Huron Consulting Group Inc. (Form: 8-K)  

 


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 2, 2011

Huron Consulting Group Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
Delaware 000-50976 01-0666114
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(State or other jurisdiction
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(Commission
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(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
550 West Van Buren Street, Chicago, Illinois   60607
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   (312) 583-8700

Not Applicable
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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

The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Huron Consulting Group Inc. (the “Company”) was held on May 2, 2011 and a total of 21,069,482 shares were present in person or by proxy. At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s shareholders acted upon the following matters: (i) the election of two Class I members of the Board of Directors to serve terms ending at the Company’s 2014 Annual Meeting; (ii) an advisory vote on the approval of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers; (iii) an advisory vote on the frequency of future non-binding stockholder votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers; and (iv) the ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011. The following is a summary of the voting results for each matter presented to shareholders:

Proposal No. 1 – Election of directors.  

                         
Name   Shares For     Shares Withheld     Broker Non Votes
H. Eugene Lockhart
    18,067,850       836,583       2,165,049  
George E. Massaro
    18,127,976       776,457       2,165,049  

The other members of the Company’s board of directors whose terms of office continued after the meeting were: DuBose Ausley, John S. Moody, James D. Edwards, John McCartney and James H. Roth.

Proposal No. 2 – An advisory vote on the approval of executive compensation.  

                         
Shares For   Shares Against     Shares Abstain     Broker Non Votes 
17,355,646
    1,540,220       8,567       2,165,049  

Proposal No. 3 – An advisory vote on the frequency of advisory stockholder votes on executive compensation.  

                                 
1 Year   2 Years    3 Years   Shares Abstain    Broker Non Votes 
15,784,089
    159,326       2,955,893       5,125       2,165,049  

In light of the voting results, the Company has decided to include the advisory shareholder vote on executive compensation in its proxy materials on an annual basis until the next required advisory vote on the frequency of the shareholder vote on executive compensation.

Proposal No. 4 – To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011.  

                     
Shares For    Shares Against     Shares Abstain     Broker Non Votes  
20,389,049
    679,413       1,020    


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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.

         
    Huron Consulting Group Inc.
          
May 6, 2011   By:   /s/ James K. Rojas
       
        Name: James K. Rojas
        Title: Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer