8-K 12.31.13


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): December 31, 2013
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Energizer Holdings, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Missouri
 
1-15401
 
43-1863181
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification Number)
533 Maryville University Drive
St. Louis, Missouri 63141
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (314) 985-2000

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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On January 29, 2014, Energizer Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing financial and operating results for its first fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2013 and fiscal 2014 updated financial outlook. This press release, which included the attached unaudited Statement of Earnings for the quarter and year, is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
 
The information furnished pursuant to this Item 2.02, including the attached exhibit, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of such section, nor shall such information or exhibit be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Energizer Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) at the Company’s World Headquarters on Monday, January 27, 2014. At the Annual Meeting, of the 62,625,691 shares outstanding and entitled to vote, 54,547,734 shares were represented, constituting a quorum. The final results for each of the matters submitted to a vote of shareholders at the Annual Meeting are as follows:

Proposal 1:
All of management's nominees for director were elected to serve until the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held in 2017 or until their respective successors are elected and qualified, by the votes set forth in the table below:

Nominee
 
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
James C. Johnson
 
47,986,643

 
358,789

 
82,827

 
6,119,475

Ward M. Klein
 
48,013,816

 
321,362

 
93,081

 
6,119,475

W. Patrick McGinnis
 
47,971,321

 
370,924

 
86,014

 
6,119,475

John R. Roberts
 
47,265,165

 
1,074,994

 
88,100

 
6,119,475


Proposal 2:
The appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2014 was ratified by the shareholders, by the votes set forth in the table below:

For
 
Against
 
Abstain
53,949,114

 
482,285

 
116,335


Proposal 3:
The Company's executive compensation, as described in the Company's 2013 Proxy Statement, was approved by the non-binding advisory votes of the shareholders set forth in the table below:

For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
45,374,621

 
1,484,488

 
1,569,150

 
6,119,475


Proposal 4:
The Amendment and Restatement of the Company's Articles of Incorporation to declassify the Board, as described in the Company's 2013 Proxy Statement, was approved by votes of the shareholders set forth in the table below:

For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
47,981,863

 
331,366

 
115,030

 
6,119,475



Proposal 5:
The Amendment and Restatement of the Company's Incentive Stock Plan, as described in the Company's 2013 Proxy Statement, was approved by votes of the shareholders set forth in the table below:






For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
42,241,971

 
4,624,385

 
1,561,903

 
6,119,475




Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
See Exhibit Index.





SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Current Report on Form 8-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


ENERGIZER HOLDINGS, INC.


By:  /s/ Daniel J. Sescleifer                                                
Daniel J. Sescleifer
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Dated: January 29, 2014






EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.        Description

99.1
Press Release, dated January 29, 2014, Results Of Operations And Financial Condition