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):  November 16, 2010

 

ETHAN ALLEN INTERIORS INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

1-11692

 

06-1275288

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

Ethan Allen Drive

Danbury, CT

 

06811

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (203) 743-8000

 

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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))

 

 

 



 

INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN REPORT

 

SECTION 5 — CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

 

Item 5.07                                           Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders;

 

Ethan Allen’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders was held on November 16, 2010 in Danbury, CT.  The following is a summary of the matters voted on at the meeting:

 

(a)           Shareholders approved the election of three directors for a three-year term expiring 2013 and one director for a two-year term expiring 2012, as follows:

 

Nominee

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Clinton A. Clark (2013)

 

22,884,488

 

1,118,591

 

45,393

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kristin Gamble (2013)

 

23,836,361

 

185,247

 

26,864

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

James W. Schmotter (2012)

 

23,886,654

 

117,480

 

44,338

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Don M. Wilson, III (2013)

 

22,955,320

 

1,032,346

 

60,806

 

 

Broker Non-Votes 1,406,483 shares for each Director.

 

(b)           Shareholders ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as Ethan Allen’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011, as follows:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker non-votes

 

24,423,179

 

999,418

 

32,358

 

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.

 

 

ETHAN ALLEN INTERIORS INC.

 

 

Date: November 18, 2010

By:

/s/ M. Farooq Kathwari

 

 

M. Farooq Kathwari

 

 

Chairman, President and
Chief Executive Officer

 

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