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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 23, 2017

 

RE/MAX Holdings, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

001-36101

80-0937145

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)

(Commission
File Number)

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

5075 South Syracuse Street
Denver, Colorado 80237
(Address of principal executive offices, including Zip code)

 

(303) 770-5531
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

 

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

On May 24, 2017, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of RE/MAX Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Adam Contos as Co-Chief Executive Officer, to serve alongside Dave Liniger, effective May 30, 2017. Mr. Liniger will continue to serve as Co-Chief Executive Officer, as Chairman, and as the Company’s principal executive officer.

 

Prior to his appointment as Co-Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Contos, 45, served as the Company’s Chief Operating Officer, a position he held since January 2016. Mr. Contos has held a variety of leadership positions at RE/MAX since joining the Company in 2004, including Senior Vice President, Marketing from February 2015 through January 2016; Vice President, Region Development, from August 2013 through February 2014; and Regional Vice President from 2005 through August 2013.

 

Also on May 24, 2017, the Board appointed Serene Smith as Chief Operating Officer to fill the position vacated by Mr. Contos, effective on May 30, 2017. Ms. Smith, 39, joined RE/MAX in 2006. She has served as Senior Vice President, Financial Planning and Business Analytics since January 2016. Prior to that role, she was Vice President, Financial Planning and Analysis from June 2014 to January 2016 and Vice President, Operational Controller from May 2010 to June 2014.

 

On May 23, 2017, the Board appointed Brett Ritchie, Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer, as the Company’s principal accounting officer, effective immediately. Prior to this appointment, Karri Callahan, Chief Financial Officer, served as the Company’s principal financial officer and principal accounting officer. Ms. Callahan will continue to serve as principal financial officer.

 

Mr. Ritchie, 45, has served as the company’s Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer since February 2017. He brings over 23 years of accounting experience, much of that with three different public companies. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Ritchie was Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of Western Union Business Solutions, a division of Western Union, a position he held since 2011.

 

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

On May 24, 2017, the Company held its annual meeting of stockholders. At the annual meeting, stockholders voted on the matters described in the Company's definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 12, 2017. The final voting results for the matters submitted to a vote of stockholders were as follows:

Proposal 1: Election of Directors

The Company's stockholders elected the persons listed below to serve as Class I directors until the Company's 2020 annual meeting of stockholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified, with voting results as follows:

Nominee

Votes For

Votes Withheld

Broker Non-Votes

Joseph DeSplinter

41,290,669

139,065

880,021

Roger Dow

40,448,170

981,564

880,021

Ronald Harrison

41,283,173

146,561

880,021


 

Proposal 2: Advisory vote to approve the compensation of named executive officers

The Company’s stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, with voting results as follows:

Votes For

Votes Against

Votes to Abstain

Broker Non-Votes

40,902,891

514,829

12,014

880,021

Proposal 3: Advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation

The Company’s stockholders voted, on an advisory basis, to hold future advisory votes on executive compensation every three years, with voting results as follows:

Votes For 1 Year

Votes For 2 Years

Votes For 3 Years

Votes to Abstain

Broker Non-Votes

12,468,608

10,288

28,940,670

10,168

880,021

After considering the foregoing voting results and consistent with its recommendation, the Board has decided to hold an advisory vote on executive compensation every three years until the next advisory vote on the frequency of advisory votes on executive compensation.

Proposal 4: Ratification of KPMG LLP as Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Company's stockholders ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2017, with voting results as follows:

Votes For

Votes Against

Votes to Abstain

Broker Non-Votes

41,885,019

421,824

2,912

0

Proposal 5: Approval of the RE/MAX Holdings, Inc. 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan

The Company’s stockholders approved the RE/MAX Holdings, Inc. 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan, with voting results as follows:

Votes For

Votes Against

Votes to Abstain

Broker Non-Votes

29,702,640

11,713,595

13,499

880,021

 

Item 7.01.  Regulation FD Disclosure.

 

The Company issued a press release on May 30, 2017 regarding certain of the leadership changes discussed in Item 5.02. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

 

 

Exhibit No.

Description of Exhibit

99.1

Press release dated May 30, 2017

 

 

 


 

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.

 

 

RE/MAX HOLDINGS, INC.

 

Date: May 30, 2017

By: /s/ Adam Lindquist Scoville
      Adam Lindquist Scoville
     Vice President, General Counsel