novastar_8k.htm
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
June 17, 2010
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
NOVASTAR FINANCIAL, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its
charter)
| Maryland |
001-13533 |
74-2830661 |
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| (State or other jurisdiction
of |
(Commission File
Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer |
| incorporation or
organization) |
|
Identification
No.) |
| 2114 Central Street, Suite 600, Kansas
City, MO 64108 |
| (Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code) |
| (816) 237-7000 |
| (Registrant’s telephone number,
including area code) |
| 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)
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CFR 240.14a-12)
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Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of
Security Holders.
On June 17, 2010,
NovaStar Financial, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2010 Annual Meeting of
Shareholders. The matters listed below were submitted to a vote of the Company’s
shareholders through the solicitation of proxies, and the proposals are
described in detail in the Company’s Proxy Statement filed with the SEC on April
30, 2010. The results of the shareholder vote are as follows:
Proposal 1—Election of
Directors
The following
individuals were elected to serve as Class II directors to hold office until the
2013 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until their successors are elected and
qualified.
| Director Nominee |
For |
Withheld |
Broker Non-Votes |
| W. Lance
Anderson |
3,566,855 |
119,932 |
4,869,684 |
| Gregory T.
Barmore |
3,567,889 |
118,898 |
4,869,684 |
Proposal 2—Ratification of the Appointment of
Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered
Public Accounting Firm for Fiscal Year
2010
Our shareholders
ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP to serve as the Company’s
independent registered public accounting firm for the 2010 fiscal
year.
| For |
Against |
Abstain |
| 8,444,281 |
71,736 |
40,454 |
SIGNATURE
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 thereunto duly
authorized.
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NOVASTAR FINANCIAL, INC. |
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| DATE: June 21, 2010 |
/s/ Rodney E.
Schwatken |
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Rodney E. Schwatken |
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Chief Financial
Officer |