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 30, 2014

 

 

MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Washington		000-51826		47-0956945
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

Suite 1120, 700 West Pender Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6C 1G8

(Address of principal executive office)

(604) 684-1099

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(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.

Mercer International Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2014 Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 30, 2014. At this meeting, shareholders were requested to: (1) elect a board of directors; (2) ratify the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for 2014; (3) approve a non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation; and (4) approve the amendment to the Mercer International Inc. 2010 Stock Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares of the Company’s common stock available for issuance under such plan, all of which were described in more detail in the Company’s 2014 Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 24, 2014. The results of the voting on the matters submitted to the Company’s shareholders are as follows:

 

Proposal 1:

Election of directors to hold office for the ensuing year.

All of the eight nominees for the Company’s board of directors were elected, and the voting results are set forth below:

 

		For		Withheld		Abstentions and Broker Non-Votes
Jimmy S.H. Lee		38,566,570		148,809		5,005,041
William D. McCartney		38,568,570		146,809		5,005,041
Eric Lauritzen		38,568,570		146,809		5,005,041
Graeme A. Witts		38,567,070		148,309		5,005,041
Bernard Picchi		38,564,270		151,109		5,005,041
James Shepherd		38,568,570		146,809		5,005,041
R. Keith Purchase		38,568,570		146,809		5,005,041
Nancy Orr		38,567,970		147,409		5,005,041

 

Proposal 2:

Ratification of Selection of Independent Auditors.

The selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for fiscal year 2014 was ratified and the voting results are set forth below:

 

For		Against		Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes
43,588,031		62,304		70,085		0

 

Proposal 3:

Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation.

The non-binding resolution on executive compensation was approved and the voting results are set forth below:

 

For		Against		Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes
38,196,671		447,916		70,792		5,005,041

 

Proposal 4:

Approval of the Amendment to the Mercer International Inc. 2010 Stock Incentive Plan To Increase the Number of Shares of Common Stock Available for Issuance under such Plan

The amendment to the Mercer International Inc. 2010 Stock Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares of the Company’s common stock available for issuance under such plan was approved and the voting results are set forth below:

 

For		Against		Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes
38,193,890		490,981		30,508		5,005,041

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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: June 2, 2014