Current Report Filing (8-k)
August 17 2018 - 4:18PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
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): August
16, 2018
Alliance One International, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant, as specified in its charter)
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Virginia
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001-13684
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54-1746567
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(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
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(Commission
file number)
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
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8001 Aerial Center Parkway
Morrisville, North Carolina
27560-8417
(Address of principal
executive offices, including zip code)
(919)
379-4300
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former
name or 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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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule
14a-12
under the Exchange Act (17
CFR
240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule
14d-2(b)
under the Exchange Act
(17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule
13e-4(c)
under the Exchange Act
(17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in 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. ☐
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Item 5.07
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Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
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(a) On August 16, 2018, Alliance One International, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2018 annual meeting of
shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”).
(b) At the Annual Meeting, the matters submitted to a vote of
shareholders, and outcome of the vote, were as follows:
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(1)
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Each of Mark W. Kehaya and Martin R. Wade, III was elected as a Class III Director for a three-year term
expiring in 2021;
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(2)
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The appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for the fiscal
year ending March 31, 2019 was ratified;
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A resolution to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive
officers, was adopted; and
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(4)
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An amendment to the Company’s amended and restated articles of incorporation to change the name of the
Company to “Pyxus International, Inc.” (the “Name Change Amendment”) was approved.
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The voting
results with respect to these matters are set forth in the tables below:
1. Election of Directors
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Director Nominee
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Votes For
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Votes
Withheld
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Broker
Non-Votes
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Mark W. Kehaya
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4,787.731
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165,478
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2,145,569
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Martin R. Wade, III
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4,562,981
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390,228
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2,145,569
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2. Ratification of Independent Auditors
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Votes For
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Votes Against
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Votes Abstained
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6,811,688
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265,456
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21,634
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3. Advisory Vote on Compensation of Named Executive Officers
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Votes For
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Votes Against
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Votes Abstained
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Broker
Non-Votes
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4,655,909
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273,005
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24,295
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2,145,569
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4. Name Change Amendment
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Votes For
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Votes Against
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Votes Abstained
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6,798,968
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272,999
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26,811
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There were no broker
non-votes
with respect to the ratification of
independent auditors and with respect to the Name Change Amendment, each of which was considered a “routine” matter under the rules of the New York Stock Exchange.
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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.
Date: August 16, 2018
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ALLIANCE ONE INTERNATIONAL, INC.
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By:
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/s/ William L. O’Quinn, Jr.
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William L. O’Quinn, Jr.
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Senior Vice President – Chief Legal
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Officer and Secretary
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