Form 8-K Voting Rights
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 AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 23, 2012
WESCO International, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Commission file number 001-14989
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Delaware | | 25-1723342 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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225 West Station Square Drive | | |
Suite 700 | | |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219 | | (412) 454-2200 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | | (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) |
N/A
(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 May 23, 2012, WESCO International, Inc. (“WESCO International”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The following proposals were submitted by the Board of Directors to a vote of the stockholders and the final results of the voting on each proposal is noted below.
Proposal 1 - Election of Class I Directors
The following four Directors were nominated to serve as Class I Directors for a three-year term expiring at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held in 2015 or until their successors are otherwise duly elected and qualified. The four Directors were elected as Class I Directors of WESCO International and the final results of the voting on the proposal were as follows:
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Nominee | | For | | Withheld | | Broker Non-Votes |
John J. Engel | | 38,163,661 | | 2,064,436 | | 1,089,414 |
Steven A. Raymund | | 38,613,186 | | 1,614,911 | | 1,089,414 |
Lynn M. Utter | | 38,866,208 | | 1,361,889 | | 1,089,414 |
William J. Vareschi | | 38,916,163 | | 1,311,934 | | 1,089,414 |
Proposal 2 - Advisory Approval of the Company's Executive Compensation
The stockholders approved, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the compensation of certain executive officers, by the votes set forth in the table below:
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For | | Against | | Abstain | | Broker Non-Votes |
39,354,643 | | 547,652 | | 325,802 | | 1,089,414 |
Proposal 3 - Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as WESCO International's independent
registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2012
The stockholders were requested to ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as WESCO International's independent public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2012. The appointment was approved by the requisite vote of a majority of the shares present in person or by proxy and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting and the final results of the voting on the proposal were as follows:
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For | | Against | | Abstain |
39,263,042 | | 1,732,880 | | 321,589 |
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.
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May 24, 2012 | | WESCO INTERNATIONAL, INC. |
(Date) | | | |
| | /s/ Stephen A. Van Oss | |
| | Stephen A. Van Oss | |
| | Senior Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and interm Chief | |
| | Financial Officer | |