey B. Sherman		36,847,502		496,361		5,883,553
Steven B. Silverstein		36,858,974		484,889		5,883,553
Debra K. Simon		36,821,261		522,602		5,883,553

 

(2)         Approval, on an Advisory Basis, of the Compensation of the Named Executive Officers:  The proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the named executive officers of the Company was approved by the shareholders by the following vote:

 

				Authority		Broker
For		Against		Withheld		Non-Vote
36,945,031		370,586		28,246		5,883,553

 

(3)         Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm:  The proposal to ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm was approved by the shareholders by the following vote:

 

For		Against		Abstain
42,866,752		322,116		38,548

 

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SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

	The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc.
	By:	/s/ Nancy A. Walsh
		Nancy A. Walsh
		Executive Vice President—Chief Financial Officer
Dated: June 15, 2016

 

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