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): November 5, 2019 (November 4, 2019)
Phibro Animal Health Corporation
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(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN CHARTER)
Delaware |
01-36410 |
13-1840497 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
Glenpointe Centre East, 3rd Floor
300 Frank W. Burr Boulevard, Suite 21
Teaneck, New Jersey 07666-6712
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)
(201) 329-7300
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
Class A Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share |
PAHC | NASDAQ Stock Market |
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).
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ITEM 5.07 SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
On November 4, 2019, Phibro Animal Health Corporation (the “Corporation”) held its annual meeting of stockholders (the “Meeting”). Present at the Meeting in person or by proxy were holders of 15,543,503 shares of Class A common stock of the Corporation and 20,166,034 shares of Class B common stock of the Corporation, which together represent 97.86% of the voting power of all shares of common stock of the Corporation as of September 5, 2019, the record date for the Meeting, and constituting a quorum for the transaction of business at the Meeting.
The stockholders of the Corporation voted on the following items at the Meeting:
1. | To elect three Class III Directors to serve until the 2022 annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified; |
2. | To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers; |
3. | To approve, on an advisory basis, the frequency of future stockholder votes on the compensation of our named executive officers; and |
4. | To ratify the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“PwC”) as the Corporation’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020. |
For more information about the foregoing proposals, see the Corporation’s 2019 Proxy Statement.
Holders of the shares of Class A common stock are entitled to one vote per share and holders of the shares of Class B common stock are entitled to ten votes per share. Holders of the shares of Class A common stock and holders of the shares of Class B common stock voted together as a single class on all matters (including the election of directors) submitted to a vote of stockholders at the Meeting.
The voting results for each of these proposals are detailed below.
1. | Election of Class III Directors |
Director Nominee | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes |
Jack C. Bendheim | 204,956,941 | 11,560,477 | 686,425 |
E. Thomas Corcoran | 207,125,949 | 9,391,469 | 686,425 |
Dr. George Gunn | 215,109,690 | 1,407,728 | 686,425 |
Based on the votes set forth above, each director nominee was duly elected to serve until the 2022 annual meeting of stockholders and until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified.
2. | Approval, on an Advisory Basis, of the Compensation of our Named Executive Officers |
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstained | Broker Non-Votes |
215,621,074 | 773,954 | 122,388 | 686,427 |
Based on the votes set forth above, the stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers
3. | Approval, on an Advisory Basis, of the Frequency of Future Stockholders Votes on the Compensation of Our Named Executive Officers |
Every 1 Year | Every 2 Years | Every 3 Years | Abstained | Broker Non-Votes |
13,796,446 | 88,303 | 202,542,865 | 89,801 | 686,428 |
Based on the votes set forth above, the stockholders advised that they were in favor of three years as the frequency of holding a non-binding advisory vote on named executive officer compensation.
4. | Ratification of the Selection of PwC as Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm |
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstained |
216,124,128 | 989,532 | 90,182 |
There were no broker non-votes on this proposal.
Based on the votes set forth above, the stockholders ratified the selection of PwC as the Corporation’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020.
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 thereunto duly authorized.
PHIBRO ANIMAL HEALTH CORPORATION | |||
Date: November 5, 2019 | |||
By: | /s/ Thomas G. Dagger | ||
Name: Title: |
Thomas G. Dagger Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary |