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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):  May 26, 2010 (May 25, 2010)
 
 
J. ALEXANDER’S CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
 
 
Tennessee
  
1-08766
  
62-0854056
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
  
(Commission
File Number)
  
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 
3401 West End Avenue, Suite 260, P.O. Box 24300, Nashville, Tennessee 37202
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
 
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (615) 269-1900
 
 
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
 
 
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Item 5.07.                      Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
 
On May 25, 2010, J. Alexander’s Corporation (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). As of the record date for the Annual Meeting, there were outstanding 5,946,757 shares of the Company’s common stock entitled to vote on all matters presented to the Company’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting. Holders of 5,208,502.08 shares of the Company’s common stock were present in person or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting.
 
The matters submitted to the Company’s shareholders at the Annual Meeting and the voting results as to each such matter are set forth below.
 
1. Election of five directors to hold office for a term of one year and until their successors have been elected and qualified:
 
Director Nominee
Votes For
Votes Withheld
Broker Non Votes
E. Townes Duncan
3,643,405.08
344,321.00
1,220,776.00
Brenda B. Rector
3,651,148.08
336,578.00
1,220,776.00
J. Bradbury Reed
2,430,832.08
1,556,894.00
1,220,776.00
Joseph N. Steakley
3,651,506.08
336,220.00
1,220,776.00
Lonnie J. Stout II
2,435,691.08
1,552,035.00
1,220,776.00

2. Ratification of the appointment by the Company’s Audit Committee of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2010:

Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker Non Votes
5,180,101.88
16,865.45
11,534.75
0

 
 
 
 

SIGNATURE
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
J. Alexander’s Corporation
   
   
Date:  May 26, 2010
By:
/s/ R. GREGORY LEWIS
   
R. Gregory Lewis
   
Chief Financial Officer, Vice President of Finance and Secretary