Alliance One International, Inc. (NYSE:AOI) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security HoldersItem 5.07
Every 1 Year |
Every 2 Years |
Every 3 Years |
Votes Abstained |
Broker Non-Votes |
4,934,389 |
2,770 | 990,410 | 4,454 | 1,294,812 |
In accordance with the results of this vote, the Company’s Board of Directors determined to hold annual future advisory shareholder votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as required by the Dodd-Frank Act and related SEC regulations, until the occurrence of the next advisory shareholder vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.
The shareholder proposal requesting that the Company prepare a report on the Company’s potential participation in the mediation of alleged human rights violations described the Company’s definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting was not presented by the shareholder at the Annual Meeting. As a result, such proposal was not submitted to the shareholders for a vote.
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About Alliance One International, Inc. (NYSE:AOI)
Alliance One International, Inc. is engaged in purchasing, processing, storing and selling leaf tobacco. It purchases tobacco primarily in the United States, Africa, Europe, South America and Asia for sale to customers primarily in the United States, Europe and Asia. Its segments include North America and Other regions. The North America segment includes Wilson, N.C., Farmville, N.C. and Danville, VA in the United States. The Other regions segment includes South America, Africa, Europe and Asia. It operates in Venancio Aires, Brazil; Ararangua, Brazil, and El Carril, Argentina in South America. It operates in Lilongwe, Malawi; Morogoro, Tanzania, and Harare, Zimbabwe in Africa. It operates in Karlsruhe, Germany in Europe. It operates in Ngoro, Indonesia in Asia. It deals primarily in flue-cured, burley and oriental tobaccos that are used in international brand cigarettes. As of March 31, 2016, it processed tobacco in more than 35 owned and third party facilities across the world.