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): December 18, 2015
| JAKKS PACIFIC, INC. |
| (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
| Delaware | 0-28104 | 95-4527222 |
| (State or other jurisdiction | (Commission | (IRS Employer |
| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
| 2951 28th Street, Santa Monica, California | 90405 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (424) 268-9444
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
We mailed a Proxy Statement on or about November 5, 2015 to our stockholders of record as of October 23, 2015 in connection with our 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which was held on December 18, 2015 at Sherwood Country Club, 320 West Stafford Road, Thousand Oaks, California, 91361. At the Meeting, the stockholders voted on three matters as follows: (i) election of directors, and the slate of nominees was elected, (ii) the ratification of our auditors, which was approved, and (iii) an advisory vote concerning compensation of our named executive officers, which was approved.
The first matter was the election of the members of the Board of Directors. The six directors elected and the tabulation of the votes (both in person and by proxy) was as follows:
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| Nominees for Directors | For | Withheld | |||||||
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| Stephen G. Berman | 12,232,759 | 2,516,705 | |||||||
| Murray L. Skala | 10,662,962 | 4,086,502 | |||||||
| Rex H. Poulsen | 11,090,567 | 3,658,897 | |||||||
| Michael S. Sitrick | 10,837,957 | 3,911,507 | |||||||
| Fergus McGovern | 10,836,978 | 3,912,486 | |||||||
| Alexander Shoghi | 8,842,421 | 5,907,043 | |||||||
There were 4,268,611 broker held non-voted shares represented at the Meeting with respect to this matter.
The second matter upon which the stockholders voted was the proposal to ratify the appointment by the Board of Directors of BDO USA, LLP, as our independent certified public accountants for 2015. The tabulation of the votes (both in person and by proxy) was as follows:
| For | Against | Abstentions | ||
| 18,376,857 | 39,025 | 602,193 |
There were no broker held non-voted shares represented at the Meeting with respect to this matter.
The third matter upon which the stockholders voted an advisory vote approving the compensation of our named executive officers.. The tabulation of the votes (both in person and by proxy) was as follows:
| For | Against | Abstentions | ||
| 9,512,540 | 4,598,147 | 638,777 |
There were 4,268,611 broker held non-voted shares represented at the Meeting with respect to this matter.
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.
| JAKKS PACIFIC, INC. | |
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| Dated: December 22, 2015 | |
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By: /s/ JOEL M. BENNETT Joel M. Bennett, CFO
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