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 31, 2017
Zumiez Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Washington | 000-51300 | 91-1040022 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
4001 204th Street SW, Lynnwood, WA 98036
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (425) 551-1500
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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| Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
Zumiez Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 31, 2017. The shareholders of the Company voted on four proposals. The proposals are described in detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement dated April 21, 2017 (the “Proxy Statement”). The final results for the votes regarding each proposal are set forth below.
Proposal Number One: Shareholders elected Thomas D. Campion, Sarah G. McCoy and Ernest R. Johnson as directors to each serve a three-year term until the 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The results of the vote were as follows:
| Nominee |
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
||||||||||||
| Thomas D. Campion |
21,503,405 | 586,162 | 4,713 | 1,359,174 | ||||||||||||
| Sarah G. McCoy |
21,903,115 | 186,452 | 4,713 | 1,359,174 | ||||||||||||
| Ernest R. Johnson |
22,068,806 | 20,755 | 4,719 | 1,359,174 | ||||||||||||
Proposal Number Two: Shareholders approved, on an advisory bases, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The results of the vote were as follows:
| For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 21,818,603 |
262,325 | 13,352 | 1,359,174 |
Proposal Number Three: Shareholders indicated their preference that the advisory vote on executive compensation be held every three years. The results of the vote were as follows:
| 1 Year |
2 Years |
3 Years |
Abstain | |||
| 7,500,879 |
491 | 14,577,588 | 15,322 |
Based on the Board of Directors’ recommendation in the Proxy Statement and the voting results with respect to the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation, the Board of Directors has determined that it will include in the annual shareholder meeting proxy materials a shareholder vote on executive compensation every three years.
Proposal Number Four: Shareholders ratified the appointment of Moss Adams LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending February 3, 2018. The results of the vote were as follows:
| For |
Against |
Abstain | ||
| 23,290,281 |
61,131 | 1,942 |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| ZUMIEZ INC. | ||||||
| Dated: June 2, 2017 | By: | /s/ Chris Visser | ||||
| Chris K. Visser | ||||||
| Chief Legal Officer & Secretary | ||||||