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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
 
 
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
April 28, 2016
 
Fiesta Restaurant Group, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Delaware
001-35373
90-0712224
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
14800 Landmark Boulevard, Suite 500, Addison, Texas
75254
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code    (972) 702-9300
 
N/A
(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.
 
On April 28, 2016, Fiesta Restaurant Group, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Meeting”).
 
At the Meeting, stockholders voted to re-elect Stacey Rauch and Timothy P. Taft to the Company’s Board of Directors. Ms. Rauch and Mr. Taft will serve as Class I Directors for a three year term that expires at the Company’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held in 2019 or until their respective successors shall have been elected and shall qualify.  Stockholders also voted to adopt, on an advisory basis, a resolution approving the compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers, as described in the Proxy Statement under “Executive Compensation”.  Stockholders also ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2016 fiscal year. The results of voting on the matters submitted to the stockholders are as follows:
 
Proposal 1. Election of Class I Directors, Stacey Rauch and Timothy P. Taft:
 
Name
For
Withheld
Broker Non-Vote
Stacey Rauch
22,829,525
76,501
2,447,946
Timothy P. Taft
22,837,922
68,104
2,447,946
 
Proposal 2. Adoption, on an advisory basis, of a resolution approving the compensation of the Named Executive Officers as described in the Proxy Statement under “Executive Compensation”:
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Vote
22,844,541
41,943
19,542
2,447,946
 
Proposal 3. Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2016 fiscal year.
 
For
Against
Abstain
25,322,367
18,875
12,730
 
 
 
 
 
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.
 

FIESTA RESTAURANT GROUP, INC.

Date:    May 4, 2016

By: /s/ Joseph A. Zirkman                                                                                                
Name:  Joseph A. Zirkman
Title:    Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary