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): July 29, 2014
Fairway Group Holdings Corp.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware |
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001-35880 |
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74-1201087 |
2284 12th Avenue
New York, New York 10027
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(646) 616-8000
(Registrants Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(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 July 29, 2014, Fairway Group Holdings Corp. (the Company) held its annual meeting of stockholders (the Annual Meeting). At the Annual Meeting, the Companys stockholders voted on two proposals, each of which is described in more detail in the Companys definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 26, 2014 (the Proxy Statement).
There were 25,801,510 shares of Class A common stock and 14,203,171 shares of Class B common stock present at the Annual Meeting in person or by proxy, which represented 97.87% of the combined voting power of the shares of Class A common stock and Class B common stock entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting, and which constituted a quorum for the transaction of business. Holders of the Companys Class A common stock were entitled to one vote for each share held as of the close of business on June 16, 2014 (the Record Date), and holders of the Companys Class B common stock were entitled to ten votes for each share held as of the Record Date.
The stockholders of the Company voted on the following proposals at the Annual Meeting:
1. the election of two Class I directors to the Companys board of directors to serve until the 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their respective successors are elected and qualified; and
2. the ratification of the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Companys independent registered public accounting firm for the Companys current fiscal year ending March 29, 2015.
The voting results for each of these proposals are detailed below.
Proposal No. 1: Election of Class I Directors
The Companys stockholders elected each of the two nominees for Class I director to serve until the 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their respective successors are elected and qualified, based on the following votes:
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Votes For |
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Votes Withheld |
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Broker Non-Votes |
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William L. Selden |
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152,594,357 |
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7,955,427 |
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7,283,436 |
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Farid Suleman |
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160,204,053 |
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345,731 |
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7,283,436 |
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Proposal No. 2: Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The Companys stockholders ratified the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Companys independent registered public accounting firm for the Companys current fiscal year ending March 29, 2015, based on the following votes:
For |
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Against |
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Abstain |
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Broker Non-Votes |
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167,477,854 |
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284,825 |
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70,541 |
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0 |
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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.
July 30, 2014 |
Fairway Group Holdings Corp. | |
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By: |
/s/ Edward C. Arditte |
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Name: Edward C. Arditte |
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Title: Co-President and Chief Financial Officer |