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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CURRENT REPORT </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Pursuant
to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September&nbsp;5, 2013 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>The Advisory Board Company </B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Delaware</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>000-33283</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>(IRS Employer<BR>Identification No.)</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>2445 M Street, NW</B></TD>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Registrant&#146;s telephone number, including area code:&nbsp;(202)&nbsp;266-5600 </B></P>
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name or former address, if changed since last report) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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 (see General Instruction A.2. below): </P>
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<TD WIDTH="10%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&nbsp;5.02</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. </B></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e)&nbsp;On September&nbsp;5, 2013, the stockholders of The Advisory Board Company (the &#147;Company&#148;) voted at the Company&#146;s 2013
annual meeting of stockholders (the &#147;2013 annual meeting&#148;) to approve (1)&nbsp;an amendment to The Advisory Board Company Amended and Restated 2009 Stock Incentive Plan (the &#147;Incentive Plan&#148;) to increase the total number of
shares of the Company&#146;s common stock issuable under the Incentive Plan by 2,125,000 shares from 4,610,000 shares to 6,735,000 shares, (2)&nbsp;an amendment to the Incentive Plan to increase the maximum term for stock option and freestanding
stock appreciation rights awards under the Incentive Plan from five years to seven years, effective for awards granted from and after stockholder approval of the amendment at the 2013 annual meeting, and (3)&nbsp;the material terms for payment of
performance-based compensation under the Incentive Plan as required by Section&nbsp;162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code. The Incentive Plan provides for the grant of incentive and nonqualified stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted
stock and restricted stock units, any of which may be performance-based, and for incentive bonuses, which may be paid in cash or stock or a combination thereof, to officers and other employees of the Company and its subsidiaries, as well as to
certain directors and service providers. The Company&#146;s Board of Directors approved the foregoing amendments and the Section&nbsp;162(m) performance-based compensation terms on July&nbsp;19, 2013, subject to stockholder approval at the 2013
annual meeting. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A copy of the Incentive Plan, as amended by the amendments and incorporating the Section&nbsp;162(m) performance-based
compensation terms described above, is filed as Exhibit&nbsp;10.1 to this report and is incorporated by reference in this Item&nbsp;5.02. The material terms of the Incentive Plan are described in the Company&#146;s definitive proxy statement on
Schedule&nbsp;14A for the 2013 annual meeting filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July&nbsp;26, 2013. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="10%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&nbsp;5.07</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a)&nbsp;The Company held its 2013
annual meeting on September&nbsp;5, 2013. At the 2013 annual meeting, the Company&#146;s stockholders voted on four proposals. The proposals are described in the Company&#146;s definitive proxy statement on Schedule&nbsp;14A for the 2013 annual
meeting filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July&nbsp;26, 2013. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b)&nbsp;The final voting results with respect to each
proposal voted upon at the 2013 annual meeting are set forth below. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><U>Proposal 1 </U></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company&#146;s stockholders elected by a plurality of the votes cast each of the ten nominees named in the proxy statement to the Board of
Directors for a one-year term expiring at the Company&#146;s 2014 annual meeting of stockholders or until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified or until their earlier resignation or removal, as set forth below: </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Robert W. Musslewhite</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">32,741,493</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">967,286</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">1,019,905</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Sanju K. Bansal</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">33,438,409</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">270,370</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">1,019,905</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">David L. Felsenthal</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">33,133,968</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">574,811</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">1,019,905</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Peter J. Grua</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">33,480,028</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">228,751</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">1,019,905</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Nancy Killefer</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">33,541,126</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">167,653</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">1,019,905</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Kelt Kindick</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">33,160,496</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">548,283</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">1,019,905</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Mark R. Neaman</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">33,438,809</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">269,970</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">1,019,905</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Leon D. Shapiro</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">33,479,763</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">229,016</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">1,019,905</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Frank J. Williams</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">29,823,724</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">3,885,055</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">1,019,905</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">LeAnne M. Zumwalt</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">33,117,245</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">591,534</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">1,019,905</TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">There were no abstentions in the election of directors. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company&#146;s stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst&nbsp;&amp; Young LLP as the Company&#146;s independent registered public
accounting firm for the Company&#146;s fiscal year ending March&nbsp;31, 2014, as set forth below: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">34,094,732</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">571,713</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">62,239</TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">There were no broker non-votes with respect to this proposal. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><U>Proposal 3 </U></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company&#146;s
stockholders approved amendments to the Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares issuable under the Incentive Plan and the maximum term for stock option and stock appreciation rights awards under the Incentive Plan, and approved the material
terms for payment of performance-based compensation under the Incentive Plan as required by Section&nbsp;162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code, as set forth below: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000; width:26.20pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Against</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000; width:40.40pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Abstentions</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000; width:62.45pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Broker Non-Votes</B></P></TD></TR>


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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">25,511,073</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">7,144,296</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">1,053,410</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">1,019,905</TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><U>Proposal 4 </U></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company&#146;s stockholders approved, by a non-binding, advisory vote, the Company&#146;s named executive officer compensation as described
in the proxy statement for the 2013 annual meeting, as set forth below: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000; width:12.45pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>For</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000; width:26.20pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Against</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000; width:40.40pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Abstentions</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000; width:62.45pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Broker Non-Votes</B></P></TD></TR>


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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">32,795,184</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">783,996</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">129,599</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">1,019,905</TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="10%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&nbsp;9.01</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Financial Statements and Exhibits. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d)&nbsp;Exhibits </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following document is filed as an exhibit to this report: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000; width:75.45pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Description of Exhibit</B></P></TD></TR>


