2015AnnualMeeting8-K

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): June 11, 2015

 
Platform Specialty Products Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
Delaware
 
001-36272
 
37-1744899
 
 
(State or other jurisdiction
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
 
 
of incorporation)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1450 Centrepark Boulevard, Suite 210
West Palm Beach, FL
33401
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (561) 207-9600

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 June 11, 2015, Platform Specialty Products Corporation (“Platform”) held its annual meeting of stockholders (the “2015 Annual Meeting”). The proposals submitted to a stockholder vote at the 2015 Annual Meeting are described in detail in Platform’s definitive proxy statement for the 2015 Annual Meeting, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 10, 2015. Stockholders present in person or by proxy representing 169,090,847 shares of common stock of Platform (or 87.78% of the outstanding shares of common stock of Platform as of April 22, 2014, the record date for the 2015 Annual Meeting) voted as set forth below:
Proposal 1: Platform’s stockholders elected eight directors, each of whom will serve until the 2016 annual meeting, or until his respective successor is duly elected and qualified. The final voting results with respect to the election of directors were as follows:

Nominees
Voted
For

Withheld
Broker
Non-Votes
Martin E. Franklin
157,473,176
5,041,009
6,576,662
Daniel H. Leever
161,813,224
700,961
6,576,662
Wayne M. Hewett
160,189,102
2,325,083
6,576,662
Ian G.H. Ashken
161,940,046
574,139
6,576,662
Nicolas Berggruen
158,584,537
3,929,648
6,576,662
Michael F. Goss
162,189,900
324,285
6,576,662
Ryan Israel
162,088,020
426,165
6,576,662
E. Stanley O’Neal
162,173,002
341,183
6,576,662
Proposal 2: Platform’s stockholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Platform’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015, as set forth below:
Voted
For
Voted
Against

Abstained
Broker
Non-Votes
169,044,774
44,965
1,108
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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.


 
PLATFORM SPECIALTY PRODUCTS CORPORATION
 
 
 
 
 June 11, 2015
By:
/s/ Frank J. Monteiro
 
Name: Frank J. Monteiro
 
Title: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer