Form 8-K Annual Shareholders' Meeting Results


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 23, 2013

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 VERSO PAPER CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Delaware
 
001-34056
 
75-3217389
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification Number)
 
_______________________ 
 
6775 Lenox Center Court, Suite 400
Memphis, Tennessee 38115-4436
(Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)
(901) 369-4100
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Item 5.07.
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Verso Paper Corp., or “Verso,” held its 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 23, 2013. At the meeting, Verso's stockholders elected David W. Oskin, David J. Paterson and Jordan C. Zaken to serve as Class II directors of Verso for a term of three years and ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as Verso's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2013. The proposals are described in detail in Verso's proxy statement dated April 23, 2013. The tabulation of votes cast with respect to each proposal is as follows:
 
1.
Election of three Class II directors of Verso to serve for a term of three years:
 
Nominee
 
For
 
Withhold
 
Broker Non-Votes
 
 
David W. Oskin
 
46,622,867
 
  163,049
 
4,431,524
 
 
David J. Paterson
 
43,652,625
 
3,133,291
 
4,431,524
 
 
Jordan C. Zaken
 
43,276,930
 
3,508,986
 
4,431,524
 
 
 
Stockholders were not provided the option to abstain from voting on this proposal.
 
2.
Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as Verso's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2013:
 
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
 
51,146,639
 
40,164
 
30,637
 
 
 
There were no broker non-votes on this proposal.





SIGNATURE
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.
Date: May 24, 2013
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
VERSO PAPER CORP.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Peter H. Kesser
 
 
 
 
 
Peter H. Kesser
 
 
 
 
 
Senior Vice President and Secretary