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 24, 2012
 
PATRICK INDUSTRIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Indiana
000-03922
35-1057796
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification Number)
 
107 West Franklin, P.O. Box 638, Elkhart, Indiana
46515
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
 
Registrant’s Telephone Number, including area code
(574) 294-7511
 
 
(Former name or former address if changed since last report)

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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Item 5.07. 
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
 
The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Patrick Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on May 24, 2012.  The total shares outstanding on the record date, March 28, 2012, were 10,394,654.  The total shares voted at the meeting in person or by proxy were 9,716,949, which represented 93.48% of the total outstanding eligible votes.  At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s shareholders elected nine directors to the Company’s Board of Directors, and ratified the appointment of Crowe Horwath LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2012.  The results of the matters voted upon at the annual meeting of shareholders are as follows:
 
Proposal 1 – Election of nine directors to the Board of Directors to serve until the 2013 Annual Meeting.
 
Directors
  
For
    
Withheld
    
Broker Non-Votes
  
Terrence D. Brennan
     8,017,516       68,431       1,631,002  
Joseph M. Cerulli
     8,004,814       81,133       1,631,002  
Todd M. Cleveland
     8,029,831       56,116       1,631,002  
John A. Forbes
     8,041,568       44,379       1,631,002  
Paul E. Hassler
     8,018,281       67,666       1,631,002  
Keith V. Kankel
     7,971,119       114,828       1,631,002  
Andy L. Nemeth
     8,024,416       61,531       1,631,002  
Larry D. Renbarger
     7,971,914       114,033       1,631,002  
Walter E. Wells
     8,019,531       66,416       1,631,002  
 
Proposal 2 – Ratification of the appointment of Crowe Horwath LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2012.  There were no broker non-votes.
 
For
  
Against
  
Abstain
9,691,254
  
24,187
  
1,508

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.
 
   
PATRICK INDUSTRIES, INC.
   
(Registrant)
 
DATE:  May 30, 2012
BY:
/s/ Andy L. Nemeth
   
Andy L. Nemeth
   
Executive Vice President – Finance and
   
Chief Financial Officer