LIBERTY TAX, INC. (NASDAQ:TAX) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security HoldersItem 5.07.
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
| (a) |
The 2017 annual meeting of stockholders of Liberty Tax, Inc. (the "Company") was held on September 15, 2017. |
| (b) |
The voting results of the proposals submitted to a vote of the Company’s stockholders at the annual meeting are set forth below. |
| 1) |
Each of the following nominees for director was elected by the holders of the Company’s Class A Common Stock and the Company’s Special Voting Preferred Stock to serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders or until a respective successor is elected and qualified: |
| Director Name |
Votes For |
Votes Withheld |
Abstentions |
Broker Non-Votes |
| John R. Garel |
8,660,246 |
163,179 |
| 1,594,110 |
| StevenIbbotson |
8,552,066 |
271,359 |
| 1,594,110 |
| Ross N. Longfield |
8,110,947 |
712,478 |
| 1,594,110 |
| George T. Robson |
8,106,253 |
717,172 |
| 1,594,110 |
The following directors were elected by John T. Hewitt, as the holder of all of the Company’s Class B Common Stock, to serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders or until a respective successor is elected and qualified: Gordon D’Angelo, John T. Hewitt, Ellen M. McDowell, Robert M. Howard and Thomas Herskovits.
| 2) |
The proposal for the ratification of the appointment of KPMG, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year endingApril 30,2018 was approved as follows:
|
| Votes For |
Votes Against |
Abstentions |
Broker Non-Votes |
| 10,382,303 |
20,930 |
14,302 |
|
About LIBERTY TAX, INC. (NASDAQ:TAX)
Liberty Tax, Inc. is the holding company for JTH Tax, Inc. The Company is a provider of tax preparation services. The Company provides retail federal and state income tax preparation services and related tax settlement products in the United States and Canada. The Company’s tax preparation services and related tax settlement products are offered primarily through franchised locations. All of the Company’s offices are operated under the Liberty Tax Service and SiempreTax+ brands. The Company also provides an online digital Do-It-Yourself (DIY) tax program in the United States. The Company offers two types of tax settlement financial products: refund transfer products, which include providing a means by which a customer receives his or her refund, and refund-based loans. The Company’s LibTax software allows tax customers to have their federal and state income tax returns filed electronically.