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<p style="margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-style:italic;">Election of Directors.</font><font style="font-style:italic;font-weight:normal;"> </font><font style="font-weight:normal;">Each of the three nominees was elected to serve as Class I directors, with terms expiring at the 2018 annual meeting of stockholders:</font></p></td></tr></table></div>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:1pt;line-height:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">1,346,690</p></td>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:1pt;line-height:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">18,355,724</p></td>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:1pt;line-height:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">10,545,074</p></td>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:1pt;line-height:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">1,346,690</p></td>
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<p style="margin-bottom:1pt;line-height:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:16pt;;text-indent:0pt;;color:#;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Robert C. King</p></td>
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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): September 18, 2015 (September 16, 2015)
Freshpet, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant As Specified In Its Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
001-36729
(Commission
File Number)
20-1884894
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
400 Plaza Drive, 1st Floor
Secaucus, New Jersey 07094
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)
(201) 520-4000
(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:
o
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o
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 September 16, 2015, Freshpet, Inc. (the "Company") held its annual meeting of stockholders (the "Annual Meeting"). The matters voted upon were (1) the re-election of Christopher B. Harned, Daryl G. Brewster and Robert C. King as Class I directors, with terms expiring at the 2018 annual meeting of stockholders and (2) the ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2015. On September 16, 2015, a representative from Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc., the independent inspector of elections for the Annual Meeting, delivered a certification of the final voting results for the Annual Meeting. The final results for each proposal presented at the Annual Meeting are set forth below:
1.
Election of Directors.
Each of the three nominees was elected to serve as Class I directors, with terms expiring at the 2018 annual meeting of stockholders:
NOMINEE
FOR
WITHHELD
BROKER
NON-VOTE
Christopher B. Harned
18,315,130
10,585,668
1,346,690
Daryl G. Brewster
18,355,724
10,545,074
1,346,690
Robert C. King
27,237,662
1,663,136
1,346,690
2.
Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
.
The stockholders ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2015.
FOR
AGAINST
ABSTAIN
29,917,250
315,714
14,524
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.
Date: September 18, 2015
FRESHPET, INC.
/s/ Richard Kassar
Richard Kassar
Chief Financial Officer