form8k.htm
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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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 10, 2013

Atlanticus Holdings Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Georgia                                               000-53717                                              58-2336689
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)     (Commission File Number)     (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)


Five Concourse Parkway, Suite 400, Atlanta, Georgia 30328
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 770-828-2000


Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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

Atlanticus Holdings Corporation (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 10, 2013.  Proxies for the meeting were solicited pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and there was no solicitation in opposition to the Board’s solicitation.  At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s shareholders voted upon four proposals.  The proposals are described in detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 10, 2013 (the “Proxy Statement”).  A brief description and the final vote results for each proposal follow.

1.  Election of five directors for terms expiring at the 2014 Annual Meeting of Shareholders:

Nominee
For
Withheld
Broker Non-Votes
David G. Hanna
10,122,843
779,728
49,242
Richard R. House, Jr.
10,112,993
789,578
49,242
Deal W. Hudson
10,121,052
781,519
49,242
Mack F. Mattingly
10,124,718
777,853
49,242
Thomas G. Rosencrants
10,103,544
799,027
49,242

As a result, each nominee was elected to serve as a director for a term expiring at the 2014 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

2.  Advisory vote on the compensation of the named executive officers listed in the Proxy Statement (the “say-on-pay vote”):

For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
10,779,841
111,488
60,484
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As a result, the resolution was approved.

3.  Advisory vote on the frequency of future say-on-pay votes:

Every One Year
Every Two Years
Every Three Years
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
1,604,507
9,867
9,202,977
85,220
49,242

As a result, the frequency of three years was approved.  Consistent with the results of the non-binding vote of the shareholders, the Company has determined to hold future say-on-pay votes every three years.

4.  Reapproval of the material terms of the performance goals under the Company’s 2008 Equity Incentive Plan.

For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
10,872,499
28,062
2,009
49,243

As a result, the proposal was approved.
 
 
 

 
 
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.


 
 
     ATLANTICUS HOLDINGS CORPORATION
     
 Date: May 15, 2013  By:  /s/J.Paul Whitehead
   Name:  J.Paul Whitehead
   Title:  Chief Financial Officer