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): June 28, 2010 (June 23, 2010)
Retail Ventures, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Ohio | 1-10767 | 20-0090238 | ||
| (State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 4150 E. Fifth Avenue, Columbus, Ohio |
43219 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (614) 238-4148
| (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.
On June 23, 2010, Retail Ventures, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders in Columbus, Ohio to consider and vote on the matter described below. A total of 41,869,329 shares of the Company’s common stock were present or represented by proxy at the meeting. This represented approximately 85.39% of the Company’s 49,031,979 shares of common stock that were outstanding and entitled to vote at the meeting.
Election of Directors
At our Annual Meeting, our shareholders elected to the Board of Directors each of the eight nominees identified in our 2010 proxy statement, dated May 14, 2010, to serve until the annual meeting following their election and until their successors are duly elected and qualified, or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal. The final voting results were as follows:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstain | ||||||||||
Jay L. Schottenstein |
41,302,877 | 564,152 | 2,300 | |||||||||
Henry L. Aaron |
41,682,283 | 184,561 | 2,485 | |||||||||
Ari Deshe |
41,346,605 | 519,364 | 3,360 | |||||||||
Jon P. Diamond |
41,347,627 | 519,217 | 2,485 | |||||||||
Elizabeth M. Eveillard |
41,636,778 | 230,860 | 1,691 | |||||||||
Lawrence J. Ring |
41,635,625 | 231,219 | 2,485 | |||||||||
Harvey L. Sonnenberg |
40,672,905 | 1,192,999 | 3,425 | |||||||||
James L. Weisman |
40,824,045 | 1,042,799 | 2,485 | |||||||||
There were no broker non-votes for each director on this proposal.
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Signature
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.
Retail Ventures, Inc.
Date: June 28, 2010
By: /s/ James A. McGrady
James A. McGrady
Chief Executive Officer, President,
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
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