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<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Three Class II directors were elected, and the aggregate votes cast for or withheld, and the broker non-votes were as follows: </font></div>

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<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">For</font></div>
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<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Withheld</font></div>
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<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Broker Non-Votes</font></div>
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<td valign="top" width="20%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 1px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: black 1px solid">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Red Cavaney</font></div>
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<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">1,964,496</font></div>
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<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">David B. Ferraro</font></div>
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<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">1,964,496</font></div>
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<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Against</font></div>
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<td valign="top" width="27%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: black 1px solid">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Abstentions</font></div>
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<td valign="top" width="25%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 1px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: black 1px solid">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">37,094,796</font></div>
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<td valign="top" width="27%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 1px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: black 1px solid">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">61,004</font></div>
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<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Proposal 3</font></div>

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<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">For</font></div>
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<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Against</font></div>
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<td valign="top" width="21%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: black 1px solid">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Abstentions</font></div>
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<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Broker Non-Votes</font></div>
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<td valign="top" width="19%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 1px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: black 1px solid">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">35,454,644</font></div>
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<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">26,559</font></div>
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<td valign="top" width="21%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 1px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: black 1px solid">
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<td valign="top" width="19%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: black 1px solid">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">1,964,496</font></div>
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</div>

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<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Proposal 4</font></div>

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<td valign="top" width="19%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: black 1px solid">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">For</font></div>
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<td valign="top" width="20%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Against</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="21%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: black 1px solid">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Abstentions</font></div>
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<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Broker Non-Votes</font></div>
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<td valign="top" width="19%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 1px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: black 1px solid">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">35,438,138</font></div>
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<td valign="top" width="20%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">43,267</font></div>
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<td valign="top" width="21%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 1px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: black 1px solid">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">91,790</font></div>
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<td valign="top" width="19%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: black 1px solid">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">1,964,496</font></div>
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</div>

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<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Proposal 5</font></div>

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<div>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">
<tr>
<td valign="top" width="19%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: black 1px solid">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">For</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="20%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Against</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="21%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: black 1px solid">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Abstentions</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="19%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: black 1px solid">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Broker Non-Votes</font></div>
</td>
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<td valign="top" width="19%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 1px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: black 1px solid">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">27,089,972</font></div>
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<td valign="top" width="20%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">7,529,002</font></div>
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<td valign="top" width="21%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 1px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: black 1px solid">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">954,220</font></div>
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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):
October 23, 2012
BUCKEYE TECHNOLOGIES INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware
1-14030
62-1518973
(State or other jurisdiction
(Commission
(I. R. S. Employer
of incorporation)
File Number)
Identification No.)
1
001 Tillman Street, Memphis, Tennessee
38112
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (901) 320-8100
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))
SECTION 5.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT.
Item 5.07.
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The annual meeting of the stockholders of
Buckeye Technologies Inc. (the "Company")
was held on October 23, 2012 (the "Annual Meeting").  At the Annual Meeting, the following proposals were considered:
(1)
The election of three Class II directors to serve until the 2015 annual meeting of stockholders;
(2)
The ratification of the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's registered independent public accounting firm for fiscal year 2013
(3)
The approval of an amendment to the Company's Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to provide for the annual election of directors;
(4)
The approval of an amendment to the Company's Amended and Restated By-laws to adopt majority voting in uncontested elections of the Company's directors;
(5)
The approval of the Company's Amended and Restated Buckeye Technologies Inc. 2007 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan, including the approval of an increase of an additional 2,000,000 shares of the Company's common stock for issuance under the plan; and
(6)
The approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company's named executive officers.
The final voting results for each proposal are described below. For beneficial owners holding the Company's common stock at a bank or brokerage institution, a "broker non-vote" occurred if the owner failed to give voting instructions, and the bank or broker was otherwise restricted from voting on the owner's behalf.
Proposal 1
Three Class II directors were elected, and the aggregate votes cast for or withheld, and the broker non-votes were as follows:
For
Withheld
Broker Non-Votes
Red Cavaney
33,708,622
1,864,573
1,964,496
John B. Crowe
34,787,559
785,636
1,964,496
David B. Ferraro
34,518,001
1,055,194
1,964,496
Proposal 2
The Audit Committee's selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's registered independent public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2013 was ratified, and the aggregate votes cast for or against and the abstentions, were as follows:
For
Against
Abstentions
37,094,796
381,891
61,004
Proposal 3
The amendment to the Company's Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to provide for the annual election of directors required the affirmative vote of at least 80% of the outstanding shares of the Company's common stock and was approved.  The aggregate votes cast for or against, as well as the abstentions and broker non-votes, were as follows:
For
Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
35,454,644
26,559
91,992
1,964,496
Proposal 4
The amendment to the Company's Amended and Restated By-laws to adopt majority voting in uncontested elections of the Company's directors required the affirmative vote of at least 80% of the outstanding shares of the Company's common stock and was approved.  The aggregate votes cast for or against, as well as the abstentions and broker non-votes, were as follows:
For
Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
35,438,138
43,267
91,790
1,964,496
Proposal 5
The Company's Amended and Restated Buckeye Technologies Inc. 2007 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan was approved, and the aggregate votes cast for or against, as well as the abstentions and broker non-votes, were as follows:
For
Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
27,089,972
7,529,002
954,220
1,964,497
Proposal 6
The Company's stockholders, on an advisory basis, approved the compensation of the Company's named executive officers, and the aggregate votes cast for or against, as well as the abstentions and broker non-votes, were as follows:
For
Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
34,114,875
1,337,453
120,867
1,964,496
SECTION 9.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
Item 9.01.
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)           Exhibits.
See Exhibit Index immediately following signature page.
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.
Dated: October 25, 2012
BUCKEYE TECHNOLOGIES INC.
By:
/s/ Steven G. Dean
Steven G. Dean
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
Description
3.1
Certificate of Amendment to the
Second Amended and Restated Certificate of
Incorporation of  Buckeye Technologies Inc.
3.2
Second Amended and Restated By-laws of Buckeye Technologies Inc.