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): May 29, 2014
WORLD
FUEL SERVICES CORPORATION
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Florida |
1-9533 |
59-2459427 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
9800 N.W. 41st Street, Suite 400 Miami |
33178 |
(Address of principal executive offices) |
(Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including
area code: (305) 428-8000
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.
On May 29, 2014, World Fuel Services Corporation (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of shareholders. The matters voted upon and the results of the vote were as follows:
Proposal 1: Election of Directors
The shareholders elected all of the Company’s nominees for director for one-year terms expiring on the date of the annual meeting in 2015 or until their successors are duly elected and qualified.
Nominee | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes |
Michael J. Kasbar | 59,498,286 | 4,167,675 | 6,802,530 |
Paul H. Stebbins | 59,998,938 | 667,023 | 6,802,530 |
Ken Bakshi | 59,501,111 | 1,164,850 | 6,802,530 |
Richard A. Kassar | 52,019,457 | 8,646,504 | 6,802,530 |
Myles Klein | 59,504,306 | 1,161,655 | 6,802,530 |
John L. Manley | 59,710,437 | 955,524 | 6,802,530 |
J. Thomas Presby | 59,450,872 | 1,215,089 | 6,802,530 |
Stephen K. Roddenberry | 59,274,664 | 1,391,297 | 6,802,530 |
Proposal 2: Non-Binding, Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation
The shareholders approved, by a non-binding, advisory vote, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions |
Broker
Non-Votes |
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59,888,512 | 614,218 | 163,231 | 6,802,530 |
Proposal 3: Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Certified Public Accounting Firm
The shareholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered certified public accounting firm for the 2014 fiscal year.
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions |
Broker
Non-Votes |
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67,094,569 | 204,337 | 169,585 | — |
Proposal 4: Reapproval of the Material Terms of the Performance Measures under the 2006 Omnibus Plan.
The shareholders re-approved the material terms of the performance measures under the World Fuel Services Corporation 2006 Omnibus Plan (as amended and restated).
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions |
Broker
Non-Votes |
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59,005,687 | 1,513,318 | 146,956 | 6,802,530 |
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On June 2, 2014, the Company announced that its board of directors has renewed the company’s share repurchase program, authorizing the purchase of up to $65 million in common stock. This board action replaces the remainder of the previously announced October 2008 share repurchase authorization. A copy of the press release announcing the repurchase program is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit No. |
Description | |
99.1 | Press Release, dated June 2, 2014. |
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, thereunto duly authorized.
Date: |
June 2, 2014 |
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World Fuel Services Corporation |
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/s/ R. Alexander Lake |
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R. Alexander Lake |
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Senior Vice President, General Counsel and |
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Corporate Secretary |
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit |
Description |
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99.1 |
Press Release, dated June 2, 2014. |