AOI 8K 8/10/12


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):
August 10, 2012 (August 9, 2012)

Alliance One International, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant, as specified in its charter)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Virginia
 
001-13684
 
54-1746567
(State or other jurisdiction of Incorporation)
 
(Commission File Number)

 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
8001 Aerial Center Parkway
Morrisville, NC 27560-8417
(Address of principal executive offices)

(919) 379-4300
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

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Item 5.07    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

(a)    The Company's 2012 annual meeting of shareholders was held on August 9, 2012.

(b)    At the meeting, the matters submitted to a vote of shareholders, and outcome of the vote, were as follows:

(1)    Joyce L. Fitzpatrick was elected as a Class I Director for a one-year term expiring in 2013, J. Pieter Sikkel was elected as a Class II Director for a two-year term expiring in 2014, and John M. Hines, Mark W. Kehaya and Martin R. Wade, III were elected as Class III Directors for a three-year term expiring in 2015;

(2)    The appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent auditors for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2013 was ratified; and

(3)    A resolution to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company's named executive officers, was adopted.

The voting results with respect to these matters are set forth in the tables below:

1.
Election of Directors
Director Nominee
Votes For
Votes Withheld
Broker Non-Votes
Joyce L. Fitzpatrick
60,964,696
1,904,306
11,403,454
J. Pieter Sikkel
59,690,387
3,178,615
11,403,454
John M. Hines
60,961,251
1,907,751
11,403,454
Mark W. Kehaya
60,955,044
1,913,958
11,403,454
Martin R. Wade, III
60,972,590
1,896,412
11,403,454

2.
Ratification of Independent Auditors
Votes For
Votes Against
Votes Abstained
74,075,088
176,557
20,811

There were no broker non-votes with respect to the ratification of independent auditors, which was considered a “routine” matter under the rules of the New York Stock Exchange.

3.
Advisory Vote on Compensation of Named Executive Officers
Votes For
Votes Against
Votes Abstained
Broker Non-Votes
61,956,408
710,011
202,583
11,403,454













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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.

Date: August 10, 2012


ALLIANCE ONE INTERNATIONAL, INC.


By:        /s/ Robert A. Sheets    
Robert A. Sheets
Executive Vice President - Chief Financial
Officer








































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