UNITED STATES

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

 

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

 

 

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

 

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

 

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

April 28, 2015

 

Date of Report

 

(Date of earliest event reported)

 

THE RYLAND GROUP, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

Maryland

 

001-08029

 

52-0849948

(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer Identification
No.)

 

3011 Townsgate Road, Suite 200, Westlake Village, California 91361-3027

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                                                                                                                         (ZIP Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (805) 367-3800

 

 

Not Applicable

 

(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:

 

[ ] Written communication pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

[ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 


 

Item 5.07                                 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

On April 28, 2015, The Ryland Group, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.  Proxies representing 43,410,415 shares of common stock eligible to vote at the meeting, or 93.1 percent of the 46,609,543 outstanding shares, were voted.  The final results for each of the matters submitted to a vote of stockholders at the Annual Meeting are as follows:

 

Proposal 1:  To elect eight Directors to serve until the next Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their successors are elected and shall qualify:

 

 

Nominee

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Vote

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

William L. Jews

 

40,387,677

 

217,779

 

86,997

 

2,717,962

Ned Mansour

 

40,377,750

 

226,702

 

88,001

 

2,717,962

Robert E. Mellor

 

40,094,430

 

509,826

 

88,197

 

2,717,962

Norman J. Metcalfe

 

40,389,461

 

214,793

 

88,199

 

2,717,962

Larry T. Nicholson

 

40,439,168

 

166,558

 

86,727

 

2,717,962

Charlotte St. Martin

 

40,407,899

 

197,242

 

87,312

 

2,717,962

Thomas W. Toomey

 

40,011,588

 

592,709

 

88,156

 

2,717,962

Robert G. van Schoonenberg

 

40,442,677

 

163,099

 

86,678

 

2,717,962

 

 

Proposal 2:  Advisory vote on the compensation program for the Company’s named executive officers:

 

For                                                                          Against                                                                                              Abstain                                                                                              Broker Non-Vote

 

40,248,189                        313,934                                                                                            130,330                                                                                            2,717,962

 

Proposal 3:  Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as Ryland’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015:

 

For                                                                                                                          Against                                              Abstain                                                                                              Broker Non-Vote

 

42,865,316                                                                        457,969                                            87,130                                                                                                                                                    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.

 

 

THE RYLAND GROUP, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

Date: April 28, 2015

By:

/s/ Timothy J. Geckle

 

 

 

 Timothy J. Geckle

 

 

 Senior Vice President, General Counsel

 

 

 and Secretary