UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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 17, 2016

 

 

Packaging Corporation of America

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   1-15399   36-4277050

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

1955 West Field Court, Lake Forest, Illinois 60045

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)

(847) 482-3000

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

 

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:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2 (b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2 (b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4 (c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4 (c))

 

 

 


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

On May 17, 2016, Packaging Corporation of America held its 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, at which the following proposals were voted upon and approved by PCA’s stockholders:

 

(a) Election of Directors. Each of the following nominees for directors was elected to serve through the 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Votes for, votes against, abstentions and broker non-votes, by nominee, were as follows:

 

Nominee    For      Against      Abstain      Broker Non-Vote  

Mark W. Kowlzan

     78,497,569         3,279,484         333,456         5,511,461   

Cheryl K. Beebe

     81,956,131         110,479         43,899         5,511,461   

Duane C. Farrington

     81,947,105         118,130         45,274         5,511,461   

Hasan Jameel

     81,921,668         136,874         51,967         5,511,461   

Robert C. Lyons

     81,946,201         118,550         45,758         5,511,461   

Thomas P. Maurer

     81,937,929         127,453         45,127         5,511,461   

Samuel M. Mencoff

     81,297,876         767,340         45,293         5,511,461   

Roger B. Porter

     80,805,908         1,260,349         44,352         5,511,461   

Thomas S. Souleles

     81,817,780         246,841         45,888         5,511,461   

Paul T. Stecko

     80,356,986         1,713,280         40,243         5,511,461   

James D. Woodrum

     81,793,697         272,792         44,020         5,511,461   

 

(b) The stockholders approved our executive compensation on a non-binding advisory basis. The voting results were as follows: 77,306,635 votes for; 4,445,377 votes against; 358,497 abstentions; and 5,511,461 broker non-votes.

 

(c) The stockholders ratified the audit committee’s appointment of KPMG LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm to serve as PCA’s auditors for the year ending December 31, 2016. The voting results were as follows: 87,441,240 votes for; 56,645 votes against; and 124,085 abstentions.

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

The following information, including the exhibit described below, shall not be deemed “filed” hereunder for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Exchange Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.


On May 18, 2016, Packaging Corporation of America announced that its Board of Directors had approved a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.55 per share on its common stock. The quarterly dividend will be paid on July 15, 2016 to shareholders of record as of June 15, 2016. The press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(D) Exhibits

 

99.1    Press Release dated May 18, 2016.


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.

 

PACKAGING CORPORATION OF AMERICA
  By:   /s/ Kent A. Pflederer
    Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary

Date: May 19, 2016

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