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, 2010
THE COAST DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, INC.
Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1-9511 | 94-2490990 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 350 Woodview Avenue, Morgan Hill, California | 95037 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (408) 782-6686
N/A
(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. |
The Company’s 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders was held on August 10, 2010. The matters voted on by stockholders at that Meeting consisted of (i) the election of two Class I Directors to the Company’s Board of Directors to serve for a term of three years and until their successors are elected; and (ii) ratification of the appointment of Burr Pilger Mayer Inc. as the Company’s independent registered public accountants for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010.
Election of Directors. The Board of Directors of the Company nominated Robert S. Throop and Leonard P. Danna for election to the Board of Directors as the Company’s Class I Directors. Messrs. Throop and Danna were the only candidates nominated for election as Class I Directors at the Annual Meeting. Accordingly, their election was uncontested and the nominees received the respective number of votes set forth opposite their names below. There were a total of 961,773 broker non-votes with respect to the election of directors.
| Votes Cast | ||||||||||
| Nominees: | For | Percent(1) | Withhold | Percent(1) | ||||||
| Robert S. Throop |
3,152,571 | 99.7 | % | 10,886 | 0.3 | % | ||||
| Leonard P. Danna |
3,096,460 | 97.9 | % | 66,997 | 2.1 | % | ||||
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(1) As a percentage of the total number of shares voted in the election of directors. |
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Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accountants. The appointment of Burr Pilger Mayer Inc. as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010 was ratified by the Company’s stockholders by the following vote:
| Votes Cast | ||||||||||
| For |
Percent(1) |
Against |
Percent(1) |
Abstain |
Percent(1) | |||||
| 4,076,866 | 98.8% | 452 | 0.0% | 47,912 | 1.2% | |||||
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(1) As a percentage of the total number of shares voted in the election of directors. | ||||||||||
There were no broker non-votes with respect to this matter.
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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.
| THE COAST DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, INC. | ||||||||
| Date: August 12, 2010 | By: | /S/ SANDRA A. KNELL | ||||||
| Sandra A. Knell, Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||
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