P. H. Glatfelter Company (Form: 8-K)  

 

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):   May 5, 2016

P. H. Glatfelter Company
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
Pennsylvania 001-03560 23-0628360
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(State or other jurisdiction 		_____________
(Commission 		______________
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
96 S. George Street, Suite 520, York, Pennsylvania   17401
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(Address of principal executive offices) 		  ___________
(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   717 225 4711

Not Applicable
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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 May 5, 2016, the Company held its annual meeting of shareholders. There were 43,495,857 shares of common stock entitled to vote at the meeting and a total of 39,818,186 (91.54%) shares of common stock were represented at the meeting.

The items voted upon at the annual meeting and the results of the vote on each proposal were as follows:

Proposal 1. The election of nine members of the Board of Directors to serve until the Company’s next annual meeting and until their successors are elected and qualified.

Each of the nine nominees for director was elected, and the voting results are set forth below:

                 
Name of Director   For   Withheld
Bruce Brown
     35,894,977       980,170  
Kathleen A. Dahlberg
     36,056,335       819,016  
Nicholas DeBenedictis
     35,848,716       1,026,635  
Kevin M. Fogarty
     35,906,820       968,397  
J. Robert Hall
     32,443,893       4,431,458  
Richard C. Ill
     36,100,160       775,191  
Ronald J. Naples
     35,627,704       1,247,647  
Dante C. Parrini
     31,903,177       4,972,174  
Lee C. Stewart
     32,583,580       4,291,771  

Proposal 2. A proposal to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016.

The proposal was approved by a vote of the shareholders as follows:

                 
For   Against   Abstain
39,102,812
    679,277       36,097  

Proposal 3. A proposal to approve the advisory (non-binding) resolution on the compensation philosophy, policies and procedures followed by the Company with respect to executive officers, and the compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers (“Say-on-Pay”).

The proposal was approved by a vote of the shareholders as follows:

                 
For   Against   Abstain
36,083,939
    626,913       166,286  

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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.

         
    P. H. Glatfelter Company
          
May 5, 2016   By:   /s/ Kent K. Matsumoto
       
        Name: Kent K. Matsumoto
        Title: Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary