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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

 

 

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 5, 2022 (May 4, 2022)

 

 

 

 

VERITIV CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

 

001-36479   46-3234977
(Commission File Number)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

1000 Abernathy Road NE   30328 
Building 400, Suite 1700   (Zip Code) 
Atlanta, Georgia  
(Address of principal executive offices)      

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (770) 391-8200

 

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 communications 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))

 

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 VRTV New York Stock Exchange

 

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.

 

The 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Veritiv Corporation (“Veritiv” or the “Company”) was held on May 4, 2022. Of the 15,030,897 shares of Veritiv common stock outstanding and entitled to vote, 14,087,798 shares were represented, constituting a quorum. At the Annual Meeting, Veritiv shareholders voted on three proposals and cast their votes as described below. The proposals are described in detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 18, 2022 (the “Proxy Statement”).

 

Item No. 1 : Veritiv shareholders elected as directors the eight nominees named in the Proxy Statement and recommended by the Company’s Board of Directors to serve for a one year term expiring at the 2023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until their respective successors are elected and qualified, as follows:

 

       Votes       Broker 
Name  Votes For   Against   Abstentions   Non-Votes 
Salvatore A. Abbate     12,745,168    19,309    2,946    1,320,375 
                     
Shantella E. Cooper    11,222,907    1,541,055    3,461    1,320,375 
                     
David E. Flitman    12,748,190    15,755    3,478    1,320,375 
                     
Tracy A. Leinbach    12,416,318    347,701    3,404    1,320,375 
                     
Stephen E. Macadam    12,661,736    102,153    3,534    1,320,375 
                     
Gregory B. Morrison    12,747,955    12,365    7,103    1,320,375 
                     
Michael P. Muldowney    12,466,994    296,986    3,443    1,320,375 
                     
Charles G. Ward, III   12,463,562    300,490    3,371    1,320,375 

 

Item No. 2: Veritiv shareholders ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as Veritiv’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2022, as follows:  

 

  Votes For   Votes Against   Abstentions   Broker Non-Votes 
   14,038,726    45,682    3,387    0 

 

Item No. 3: Veritiv shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, Veritiv’s executive compensation, as follows:  

 

  Votes For   Votes Against   Abstentions   Broker Non-Votes 
   12,634,502    123,849    9,072    1,320,375 

  

 

 

 

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.

 

      VERITIV CORPORATION
       
Dated: May 5, 2022   /s/ Mark W. Hianik
      Mark W. Hianik
      Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary