Form 8K 2015 AM
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 14, 2015
AutoNation, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware | | 1-13107 | | 73-1105145 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
200 SW 1st Ave
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (954) 769-6000
(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On May 14, 2015, AutoNation, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders voted on the following three proposals and cast their votes as set forth below.
Proposal 1
The nine director nominees named in the Company’s proxy statement were elected, each for a term expiring at the next Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified, based upon the following votes:
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Nominee | For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
Mike Jackson | 95,447,915 |
| 2,151,440 |
| 374,645 |
| 4,859,866 |
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Robert J. Brown | 97,797,867 |
| 70,309 |
| 105,824 |
| 4,859,866 |
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Rick L. Burdick | 96,042,132 |
| 1,826,044 |
| 105,824 |
| 4,859,866 |
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Tomago Collins | 97,833,106 |
| 34,835 |
| 106,059 |
| 4,859,866 |
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David B. Edelson | 97,835,951 |
| 32,333 |
| 105,716 |
| 4,859,866 |
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Robert R. Grusky | 97,837,470 |
| 30,874 |
| 105,656 |
| 4,859,866 |
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Michael Larson | 95,489,914 |
| 2,378,262 |
| 105,824 |
| 4,859,866 |
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G. Mike Mikan | 97,549,468 |
| 318,638 |
| 105,894 |
| 4,859,866 |
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Alison H. Rosenthal | 97,820,159 |
| 47,917 |
| 105,924 |
| 4,859,866 |
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Proposal 2
The proposal to ratify the selection of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2015 was approved based upon the following votes:
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For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
102,472,863 | 205,754 | 155,249 | N/A |
Proposal 3
The stockholder proposal regarding a proposed recoupment policy was not approved based upon the following votes:
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For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
16,725,642 | 81,001,631 | 246,727 | 4,859,866 |
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.
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| | | AUTONATION, INC. |
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Date: | May 15, 2015 | | By: | /s/ Jonathan P. Ferrando |
| | | | Jonathan P. Ferrando |
| | | | Executive Vice President - General Counsel, Corporate Development and Human Resources |