Penske Automotive 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 9, 2012

Penske Automotive Group, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
Delaware 1-12297 22-3086739
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(State or other jurisdiction 		_____________
(Commission 		______________
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
2555 Telegraph Road, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan   48302
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(Address of principal executive offices) 		  ___________
(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   248-648-2500

Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report

 

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Item 5.07

Our 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders was held on May 9, 2012. At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders cast their votes as set forth below.

Proposal 1

The eleven director nominees named in our proxy statement were elected, each for a term expiring at the next Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified, based upon the following votes:

                                 
NOMINEE   FOR   AGAINST   ABSTAIN   BROKER NON-VOTES
John D. Barr
     79,871,220       294,816               3,148,795  
Michael R. Eisenson
     79,252,883       913,153               3,148,795  
Robert H. Kurnick, Jr.
     78,474,535       1,691,501               3,148,795  
William J. Lovejoy
     79,868,621       297,415               3,148,795  
Kimberly J. McWaters
     76,662,199       3,503,837               3,148,795  
Yoshimi Namba
     78,462,759       1,703,277               3,148,795  
Lucio A. Noto
     69,597,200       10,568,836               3,148,795  
Roger S. Penske
     78,860,408       1,305,628               3,148,795  
Richard J. Peters
     78,464,712       1,701,324               3,148,795  
Ronald G. Steinhart
     79,663,521       502,515               3,148,795  
H. Brian Thompson
     77,388,232       2,777,804               3,148,795  

Proposal 2

The proposal to ratify the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2012 was approved based upon the following votes:

                     
FOR   WITHHELD   ABSTAIN   BROKER NON-VOTES
83,168,421
    134,462       11,948    

Proposal 3

The proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, our executive compensation was approved based upon the following votes:

                         
FOR   WITHHELD   ABSTAIN   BROKER NON-VOTES
78,139,280
    466,464       1,560,292       3,148,795  

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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.

         
    Penske Automotive Group, Inc.
          
May 9, 2012   By:   Shane M. Spradlin
       
        Name: Shane M. Spradlin
        Title: Executive Vice President