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 24, 2012

 


 

GLEACHER & COMPANY, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 


 

Delaware

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

 

0-14140

(Commission File Number)

 

22-2655804

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

1290 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

10104

(Zip Code)

 

(212) 273-7100

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

(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:

 

o    Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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

 

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

 

o    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 May 24, 2012, Gleacher & Company, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) at the Company’s principal offices located at 1290 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10104, in accordance with the Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders sent on or about April 26, 2012 to all stockholders of record at the close of business on April 18, 2012.  The results of voting on each of the matters submitted to a vote of the stockholders at the Annual Meeting are set forth below.

 

Proposal 1:                                  Election of Directors:

 

At the Annual Meeting, each of the director nominees listed below were elected for one-year terms expiring in 2013 and received the number of votes set forth after their respective names below.

 

 

 

For:

 

Against:

 

Abstain:

 

Broker non-votes:

 

Eric J. Gleacher

 

88,630,009

 

4,395,329

 

115,643

 

21,198,795

 

Thomas J. Hughes

 

89,572,564

 

3,453,913

 

110,635

 

21,202,664

 

Henry S. Bienen

 

86,562,565

 

6,450,076

 

124,471

 

21,202,664

 

Marshall Cohen

 

79,549,478

 

13,463,163

 

124,471

 

21,202,664

 

Robert A. Gerard

 

84,865,200

 

8,146,524

 

125,388

 

21,202,664

 

Mark R. Patterson

 

88,133,602

 

4,887,867

 

115,643

 

21,202,664

 

Christopher R. Pechock

 

88,091,615

 

4,921,026

 

124,471

 

21,202,664

 

Bruce Rohde

 

84,866,166

 

8,160,311

 

110,635

 

21,202,664

 

Robert S. Yingling

 

90,164,947

 

2,839,999

 

132,166

 

21,202,664

 

 

Proposal 2:                                  Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation:

 

At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.  Proposal 2 received the following votes:

 

For:

 

70,738,264

 

Against:

 

21,775,920

 

Abstain:

 

622,928

 

Broker non-votes:

 

21,202,664

 

 

Proposal 3:                                  Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm:

 

At the Annual Meeting, the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012 was ratified.  Proposal 3 received the following votes:

 

For:

 

112,164,506

 

Against:

 

1,428,110

 

Abstain:

 

747,160

 

Broker non-votes:

 

0

 

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

GLEACHER & COMPANY, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Thomas J. Hughes

 

Name:

Thomas J. Hughes

 

Title:

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

Dated:  May 31, 2012

 

 

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