Missouri (State of Incorporation) | 1-6089 (Commission File Number) | 44-0607856 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
(a) | The 2014 annual meeting of shareholders of the Company was held on September 11, 2014. |
(b) | The final voting results of the proposals submitted to a vote of the Company’s shareholders at the annual meeting are set forth below. |
1) | Each of the following nominees for director was elected to serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders or until a respective successor is elected and qualified: |
Director Name | Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
Paul J. Brown | 207,676,594 | 326,744 | 308,539 | 19,378,439 |
William C. Cobb | 207,650,668 | 345,073 | 316,136 | 19,378,439 |
Robert A. Gerard | 207,601,203 | 399,988 | 310,686 | 19,378,439 |
David Baker Lewis | 207,605,395 | 394,263 | 312,219 | 19,378,439 |
Victoria J. Reich | 207,626,821 | 365,241 | 319,815 | 19,378,439 |
Bruce C. Rohde | 207,552,517 | 445,011 | 314,349 | 19,378,439 |
Tom D. Seip | 207,210,619 | 773,490 | 327,768 | 19,378,439 |
Christianna Wood | 207,585,923 | 388,305 | 337,649 | 19,378,439 |
James F. Wright | 207,565,699 | 435,838 | 310,340 | 19,378,439 |
2) | The proposal for the ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2015 was approved as follows: |
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
226,674,435 | 573,981 | 441,900 | 0 |
3) | The advisory proposal on the Company’s named executive officer compensation was approved as follows: |
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
203,967,548 | 2,756,429 | 1,587,900 | 19,378,439 |
4) | The proposal for the approval of the Amended And Restated Executive Performance Plan was approved as follows: |
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
204,126,802 | 3,550,461 | 634,614 | 19,378,439 |
5) | The shareholder proposal concerning political contributions was not approved as follows: |
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
75,880,439 | 73,985,538 | 58,445,900 | 19,378,439 |
Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
Exhibit Number | Description |
10.1 | Amended and Restated Executive Performance Plan |
H&R BLOCK, INC. | |
Date: September 12, 2014 | By:/s/ Scott W. Andreasen |
Scott W. Andreasen | |
Vice President and Secretary |
10.1 | Amended and Restated Executive Performance Plan |