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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
 
 
May 22, 2018
 
Date of Report
(Date of Earliest Event Reported)
 
 
 
 

RAVEN INDUSTRIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 
 
 
 
 
 
South Dakota
001-07982
46-0246171
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
 
 
 
205 East 6th Street, P.O. Box 5107, Sioux Falls, SD 57117-5107
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(605) 336-2750
(Registrant's telephone number including area code)
 
 
 
 

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.

Set forth below are the final voting results for each of the proposals submitted to a vote of the shareholders at the 2018 Annual Meeting held on May 22, 2018:

 
 
Votes For
 
Votes Against/Withheld
 
Broker
Non-Votes
1.
Election of Directors
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Jason M. Andringa
26,518,201.000

 
1,868,661.000

 
5,332,506.000

 
David L. Chicoine
28,003,859.000

 
383,003.000

 
5,332,506.000

 
Thomas S. Everist
27,518,919.000

 
867,943.000

 
5,332,506.000

 
Kevin T. Kirby
27,783,176.000

 
603,686.000

 
5,332,506.000

 
Marc E. LeBaron
28,000,070.000

 
386,792.000

 
5,332,506.000

 
Richard W. Parod
28,153,515.000

 
233,347.000

 
5,332,506.000

 
Daniel A. Rykhus
27,985,124.000

 
401,738.000

 
5,332,506.000


 
 
 
Votes For
 
Votes Against/Withheld
 
Abstentions
 
Broker Non-Votes
2.
To approve, in a non-binding advisory vote, the compensation of our executive officers disclosed in the Proxy Statement.
 
26,953,427.000

 
1,151,146.000

 
282,289.000

 
5,332,506.000

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


 
 
Votes For
 
Votes Against/Withheld
 
Abstentions
3.
Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche, LLP as the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Company's fiscal year ending January 31, 2019.
33,186,970.000

 
95,083.000

 
437,315.000

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Based upon the submission of proxies and ballots by the required votes all directors/nominees have been elected, the non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation has been approved and Deloitte & Touche, LLP has been ratified as the company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting firm for fiscal year 2019.

Each proposal was approved by the Company’s stockholders by the required vote.



Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

Exhibit        Description







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.

                                
RAVEN INDUSTRIES, INC.
/s/ Lee A. Magnuson
Vice President & General Counsel, Secretary
            
Date: May 23, 2018