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 5, 2015
Bravo Brio Restaurant Group, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Ohio | 001-34920 | 341,566,328 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction | (Commission | (I.R.S. Employer | ||
of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) | ||
777 Goodale Boulevard, Suite 100, Columbus, Ohio | 43,212 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 614-326-7944
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 May 5, 2015, Bravo Brio Restaurant Group, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Meeting”) in Columbus, Ohio, at which the following proposals were submitted to a vote of the Company’s shareholders:
• | the election of three Class I directors to the Company’s Board of Directors. |
• | the ratification of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 27, 2015. |
For more information about the foregoing proposals, see the Company’s proxy statement on Schedule 14A, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on March 13, 2015, the relevant portions of which are incorporated herein by reference. Holders of the Company’s common shares were entitled to one vote per share on all matters voted on by shareholders at the Meeting.
The total number of the Company’s common shares, no par value per share, voted in person or by proxy at the Meeting was 11,832,862, representing approximately 80% of the total shares outstanding and entitled to vote at the Meeting. The number of votes cast for or against, as well as abstentions and broker non-votes, if applicable, with respect to each proposal is set out below.
1 | The proposal to elect the nominees listed below as Class I directors of the Company. |
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
Thomas J. Baldwin | 5,696,833 | 5,094,092 | 1,611 | 1,040,326 | ||||||||
James S. Gulmi | 10,143,318 | 647,607 | 1,611 | 1,040,326 | ||||||||
Saed Mohseni | 9,995,620 | 795,306 | 1,610 | 1,040,326 | ||||||||
2 | The proposal to ratify the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 27, 2015. |
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
Ratification of Deloitte & Touche LLP | 11,722,247 | 100,777 | 9,838 | — | ||||||||
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.
Bravo Brio Restaurant Group, Inc. | ||||||
May 6, 2015 | By: | /s/ James J. O’Connor | ||||
Name: James J. O’Connor | ||||||
Title: Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary | ||||||