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 24, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

Lumber Liquidators Holdings, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

Delaware

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

001-33767

(Commission File Number)

27-1310817

(IRS Employer

Identification No.) 

 

3000 John Deere Road, Toano, Virginia 23168

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

 

(757) 259-4280

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

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Item 5.07Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

Lumber Liquidators Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on May 24, 2017. At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders of the Company (i) elected the three Class II directors for three-year terms to hold office until the 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, (ii) ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017, (iii) approved a non-binding advisory resolution on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, and (iv) approved a non-binding advisory resolution as to the frequency of the non-binding advisory stockholder vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. A quorum of the Company’s common stock was present for the Annual Meeting. The following are the results of the matters voted on at the Annual Meeting:

 

(1)In the election of Class II directors, each nominee was elected by a vote of the stockholders as follows:

 


Director

 

For


 Withheld

 Broker

Non-Votes

Dennis R. Knowles 11,634,514 134,565 13,332,306
David A. Levin 11,627,942 141,137 13,332,306
Martin F. Roper 11,491,476 277,603 13,332,306

  

(2)The proposal to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017 was approved by stockholders as follows:

  

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

Broker

Non-Votes

24,410,613 569,449 121,323 --

 

(3)The proposal to approve a non-binding advisory resolution approving the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement for the Annual Meeting filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 12, 2017 was approved by the stockholders as follows:

 

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

Broker

Non-Votes

10,397,704 1,317,944 53,431 13,332,306

 

(4)The proposal to provide a non-binding advisory vote as to the frequency (every one, two or three years) of the non-binding advisory stockholder vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers:

 

 

One Year

 

Two Years

 

Three Years

 

Abstain

Broker

Non-Votes

10,716,363 70,814 939,838 42,064 13,332,306

 

Based on these results and in accordance with the Board of Directors recommendation, the Board of Directors and management have determined to implement an annual advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers beginning with the next annual meeting of stockholders in 2018, until the next frequency vote.

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

              Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

LUMBER LIQUIDATORS HOLDINGS, INC.

      (Registrant)

 

Date: May 26, 2017 By:   /s/ Jill Witter  
    Jill Witter 
    Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer and Chief Legal Officer