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
 
 
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):                                                                                     November 6, 2014
 
 
 

 
   
 
   Coach, Inc.           
   (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)  
 
 
 
    Maryland               1-16153               52-2242751   
 (State of     (Commission File Number)    (IRS Employer
 Incorporation)        Identification No.)
 
 
 
      516 West 34th Street, New York, NY 10001      
   (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)  
 
 
 
          (212) 594-1850          
 
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
 
 
 
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
 
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
 
On November 6, 2014, Lew Frankfort, the Executive Chairman and member of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Coach, Inc. (the “Company”) retired.  In connection with his retirement, the Human Resources Committee of the Board (the “Committee”) elected to pro-rata vest the restricted stock unit award granted to Mr. Frankfort on August 15, 2012 (the “2012 Award”). The 2012 Award, consisting of 15,277 restricted stock units (including dividend equivalents), was to remain restricted and not sold or transferred by Mr. Frankfort until the third anniversary of the date of grant. As of Mr. Frankfort’s retirement date, approximately 74.2% of the restricted period covered by the 2012 Award had elapsed; accordingly, with the Committee’s election to pro-rata vest the 2012 Award, approximately 74.2% of the 2012 Award vested on November 6, 2014.
 

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
 
On November 6, 2014, the Company held its 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.  Stockholders were asked to vote with respect to four proposals.  A total of 216,135,329 votes were cast as follows:
 
 
Proposal Number 1 – Election of Directors: Each of the candidates listed received the number of votes set forth next to his/her respective name.  In addition, there were 36,985,322 broker non-votes with respect to this proposal.
 
Name
 
Votes For
 
Votes Withheld
David Denton
 
171,299,994
 
7,850,013
Susan Kropf
 
170,903,153
 
8,246,854
Gary Loveman
 
169,318,543
 
9,831,464
Victor Luis
 
171,989,642
 
7,160,365
Ivan Menezes
 
171,180,444
 
7,969,563
William Nuti
 
169,724,709
 
9,425,298
Stephanie Tilenius
 
171,115,375
 
8,034,632
Jide Zeitlin
 
171,195,799
 
7,954,208

 
Proposal Number 2 – Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2015:
 
Votes For
 
Votes Against
 
Votes Abstaining
 
Broker Non-votes
214,273,674
 
1,271,062
 
590,593
 
0

 
 
 

 
 
 
Proposal Number 3 – Approval, on a non-binding advisory basis, of the Company’s executive compensation as disclosed in the Proxy Statement for the 2014 Annual Meeting:
 
Votes For
 
Votes Against
 
Votes Abstaining
 
Broker Non-votes
164,862,444
 
13,618,782
 
668,781
 
36,985,322

 
Proposal Number 4 – Approval of the Amended and Restated Coach, Inc. 2010 Stock Incentive Plan:
 
Votes For
 
Votes Against
 
Votes Abstaining
 
Broker Non-votes
156,252,067
 
22,368,869
 
529,071
 
36,985,322

 
 
 

 
 

 
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.
 
 
 
Dated:  November 12, 2014
 
 
  COACH, INC.  
       
 
By:
/s/ Todd Kahn  
    Todd Kahn  
    Global Corporate Affairs Officer, General  
    Counsel and Secretary