Current Report Filing (8-k)

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): May 20, 2019

LOGO

Sykes Enterprises, Incorporated

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Florida

0-28274

56-1383460

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)


400 N. Ashley Drive, Suite 2800, Tampa, Florida		33602
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (813) 274-1000



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

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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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value	SYKE	NASDAQ Stock Market, LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Four proposals described fully in the 2019 Proxy Statement of Sykes Enterprises, Incorporated (the “Company”), were presented for approval at the Company’s 2019 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) held on May 20, 2019. As of the record date, 42,468,851 shares of common stock were outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. At the Annual Meeting, 38,368,184 shares of common stock, or 90.34%, were represented in person or by proxy; therefore, a quorum was present.

The shareholders of the Company voted on the following four matters:

Proposal 1: Election of Directors

There were three Class II director positions up for election at the Annual Meeting. The following persons were nominated and elected to serve as directors of the Company until the 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders: Carlos E. Evans, W. Mark Watson and Mark C. Bozek. The voting results for each nominee were as follows:


Name	Votes For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes

Carlos E. Evans	35,990,371	279,063	3,056	2,095,694

W. Mark Watson	36,097,156	172,478	2,856	2,095,694

Mark C. Bozek	36,122,494	147,040	2,956	2,095,694

Proposal 2: Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation

The proposal to approve, on a nonbinding, advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as disclosed in the 2019 Proxy Statement, received the following votes:


For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
34,362,300	1,859,091	51,099	2,095,694

Proposal 3: Approval of the Sykes Enterprises, Incorporated 2019 Equity Incentive Plan

The proposal to approve the Sykes Enterprises, Incorporated 2019 Equity Incentive Plan received the following votes:


For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
33,371,309	2,892,449	8,732	2,095,694

Proposal 4: Ratification of the Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The proposal to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm to audit the consolidated financial statements of the Company for the year ending December 31, 2019 and the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2019, and express an opinion thereon, as disclosed in the 2019 Proxy Statement, received the following votes:


For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
38,011,877	352,649	3,658	N/A

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.