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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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 4, 2012
Superior Uniform Group, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Florida | 001-05869 | 11-1385670 |
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(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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10055 Seminole Blvd.
Seminole, Florida 33772
Registrant's telephone number including area code: (727) 397-9611
Not Applicable
(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 Annual Meeting of Shareholders was held on May 4, 2012 at which directors were elected for the subsequent year and our selection of Grant Thornton LLP, registered public accountants, as auditors for the Company's financial statements for the year ending December 31, 2012 was ratified. Of the 6,028,480 shares outstanding and entitled to vote at the meeting, 5,868,463 shares were present at the meeting, in person or by proxy.
The following table shows the voting results for each director elected at the meeting:
| Nominee | For | Against | Abstain | ||||
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Gerald M. Benstock |
4,420,976 |
641,900 |
1,200 |
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Michael Benstock |
5,039,854 |
23,022 |
1,200 |
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Alan D. Schwartz |
5,039,594 |
23,282 |
1,200 |
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Sidney Kirschner |
5,024,278 |
38,598 |
1,200 |
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Robin Hensley |
5,042,456 |
20,420 |
1,200 |
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Paul Mellini |
4,412,545 |
650,331 |
1,200 |
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Kenenth Hooten |
5,051,481 |
11,395 |
1,200 |
The tabulation of votes for the election of directors resulted in 804,637 broker non-votes.
The following table shows the voting results for ratification of Grant Thornton LLP as auditors for 2012:
| For | Against | Abstain |
| 5,862,164 | 4,999 | 1,300 |
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 thereunder duly authorized.
SUPERIOR UNIFORM GROUP, INC.
By: /s/ Andrew D. Demott, Jr.
Andrew D. Demott, Jr.
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
and Treasurer
Date: May 7, 2012