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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:  April 30, 2013

(Date of earliest event reported)




THE STANDARD REGISTER COMPANY

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)





Ohio

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

1-1097

(Commission File No.)

31-0455440

(IRS Employer Identification Number)




600 Albany Street, Dayton, Ohio  

45417

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)




Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (937) 221-1000



N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)




Item 5.07     Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders  

The Company’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders was held on April 25, 2013.  At the meeting, the following five items were voted on by the Company’s shareholders:


ISSUE ONE A:  DIRECTOR NOMINEE ELECTION RESULTS


The number of directors was set at seven and the following persons were elected to the Company’s Board of Directors to hold office for the ensuing year:

NOMINEE

IN FAVOR

AGAINST

WITHHELD

Roy W. Begley, Jr.

40,318,068

300,178

2,722,749

F. David Clarke, III

40,431,551

186,695

2,722,749

Julie D. Klapstein

40,429,613

188,633

2,722,749

R. Eric McCarthey

40,438,154

180,092

2,722,749

Joseph P. Morgan, Jr.

40,434,303

183,943

2,722,749

John J. Schiff, Jr.

40,433,110

185,136

2,722,749

John Q. Sherman, II

40,343,962

274,284

2,722,749


In addition to the votes reported above, there were 5,999,310 broker non-votes on the proposal for the election of directors.

ISSUE ONE B:  SET THE NUMBER OF DIRECTORS AT SEVEN

IN FAVOR

AGAINST

ABSTAINED

BROKER NON-VOTES

46,117,224

406,250

94,082

0

ISSUE TWO:  RATIFY THE APPOINTMENT OF BATTELLE & BATTELLE LLP AS INDEPENDENT AUDITORS FOR 2013

IN FAVOR

AGAINST

ABSTAINED

BROKER NON-VOTES

46,233,634

297,244

86,678

0


ISSUE THREE:  ADVISORY VOTE ON COMPENSATION OF NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS


IN FAVOR

AGAINST

ABSTAINED

BROKER NON-VOTES

39,807,058

567,381

243,807

5,999,310


ISSUE FOUR:  APPROVAL OF AMENDMENT TO THE STANDARD REGISTER COMPANY 2011 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN


IN FAVOR

AGAINST

ABSTAINED

BROKER NON-VOTES

23,895,027

646,907

16,076,312

5,999,310


ISSUE FIVE:  APPROVAL OF AMENDMENT TO STANDARD REGISTER’S ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION FOR REVERSE STOCK SPLIT


IN FAVOR

AGAINST

ABSTAINED

BROKER NON-VOTES

0

44,096,867

2,321,493

199,196






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.



REGISTRANT

THE STANDARD REGISTER COMPANY

 

 

 

 

Date:  April 30, 2013

By:   /s/Gerard D. Sowar                           

 

Gerard D. Sowar, Vice President,

General Counsel and Secretary