Form 8-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): August 2, 2012

 

 

HAWKINS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Minnesota   0-7647   41-0771293
(State of Incorporation)   (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

3100 East Hennepin Avenue

Minneapolis, MN

   55413
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code (612) 331-6910

 

 

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Item 1.02. Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement.

On August 2, 2012, our board of directors and John S. McKeon, chairman of our board of directors, agreed to terminate the compensation arrangement relating to Mr. McKeon’s provision of consulting services to the Company, effective as of the same date. The material terms of the arrangement in effect at the time of its termination were previously disclosed under Item 1.01 of the current report on Form 8-K filed by our company on August 11, 2009 (File No. 0-7647), which is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

At our annual meeting of shareholders held August 2, 2012, the following proposals, each as described in further detail in the definitive proxy statement filed by our company on June 27,2012 (File No. 0-7647), were voted upon by our shareholders as set forth below:

Proposal One – Election of Directors

Our shareholders elected each of the seven nominees to serve as director for a term of one year, which term shall expire at the next annual meeting of shareholders, based on the following votes:

 

Director Nominee

    For      Against      Abstain  

John S. McKeon

      6,291,187.215         2,029,315.950         5,842.424   

Patrick H. Hawkins

      8,263,172.165         60,141.000         3,032.424   

James A. Faulconbridge

      7,428,481.215         893,793.950         4,070.424   

Duane M. Jergenson

      8,246,010.215         73,992.950         6,342.424   

Daryl I. Skaar

      8,103,764.215         210,834.950         11,746.424   

James T. Thompson

      8,250,133.215         70,222.950         5,989.424   

Jeffrey L. Wright

      7,400,546.215         919,856.950         5,942.424   

Proposal Two – Non-Binding Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation

The shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement distributed in connection with the annual meeting, based on the votes listed below:

 

For

    Against    Abstain    Broker Non-Votes

7,730,743.003

    446,349.889    149,252.697    0

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.

 

   HAWKINS, INC.
Date: August 6, 2012   

/s/ Richard G. Erstad

   Richard G. Erstad
   Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary