UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
December 12, 2013
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported)
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ASCENA RETAIL GROUP, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Delaware | 0-11736 | 30-0641353 |
| (State or other jurisdiction of | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer |
| incorporation) | Identification Number) |
30 Dunnigan Drive
Suffern, New York 10901
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(845) 369-4500
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(Former name or former address, if changed
since last report)
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On December 12, 2013, Ascena Retail Group, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the following items were voted upon: (1) the election of two directors to serve on the board of directors for three-year terms and until their successors are duly elected and qualified; (2) a proposal to consider the approval, by non-binding vote, of the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers during fiscal 2013 (commonly known as the “say-on-pay” proposal); (3) to approve the amendment and restatement of the Company’s Executive 162(m) Bonus Plan and to re-approve the material terms of the performance goals for awards thereunder; and (4) the ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the fiscal year ending July 26, 2014. The voting results at the Annual Meeting, with respect to each of the matters described above, were as follows:
| 1. | The two directors were elected based upon the following votes: |
| For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | ||||
| Elliot S. Jaffe | 127,150,707 | 12,076,670 | 5,217,549 | |||
| Michael W. Rayden | 121,880,465 | 17,346,912 | 5,217,549 |
| 2. | The compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers during fiscal 2013 (commonly known as the “say-on-pay” proposal), was approved, by non-binding vote, based upon the following votes: |
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 133,157,088 | 5,802,770 | 267,519 | 5,217,549 |
| 3. | The amendment and restatement of the Company’s Executive 162(m) Bonus Plan and to re-approve the material terms of the performance goals for awards thereunder was approved based on the following votes: |
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 133,515,867 | 5,423,275 | 288,235 | 5,217,549 |
| 4. | The appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the fiscal year ending July 26, 2014 was ratified based upon the following votes: |
| For | Against | Abstain | ||||
| 142,942,803 | 1,445,918 | 56,205 |
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.
| ASCENA RETAIL GROUP, INC. | |||
| Date: December 13, 2013 | By: | /s/ Dirk Montgomery | |
| Dirk Montgomery | |||
| Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |||
| (Principal Financial Officer) | |||