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):  September 15, 2017

 

LIBERTY TAX, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

Delaware

(State of Incorporation)

001-35588

(Commission File Number)

27-3561876

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

 

1716 Corporate Landing Parkway, Virginia Beach, Virginia 23454

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)  (Zip Code)

 

(757) 493-8855

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

 

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.

 

(a) The 2017 annual meeting of stockholders of Liberty Tax, Inc. (the "Company") was held on September 15, 2017.

 

(b) The voting results of the proposals submitted to a vote of the Company’s stockholders at the annual meeting are set forth below.

 

  1) Each of the following nominees for director was elected by the holders of the Company’s Class A Common Stock and the Company’s Special Voting Preferred Stock to serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders or until a respective successor is elected and qualified:

 

Director Name Votes For Votes Withheld Abstentions Broker Non-Votes
John R. Garel 8,660,246 163,179 0 1,594,110
Steven  Ibbotson 8,552,066 271,359 0 1,594,110
Ross N. Longfield 8,110,947 712,478 0 1,594,110
George T. Robson 8,106,253 717,172 0 1,594,110

 

The following directors were elected by John T. Hewitt, as the holder of all of the Company’s Class B Common Stock, to serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders or until a respective successor is elected and qualified: Gordon D’Angelo, John T. Hewitt, Ellen M. McDowell, Robert M. Howard and Thomas Herskovits.

 

  2)

The proposal for the ratification of the appointment of KPMG, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2018 was approved as follows:

 

Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes
10,382,303 20,930 14,302 0

 

 

 

 

 

 

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.

 

   LIBERTY TAX, INC.
         
Date:  September 21, 2017 By: /s/ Vanessa Szajnoga  
     Vanessa Szajnoga  
     Vice President and General Counsel