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): May 22, 2014

 

 

CDW CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-35985   26-0273989

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

200 N. Milwaukee Avenue

Vernon Hills, Illinois

  60061
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (847) 465-6000

None

(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:

 

¨ 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 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On May 22, 2014, CDW Corporation (the “Company”) entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Barclays Capital Inc. as underwriter (the “Underwriter”) and the selling stockholders listed on Schedule 2 thereto (the “Selling Stockholders”) with respect to an underwritten public offering of 15,000,000 shares (the “Shares”) of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”), at a public offering price of $28.35 per share, to be sold by the Selling Stockholders. Under the terms of the Underwriting Agreement, the Selling Stockholders granted the Underwriter an option, exercisable for 30 days, to purchase up to an additional 2,250,000 shares of Common Stock from them. The closing of the offering and delivery of the Shares took place on May 28, 2014. The Company did not receive any proceeds from the sale of the Shares.

The offering is being made pursuant to (i) a Registration Statement on Form S-3ASR (the “Registration Statement”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on May 21, 2014, which became effective upon filing (File No. 333-196132), and (ii) a related prospectus dated May 22, 2014 and filed with the SEC on May 27, 2014 pursuant to Rule 424(b)(4) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

The Underwriting Agreement is filed as Exhibit 1.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, and is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement. The description of the Underwriting Agreement in this report is a summary and is qualified in its entirety by the terms of the Underwriting Agreement.

 

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

On May 22, 2014, the Company held its annual meeting of stockholders in Mettawa, Illinois. A total of 164,220,882 shares of Common Stock, or 95.50% of outstanding shares, were represented in person or by proxy at the annual meeting. The final voting results for each of the matters submitted to a stockholder vote at the annual meeting are set forth below.

 

  1. The stockholders elected four Class I Directors with terms expiring at the Company’s 2017 annual meeting of stockholders, subject to the election and qualification of their successors, based on the following voting results:

 

     Votes For      Votes
Withheld
     Broker
Non-Votes
 

Election of Directors

        

Steven W. Alesio

     138,439,586         18,249,518         7,531,778   

Barry K. Allen

     138,278,323         18,410,781         7,531,778   

David W. Nelms

     156,461,537         227,567         7,531,778   

Donna F. Zarcone

     156,443,854         245,250         7,531,778   

 

  2. The stockholders ratified the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2014, based on the following voting results:

 

     Votes For      Votes Against      Abstentions  

Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     163,956,735         161,035         103,112   

 

  3. The stockholders approved, on advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, based on the following voting results:

 

     Votes For      Votes Against      Abstentions      Broker
Non-Votes
 

Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation

     154,438,523         2,207,341         43,240         7,531,778   


  4. The stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, one year as the frequency of the advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation, based on the following voting results:

 

     1 Year      2 Years      3 Years      Abstentions      Broker
Non-Votes
 

Advisory Vote on the Frequency of Future Advisory Votes on Executive Compensation

     155,879,408         24,795         747,158         37,743         7,531,778   

In accordance with the recommendation of the Company’s Board of Directors and based on the results of the advisory vote reported above, the Company’s Board of Directors has determined that the Company will hold a stockholder advisory vote on named executive officer compensation on an annual basis until the next required stockholder advisory vote on the frequency of the advisory vote on named executive officer compensation, which is expected to occur at the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders in 2020.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.

  

Description

1.1    Underwriting Agreement, dated as of May 22, 2014, by and among the Company, the Underwriter and the Selling Stockholders.


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.

 

    CDW CORPORATION

Date: May 28, 2014

    By:  

/s/ Christine A. Leahy

      Christine A. Leahy
      Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.

  

Description

1.1    Underwriting Agreement, dated as of May 22, 2014, by and among the Company, the Underwriter and the Selling Stockholders.