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 10, 2016

 

WEYCO GROUP, INC.

 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Wisconsin   0-9068   39-0702200

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

333 W. Estabrook Blvd.

P. O. Box 1188

Milwaukee, WI

  53201
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (414) 908-1600 

 

 

 

(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:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
   
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¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
   
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Item 5.07Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

  

Weyco Group, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 10, 2016. There were 10,676,668 outstanding shares eligible to vote as of March 21, 2016, the record date for the 2016 Annual Meeting. At the meeting, the following actions were taken:

 

(i)The shareholders elected two directors to the Company’s Board of Directors for terms expiring at the Annual Meeting in the year 2019. The directors elected, as well as the number of votes cast for, votes withheld and broker non-votes for each individual are set forth below:

 

Nominee  Votes For  Votes Withheld  Broker Non-Votes
Tina Chang  8,865,415  111,974  884,529
Thomas W. Florsheim  8,848,868  128,521  884,529

  

The terms of the other directors of the Company continue until the Annual Meeting in the years set forth below:

  

Director  Term  Director  Term
John W. Florsheim  2018  Thomas W. Florsheim, Jr.  2017
Frederick P. Stratton, Jr.  2018  Robert Feitler  2017
Cory L. Nettles  2018      

 

(ii)The shareholders approved a proposal to ratify the Audit Committee’s appointment of Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2016, with the following votes:

  

   Amount 
Votes for approval:   9,837,405 
Votes against:   6,439 
Abstentions:   18,074 
Broker Non-Votes:   - 

 

 

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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.

 

 

Date: May 12, 2016 WEYCO GROUP, INC.
 

 

 

  /s/  John Wittkowske  
  John Wittkowske
  Senior Vice President/CFO