UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 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) August 28, 2015

 

 

NICHOLAS FINANCIAL, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its Charter)

 

 

 

British Columbia, Canada		0-26680		8736-3354
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

2454 McMullen Booth Road, Building C Clearwater, Florida		33759
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

(727) 726-0763

(Registrant’s telephone number, Including area code)

Not applicable

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

 

 

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Item 5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

August 28, 2015 - Clearwater, Florida. - Nicholas Financial, Inc. (Nasdaq, NICK), held the Company’s Annual General Meeting of Shareholders on August 13, 2015. The following tables detail the voting results:

Election of Directors

 

		Shares Voted For				Shares Abstaining				Shares Withholding Authority				Broker Non-Votes
Scott Fink			2,942,979				—				81,119				2,640,726
Robin Hastings			2,956,299				—				67,799				2,640,726

The directors whose terms of office as directors continued after the meeting were Ralph Finkenbrink, Kevin Bates, and Stephen Bragin.

Appointment of Dixon Hughes Goodman, LLP as Independent Auditors

 

Shares Voted For		Shares Abstaining		Shares Withholding Authority		Broker Non-Votes
5,650,823		—		14,001		—

Vote on Approval of 2015 Omnibus Incentive Plan

 

Shares Voted For		Shares Abstaining		Shares Voted Against		Broker Non-Votes
2,779,185		160,614		84,299		2,640,726

Vote on Executive Compensation (“Say on Pay”)

 

Shares Voted For		Shares Abstaining		Shares Voted Against		Broker Non-Votes
2,948,076		30,318		45,704		2,640,726

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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.

 

NICHOLAS FINANCIAL, INC.
(Registrant)
Date: August 28, 2015				/s/ Ralph T. Finkenbrink
				Ralph T. Finkenbrink
				Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer
				(Principal Executive Officer)
Date: August 28, 2015				/s/ Katie MacGillivary
				Katie MacGillivary
				Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
				(Principal Financial Officer and Accounting Officer)