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 10, 2011
WORLD
FUEL SERVICES CORPORATION
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Florida |
1-9533 |
59-2459427 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
9800 N.W. 41st Street, Suite 400 Miami |
33178 |
(Address of principal executive offices) |
(Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including
area code: (305) 428-8000
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On June 10, 2011, World Fuel Services Corporation (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of shareholders. The matters voted upon and the results of the vote were as follows:
Proposal 1: Election of Directors
The shareholders elected all of the Company’s nominees for director for one-year terms expiring on the date of the annual meeting in 2012 or until their successors are duly elected and qualified.
Nominee | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
Paul H. Stebbins | 56,550,204 |
2,307,364 |
— | 7,203,952 |
Michael J. Kasbar | 57,169,813 | 1,687,755 | — | 7,203,952 |
Ken Bakshi | 58,079,377 | 778,191 | — | 7,203,952 |
Richard A. Kassar | 44,306,353 | 14,551,215 | — | 7,203,952 |
Myles Klein | 57,853,892 | 1,003,676 | — | 7,203,952 |
John L. Manley | 58,370,340 | 487,228 | — | 7,203,952 |
J. Thomas Presby | 54,048,967 | 4,808,601 | — | 7,203,952 |
Stephen K. Roddenberry | 58,079,180 | 778,388 | — | 7,203,952 |
Proposal 2: Non-Binding, Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation
The shareholders approved, by a non-binding, advisory vote, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions |
Broker |
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57,078,646 | 1,623,862 | 155,060 | 7,203,952 |
Proposal 3: Non-Binding, Advisory Vote on the Frequency of Future Advisory Votes on Executive Compensation
The shareholders recommended, by a non-binding, advisory vote, that a shareholder advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers should occur every year.
Every Three Years | Every Two Years | Every Year | Abstentions |
Broker |
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14,159,984 | 356,846 | 44,222,139 | 118,599 |
7,203,952 |
Based on these results, the Board of Directors has determined that future non-binding, advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers will be submitted to shareholders on an annual basis until the next required advisory vote on the frequency of shareholder votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.
Proposal 4: Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Certified Public Accounting Firm
The shareholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered certified public accounting firm for the 2011 fiscal year.
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions |
Broker
Non-Votes |
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65,372,394 | 582,985 | 106,141 | — |
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, thereunto duly authorized.
Date: |
June 13, 2011 |
World Fuel Services Corporation |
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/s/ R. Alexander Lake |
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R. Alexander Lake |
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Senior Vice President, General Counsel and |
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Corporate Secretary |