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 15, 2016
PARTY CITY HOLDCO INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-37344 | 46-0539758 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) | ||
| 80 Grasslands Road Elmsford, New York |
10523 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (914) 345-2020
Former name or former address, if changed since last report: N/A
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 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
On June 15, 2016, Party City Holdco Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2016 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the four matters set forth below were submitted to votes of the Company’s stockholders.
| 1. | Election of Directors—The Company’s stockholders elected the following three nominees as directors for three-year terms expiring at the 2019 annual meeting of stockholders: Todd M. Abbrecht, Jefferson M. Case and Lisa K. Klinger. The number of votes cast for and withheld for each nominee were as follows: |
| Nominee |
For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
| Todd M. Abbrecht |
96,918,898 | 12,452,826 | 1,648,576 | |||||||||
| Jefferson M. Case |
99,923,584 | 9,448,140 | 1,648,576 | |||||||||
| Lisa K. Klinger |
108,353,599 | 1,018,125 | 1,648,576 | |||||||||
| 2. | Advisory Vote on Named Executive Officer Compensation—The stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers (the “say-on-pay proposal”). The number of votes cast for and against the proposal, as well as the number of abstentions, were as follows: |
| For |
Against |
Abstentions |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 109,095,822 |
217,885 | 58,017 | 1,648,576 |
| 3. | Advisory Vote on Frequency of Executive Compensation Votes—The stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the frequency of the say-on-pay proposal in the future. The number of votes cast for 1 Year, 2 Years and 3 Years, as well as the number of abstentions, were as follows: |
| 1 Year |
2 Years |
3 Years |
Abstentions |
Broker Non-Votes | ||||
| 14,462,699 |
1,211,664 | 93,621,247 | 76,114 | 1,648,576 |
| 4. | Ratification of Appointment 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 December 31, 2016. The number of votes cast for and against the proposal, as well as the number of abstentions, were as follows: |
| For |
Against |
Abstentions | ||
| 110,918,207 |
41,950 | 60,143 |
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.
| PARTY CITY HOLDCO INC. | ||||||
| Date: June 21, 2016 | By: | /s/ Michael A. Correale | ||||
| Michael A. Correale | ||||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||
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