ESSENDANT INC. (NASDAQ:ESND) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Item 5.07
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Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Registrant (the Annual
Meeting) was held in Deerfield, Illinois on Tuesday, May 23,
2017. The following matters were voted on by the Registrants
shareholders at the Annual Meeting and received the following
votes:
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1. |
Proposal 1 Election of Three Class I Directors to serve |
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Nominee |
Votes For |
Votes Withheld |
Broker Non-Votes |
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Jean S. Blackwell |
33,328,137 |
358,477 |
1,521,423 |
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Dennis J. Martin |
33,448,159 |
238,455 |
1,521,423 |
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Paul S. Williams |
33,389,470 |
297,144 |
1,521,423 |
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2. |
Proposal 2 A proposal to ratify the selection of Ernst |
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Votes For |
Votes Against |
Abstentions |
|
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No. of Shares |
34,943,047 |
237,552 |
27,438 |
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3. |
Proposal 3 An advisory (nonbinding) vote on the |
|
Votes For |
Votes Against |
Abstentions |
Broker Non-Votes |
|
|
No. of Shares |
33,205,138 |
435,318 |
46,158 |
1,521,423 |
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4. |
Proposal 4 An advisory (nonbinding) vote on the frequency |
(Board of Directors recommendation of 1 Year):
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1 Year |
2 Years |
3 Years |
Abstentions |
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No. of Shares |
26,486,351 |
310,531 |
6,813,858 |
75,874 |
As stated in the Registrants most recent proxy statement, the
Registrants Board of Directors had recommended to stockholders
that they vote for annual Say on Pay votes. Based on the Boards
previous discussions and recommendation, and the outcome of the
non-binding advisory vote on Proposal Four, the Board determined
that the Company will have annual Say on Pay advisory votes.
About ESSENDANT INC. (NASDAQ:ESND)
Essendant Inc. (Essendant), formerly United Stationers Inc., is a wholesale distributor of workplace items. The Company stocks an assortment of over 180,000 products in categories, including janitorial and breakroom supplies, technology products, traditional office products, industrial supplies, office furniture, and automotive aftermarket tools and equipment. The Company has four operating segments: Business and Facility Essentials, ORS Industrial, CPO Commerce, Inc. (CPO) and Automotive. Business and Facility Essentials also included operations in Mexico conducted through a subsidiary, Azerty de Mexico. It offers private brand products within each of its product categories, which include Innovera technology products, Universal office products, Windsoft paper products, Boardwalk and UniSan janitorial and sanitation products, Alera office furniture and Anchor Brand and Best Welds welding, industrial, safety and oil field pipeline products. ESSENDANT INC. (NASDAQ:ESND) Recent Trading Information
ESSENDANT INC. (NASDAQ:ESND) closed its last trading session down -0.09 at 15.91 with 210,628 shares trading hands.