Form 8-K Annual Shareholders' Meeting Results - 2015


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 21, 2015

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 VERSO CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Delaware
 
001-34056
 
75-3217389
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification Number)
 
 
6775 Lenox Center Court, Suite 400
Memphis, Tennessee 38115-4436
(Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)
(901) 369-4100
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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Item 5.07.
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
 
The 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Verso Corporation, or “Verso,” was held on May 21, 2015. At the meeting, Verso’s stockholders (1) elected four directors – Robert M. Amen, Thomas Gutierrez, Eric L. Press and L.H. Puckett, Jr. – to serve on Verso’s board of directors as Class I directors for a term of three years and (2) ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP to serve as Verso’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2015. The proposals are described in detail in the Proxy Statement dated April 17, 2015. The tabulation of votes cast with respect to each proposal is as follows:
1.
Election of four directors – Robert M. Amen, Thomas Gutierrez, Eric L. Press and L.H. Puckett, Jr. – to serve on Verso’s board of directors as Class I directors for a term of three years:
 
Nominee
 
For
 
Withhold
 
Broker Non-Votes
 
 
Robert M. Amen
 
58,330,483
 
285,446
 
6,148,239

 
Thomas Gutierrez
 
56,684,315
 
1,931,614
 
6,148,239

 
Eric L. Press
 
58,312,199
 
303,730
 
6,148,239

 
L.H. Puckett, Jr.
 
58,298,730
 
317,199
 
6,148,239

 
Stockholders were not provided the option to abstain from voting on this proposal.
2.
Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP to serve as Verso's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2015:
 
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
 
 
 
64,702,394
 
19,949
 
41,825
 
 

 
There were no broker non-votes on this proposal.







SIGNATURE
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.
Date: May 27, 2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
VERSO CORPORATION
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Peter H. Kesser
 
 
 
 
 
Peter H. Kesser
 
 
 
 
 
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary