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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 11, 2020 (May 7, 2020)

 

P. H. Glatfelter Company

 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Pennsylvania

001-03560

23-0628360

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(State or other jurisdiction

(Commission

(I.R.S. Employer

of incorporation)

File Number)

Identification No.)

  

 

 

96 S. George Street, Suite 520, York, Pennsylvania

 

17401

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

 

717-850-0170

Not Applicable

 

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:

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class

 

Trading

Symbol(s)

 

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock

 

GLT

 

New York Stock Exchange

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company in as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company  

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  

 


Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

On May 7, 2020, the Company held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders. There were 44,308,440 shares of common stock entitled to vote at the meeting and a total of 41,738,235 (94.19%) 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 2021 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 

 

 

For 

 

 

Withheld 

 

 

Broker Non-Votes 

Bruce Brown 

 

 

39,118,868

 

913,903

 

1,689,464

Kathleen A. Dahlberg 

 

 

37,091,336

 

2,989,435

 

1,689,464

Nicholas DeBenedictis 

 

 

36,914,329

 

3,118,442

 

1,689,464

Kevin M. Fogarty 

 

 

39,112,840

 

919,931

 

1,689,464

Marie T. Gallagher

 

39,594,863

 

485,908

 

1,689,464

J. Robert Hall 

 

 

35,737,689

 

4,295,082

 

1,689,464

Ronald J. Naples 

 

 

37,134,800

 

2,897,971

 

1,689,464

Dante C. Parrini 

 

 

38,557,940

 

1,474,831

 

1,689,464

Lee C. Stewart 

 

 

36,896,185

 

3,184,586

 

1,689,464

Proposal 2. The ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2020.

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

For 

 

 

Against 

 

 

Abstain 

 

 

Broker Non-Votes 

40,738,039

 

988,506

 

11,690

 

N/A 

Proposal 3. Advisory approval of the Company’s Named Executive Officer compensation (“Say-on-Pay”).

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

 

For 

 

 

Against 

 

 

Abstain 

 

 

Broker Non-Votes 

37,660,994

 

2,290,040

 

97,737

 

1,689,464

 

 


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 11, 2020

 

By:

 

/s/ Jill L. Urey

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name: Jill L. Urey

 

 

 

 

Title: Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Corporate Secretary