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

September 27, 2010

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Nevada		001-31552		87-0543688
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

2100 Roosevelt Avenue
Springfield, Massachusetts
01104
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(800) 331-0852
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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

     On September 27, 2010, we held an annual meeting of stockholders to consider and vote upon the following proposals: (1) to elect directors to serve until our next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are elected and qualified; and (2) to ratify the appointment of BDO USA, LLP (formerly BDO Seidman, LLP), an independent registered public accounting firm, as our independent registered public accountants for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2011.

     The following directors were elected at the annual meeting:

										Broker
Director		Votes Cast For				Votes Withheld				Non-Votes
Barry M. Monheit			20,829,870				2,580,475				24,007,294
Robert L. Scott			19,368,828				4,041,517				24,007,294
Michael F. Golden			20,268,416				3,141,929				24,007,294
Jeffrey D. Buchanan			20,677,883				2,732,462				24,007,294
John B. Furman			20,811,252				2,599,093				24,007,294
Mitchell A. Saltz			13,719,532				9,690,813				24,007,294
I. Marie Wadecki			20,777,022				2,633,323				24,007,294

     Our stockholders also ratified the appointment of BDO Seidman, LLP as our independent registered public accountants for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2011. The results of the vote to approve this proposal were as follows:

Votes Cast

Votes Cast

Broker

For

Against

Abstentions

Non-Votes

Ratification of BDO USA, LLP as independent registered public accountants

44,233,728

944,689

2,239,222

—

     Broker non-votes did not affect the outcome of either proposal voted on at the meeting.

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.