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
June 15, 2010
(Date of Report; Date of Earliest Event Reported)
STEIN MART, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Florida | 0-20052 | 64-0466198 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
1200 Riverplace Blvd., Jacksonville, Florida 32207
(Address of Principal Executive Offices Including Zip Code)
(904) 346-1500
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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| ITEM 5.07 | SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS |
The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Stein Mart, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on June 15, 2010. The Company’s stockholders considered and voted upon the following two proposals:
| (1) | To elect the twelve (12) director nominees to serve as directors of the Company for the ensuing year and until their successors have been elected and qualified. Voting results were: |
| Name of Director |
For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| Ralph Alexander |
34,038,486 | 758,353 | 4,783,718 | |||
| Alvin R. Carpenter |
33,835,810 | 961,029 | 4,783,718 | |||
| Irwin Cohen |
34,056,912 | 739,927 | 4,783,718 | |||
| Susan Falk |
33,968,610 | 828,229 | 4,783,718 | |||
| Linda M. Farthing |
32,194,744 | 2,602,095 | 4,783,718 | |||
| Mitchell W. Legler |
31,528,417 | 3,268,422 | 4,783,718 | |||
| Robert L. Mettler |
34,038,506 | 758,333 | 4,783,718 | |||
| Richard L. Sisisky |
34,038,309 | 758,530 | 4,783,718 | |||
| Jay Stein |
32,273,943 | 2,522,896 | 4,783,718 | |||
| Martin E. Stein, Jr. |
28,746,471 | 6,050,368 | 4,783,718 | |||
| David H. Stovall, Jr. |
32,345,094 | 2,451,745 | 4,783,718 | |||
| John H. Williams, Jr. |
32,176,974 | 2,619,865 | 4,783,718 |
| (2) | To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered certified public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending January 29, 2011. Voting results were: |
| For |
38,218,218 | |
| Against |
1,356,881 | |
| Abstain |
5,458 |
| ITEM 9.01 | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS |
(d) Exhibits
| 99.1 | Press Release dated June 16, 2010. |
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.
| STEIN MART, INC. | ||||
| (Registrant) | ||||
| Date: June 18, 2010 | By: | /s/ David H. Stovall, Jr. | ||
| David H. Stovall, Jr. | ||||
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| 99.1 | Press Release dated June 16, 2010. |