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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 21, 2015
 
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 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

At the 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "2015 Annual Meeting") of Raven Industries, Inc. (the "Company") held on May 21, 2015, the Company's shareholders approved an amendment to the Company's 2010 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended (the "2010 Plan"). The amendment to the Plan increased the number of shares reserved for issuance thereunder by 750,000. For information regarding the 2010 Plan, as amended, please refer to the Company's definitive proxy statement for its 2015 Annual Meeting as filed with the SEC on April 9, 2015.

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 2015 Annual Meeting:

 
 
Votes For
 
Votes Against/Withheld
 
Broker
Non-Votes
1.
Election of Directors
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Jason M. Andringa
28,752,821.668

 
1,033,082.670

 
5,357,599.000

 
Thomas S. Everist
28,846,605.343

 
939,298.995

 
5,357,599.000

 
Mark E. Griffin
28,838,037.343

 
947,866.955

 
5,357,599.000

 
Kevin T. Kirby
28,758,532.688

 
1,027,371.670

 
5,357,599.000

 
Marc E. LeBaron
28,615,350.222

 
1,170,554.116

 
5,357,599.000

 
Cynthia H. Milligan
28,972,621.273

 
813,283.065

 
5,357,599.000

 
Daniel A. Rykhus
28,726,305.611

 
1,059,598.727

 
5,357,599.000



 
 
 
Votes For
 
Votes Against/Withheld
 
Abstentions
 
Broker Non-Votes
2.
A non-binding advisory vote the compensation of our executive officers disclosed in the proxy statement.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
29,010,342.743

 
624,849.680

 
150,711.915

 
5,357,599.000


 
 
 
Votes For
 
Votes Against/Withheld
 
Abstentions
 
Broker Non-Votes
3.
Amendment to the Company's Amended and Restated 2010 Stock Incentive Plan.
 
28,644,181.831

 
1,048,803.478

 
92,919.029

 
5,357,599.000


 
 
Votes For
 
Votes Against/Withheld
 
Abstentions
4.
Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers as the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
34,896,454.111

 
107,413.396

 
139,635.831

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Based upon the submission of proxies and ballots by the required votes all directors/nominees have been elected, the executive compensation and Amendment to the Amended and Restated 2010 Stock Incentive Plan were approved and PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP has been ratified as the company’s accounting firm.

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








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/ Stephanie Herseth Sandlin
General Counsel and Vice President - Corporate Development
            
Date: May 26, 2015