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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>10.1</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">The Advisory Board Company Amended and Restated 2009 Stock Incentive Plan. Incorporated by reference to Appendix&nbsp;A to the Definitive Proxy Statement of the Advisory Board Company filed on Schedule 14A with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on July&nbsp;26, 2013.</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Date: September&nbsp;10, 2013</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Michael T. Kirshbaum</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Michael T. Kirshbaum</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Chief Financial Officer</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(Duly Authorized
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<TD VALIGN="top">The Advisory Board Company Amended and Restated 2009 Stock Incentive Plan. Incorporated by reference to Appendix&nbsp;A to the Definitive Proxy Statement of the Advisory Board Company filed on Schedule 14A with the Securities and
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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): September 5, 2013
The Advisory Board Company
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
000-33283
52-1468699
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
2445 M Street, NW
Washington, District of Columbia
20037
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (202) 266-5600
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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
¨
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 5.02
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(e) On September 5, 2013, the stockholders of The Advisory Board Company (the "Company") voted at the Company's 2013
annual meeting of stockholders (the "2013 annual meeting") to approve (1) an amendment to The Advisory Board Company Amended and Restated 2009 Stock Incentive Plan (the "Incentive Plan") to increase the total number of
shares of the Company's common stock issuable under the Incentive Plan by 2,125,000 shares from 4,610,000 shares to 6,735,000 shares, (2) an amendment to the Incentive Plan to increase the maximum term for stock option and freestanding
stock appreciation rights awards under the Incentive Plan from five years to seven years, effective for awards granted from and after stockholder approval of the amendment at the 2013 annual meeting, and (3) the material terms for payment of
performance-based compensation under the Incentive Plan as required by Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code. The Incentive Plan provides for the grant of incentive and nonqualified stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted
stock and restricted stock units, any of which may be performance-based, and for incentive bonuses, which may be paid in cash or stock or a combination thereof, to officers and other employees of the Company and its subsidiaries, as well as to
certain directors and service providers. The Company's Board of Directors approved the foregoing amendments and the Section 162(m) performance-based compensation terms on July 19, 2013, subject to stockholder approval at the 2013
annual meeting.
A copy of the Incentive Plan, as amended by the amendments and incorporating the Section 162(m) performance-based
compensation terms described above, is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this report and is incorporated by reference in this Item 5.02. The material terms of the Incentive Plan are described in the Company's definitive proxy statement on
Schedule 14A for the 2013 annual meeting filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 26, 2013.
Item 5.07
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
(a) The Company held its 2013
annual meeting on September 5, 2013. At the 2013 annual meeting, the Company's stockholders voted on four proposals. The proposals are described in the Company's definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A for the 2013 annual
meeting filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 26, 2013.
(b) The final voting results with respect to each
proposal voted upon at the 2013 annual meeting are set forth below.
Proposal 1
The Company's stockholders elected by a plurality of the votes cast each of the ten nominees named in the proxy statement to the Board of
Directors for a one-year term expiring at the Company's 2014 annual meeting of stockholders or until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified or until their earlier resignation or removal, as set forth below:
Name of Director Nominee
For
Withheld
Broker Non-Votes
Robert W. Musslewhite
32,741,493
967,286
1,019,905
Sanju K. Bansal
33,438,409
270,370
1,019,905
David L. Felsenthal
33,133,968
574,811
1,019,905
Peter J. Grua
33,480,028
228,751
1,019,905
Nancy Killefer
33,541,126
167,653
1,019,905
Kelt Kindick
33,160,496
548,283
1,019,905
Mark R. Neaman
33,438,809
269,970
1,019,905
Leon D. Shapiro
33,479,763
229,016
1,019,905
Frank J. Williams
29,823,724
3,885,055
1,019,905
LeAnne M. Zumwalt
33,117,245
591,534
1,019,905
There were no abstentions in the election of directors.
2
Proposal 2
The Company's stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public
accounting firm for the Company's fiscal year ending March 31, 2014, as set forth below:
For
Against
Abstentions
34,094,732
571,713
62,239
There were no broker non-votes with respect to this proposal.
Proposal 3
The Company's
stockholders approved amendments to the Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares issuable under the Incentive Plan and the maximum term for stock option and stock appreciation rights awards under the Incentive Plan, and approved the material
terms for payment of performance-based compensation under the Incentive Plan as required by Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code, as set forth below:
For
Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
25,511,073
7,144,296
1,053,410
1,019,905
Proposal 4
The Company's stockholders approved, by a non-binding, advisory vote, the Company's named executive officer compensation as described
in the proxy statement for the 2013 annual meeting, as set forth below:
For
Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
32,795,184
783,996
129,599
1,019,905
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
The following document is filed as an exhibit to this report:
Exhibit
Number
Description of Exhibit
10.1
The Advisory Board Company Amended and Restated 2009 Stock Incentive Plan. Incorporated by reference to Appendix A to the Definitive Proxy Statement of the Advisory Board Company filed on Schedule 14A with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on July 26, 2013.
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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 hereunto duly authorized.
The Advisory Board Company
Date: September 10, 2013
/s/ Michael T. Kirshbaum
Michael T. Kirshbaum
Chief Financial Officer
(Duly Authorized
Officer)
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Exhibit
Number
Description of Exhibit
10.1
The Advisory Board Company Amended and Restated 2009 Stock Incentive Plan. Incorporated by reference to Appendix A to the Definitive Proxy Statement of the Advisory Board Company filed on Schedule 14A with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on July 26, 2013.
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