Lancaster Colony Corporation (NASDAQ:LANC) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

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Lancaster Colony Corporation (NASDAQ:LANC) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

The Lancaster Colony Corporation (the Corporation) annual meeting
of shareholders (the Annual Meeting) was held in Columbus, Ohio,
on November 21, 2016 to the Notice of Annual Meeting of
Shareholders and Proxy Statement that was available on or about
October 19, 2016 to all shareholders of record at the close of
business on September 23, 2016. At the Annual Meeting, 26,599,953
shares of the Corporations common stock were represented in
person or by proxy, which constituted a quorum.
At the Annual Meeting, shareholders voted on three proposals. The
proposals are described in detail in the Corporations definitive
proxy materials which were filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission and first made available to shareholders on or about
October 19, 2016.
Proposal One – Nomination and Election of Directors
The Corporations shareholders elected the following individuals
to serve for three year terms expiring at the 2019 Annual Meeting
of Shareholders with the following vote totals:
Number of Votes
Director Name
For
Withheld
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
Kenneth L. Cooke
24,928,415
86,197
1,585,341
Alan F. Harris
24,927,590
87,022
1,585,341
Zuheir Sofia
24,900,346
114,266
1,585,341
Proposal Two – Non-Binding Vote on the Compensation of the
Corporations Named Executive Officers
The Corporations shareholders approved the compensation of the
Corporations named executive officers with the following vote
totals:
Number of Votes
For
Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
24,931,416
65,045
18,147
1,585,345
Proposal Three – Ratification of the Selection of the
Corporations Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The Corporations shareholders ratified the selection of Deloitte
Touche LLP as the Corporations independent registered public
accounting firm for the year ending June 30, 2017 with the
following vote totals:
Number of Votes
For
Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
26,509,034
66,272
24,647
Item 8.01 Other Events
On November 21, 2016, the Corporations Board of Directors voted
to raise the regular quarterly cash dividend to 55 cents per
common share to be paid on December 30, 2016 to shareholders of
record on December 9, 2016.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits:
99.1
Press Release dated November 21, 2016


About Lancaster Colony Corporation (NASDAQ:LANC)

Lancaster Colony Corporation is a manufacturer and marketer of specialty food products for the retail and foodservice channels. The Company’s food products include Salad dressings and sauces, Vegetable dips and fruit dips, Frozen garlic breads, Frozen Parkerhouse style yeast rolls and dinner rolls, Premium dry egg noodles, Frozen specialty noodles, Croutons and salad toppings, Flatbread wraps and pizza crusts, and Caviar. Its brands include Marzetti, Marzetti Simply Dressed, Cardini’s, Girard’s, Katherine’s Kitchen, New York BRAND Bakery, Mamma Bella’s, Sister Schubert’s, Mary B’s, Inn Maid, Amish Kitchen, Reames, Aunt Vi’s, Flatout and Romanoff. It manufactures and sells other products pursuant to brand license agreements, including Olive Garden dressing, Jack Daniel’s mustards and Hungry Girl flatbreads. A portion of its sales are dressing packets, frozen specialty noodles, pasta and flatbreads sold to industrial customers for use as ingredients or components in their products.

Lancaster Colony Corporation (NASDAQ:LANC) Recent Trading Information

Lancaster Colony Corporation (NASDAQ:LANC) closed its last trading session down -1.10 at 137.86 with 84,773 shares trading hands.