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| EX-3.1 - EXHIBIT 3.1 - G III APPAREL GROUP LTD /DE/ | t1501536_ex3-1.htm |
| EX-10.1 - EXHIBIT 10.1 - G III APPAREL GROUP LTD /DE/ | t1501536_ex10-1.htm |
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): June 30, 2015
G-III APPAREL GROUP, LTD.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
0-18183 (Commission File Number) |
41-1590959 (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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512 Seventh Avenue New York, New York (Address of principal executive offices) |
10018 (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 403-0500
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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 (see General Instruction A.2 below):
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “2015 Annual Meeting”) on June 30, 2015. A total of 43,334,157 shares were represented in person or by proxy at the 2015 Annual Meeting and the Company’s stockholders took the following actions:
Proposal No. 1: Election of Directors
The Company’s stockholders elected each of the eleven nominees for director to serve until the next Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their respective successors shall have been duly elected and qualified based on the following votes:
| Name | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes |
| Morris Goldfarb | 40,613,856 | 1,091,169 | 1,629,132 |
| Sammy Aaron | 40,502,352 | 1,202,673 | 1,629,132 |
| Thomas J. Brosig | 40,569,281 | 1,135,744 | 1,629,132 |
| Alan Feller | 41,473,297 | 231,728 | 1,629,132 |
| Jeffrey Goldfarb | 40,503,823 | 1,201,202 | 1,629,132 |
| Jeanette Nostra | 37,276,221 | 4,428,804 | 1,629,132 |
| Laura Pomerantz | 41,032,934 | 672,091 | 1,629,132 |
| Allen Sirkin | 41,032,907 | 672,118 | 1,629,132 |
| Willem van Bokhorst | 40,813,963 | 891,062 | 1,629,132 |
| Cheryl Vitali | 41,401,352 | 303,673 | 1,629,132 |
| Richard White | 40,687,745 | 1,017,280 | 1,629,132 |
Proposal No. 2: Approval of the 2015 Long-Term Incentive Plan
The Company’s stockholders approved the Company’s 2015 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “2015 Plan”) by the following vote:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
| 40,355,579 | 1,272,211 | 77,235 | 1,629,132 |
A copy of the 2015 Plan is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1.
Proposal No. 3: Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation to Increase the Number of Authorized Shares of Common Stock
The Company’s stockholders approved by the following vote the proposed amendment to the certificate of incorporation to increase the total number of authorized shares of common stock from 80,000,000 shares to 120,000,000 shares:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
| 35,628,647 | 6,007,944 | 68,434 | 1,629,132 |
A copy of the certificate of amendment to the certificate of incorporation is filed herewith as Exhibit 3.1.
Proposal No. 4: Advisory Vote on Compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers
The Company’s stockholders approved, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers by the following vote:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
| 33,800,039 | 7,823,949 | 81,037 | 1,629,132 |
The Company’s Board of Directors and Compensation Committee will consider the results of this advisory vote in making future decisions on named executive officer compensation.
Proposal No. 5: Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2016 based on the following votes:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
| 42,780,123 | 528,671 | 25,363 | 0 |
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| 3.1 | Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation |
| 10.1 | G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. 2015 Long-Term Incentive Plan |
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.
| G-III APPAREL GROUP, LTD. | |||
| Date: July 1, 2015 | |||
| By: | /s/ Neal S. Nackman | ||
| Name: | Neal S. Nackman | ||
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | ||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit | Description |
| 3.1 | Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation |
| 10.1 | G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. 2015 Long-Term Incentive Plan |