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 7, 2017
VITAMIN SHOPPE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-34507 | 11-3664322 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
300 Harmon Meadow Blvd.
Secaucus, New Jersey 07094
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)
(201) 868-5959
(Registrants Telephone Number, including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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ITEM 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
(a) | The Annual Meeting for Vitamin Shoppe, Inc. (the Company) was held on June 7, 2017. |
(b) | The final voting results for each of the matters submitted to a vote of the stockholders of the Company at the Annual Meeting were as follows: |
Proposal 1 Election of Directors.
The final results of the voting for ten (10) Directors for an annual term are set forth below:
FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN | NON-VOTES | |||||||||||||
B. Michael Becker |
19,596,594 | 1,016,471 | 1,387 | 989,596 | ||||||||||||
John D. Bowlin |
19,302,666 | 1,309,807 | 1,979 | 989,596 | ||||||||||||
Deborah M. Derby |
19,598,119 | 1,015,277 | 1,056 | 989,596 | ||||||||||||
Tracy Dolgin |
20,024,738 | 587,769 | 1,945 | 989,596 | ||||||||||||
David H. Edwab |
19,641,672 | 971,713 | 1,067 | 989,596 | ||||||||||||
Guillermo G. Marmol |
20,024,499 | 587,979 | 1,974 | 989,596 | ||||||||||||
Beth M. Pritchard |
19,587,643 | 1,024,864 | 1,945 | 989,596 | ||||||||||||
Alexander W. Smith |
20,024,642 | 587,854 | 1,956 | 989,596 | ||||||||||||
Timothy J. Theriault |
20,024,422 | 588,074 | 1,956 | 989,596 | ||||||||||||
Colin Watts |
19,651,291 | 961,702 | 1,459 | 989,596 |
Proposal 2 Advisory and Non-Binding Vote to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation.
The Companys stockholders approved, on an advisory, non-binding basis, the compensation of our named executive officers based upon the following votes:
For | Against | Abstain | Non-Votes | |||
20,136,768 |
476,014 | 1,670 | 989,596 |
Proposal 3 Advisory and Non-Binding Vote on Frequency of Vote Regarding Named Executive Officer Compensation.
The stockholders voted, on an advisory, non-binding basis in favor of the annual submission of the Companys named executive officer compensation to our stockholders for approval on an advisory, non-binding basis based upon the following votes:
1 Year | 2 Years | 3 Years | Abstain | Non-Votes | ||||
18,058,599 |
1,029 | 2,553,769 | 1,055 | 989,596 |
Proposal 4 Vote on Approval of Amendment and Restatement of the 2009 Equity Incentive Plan, and 162(m) Performance Goals.
The stockholders approved the Amended and Restated 2009 Equity Incentive Plan and 162(m) performance goals based upon the following votes:
For | Against | Abstain | Non-Votes | |||
19,745,060 |
866,710 | 2,682 | 989,596 |
A copy of the Companys Amended and Restated 2009 Equity Incentive Plan is incorporated herein by reference to Annex A of the Definitive Proxy Statement of Vitamin Shoppe, Inc. filed on April 27, 2017 with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Proposal 5 Vote to Ratify the Appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Companys Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the 2017 Fiscal Year.
The stockholders ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Companys independent registered public accounting firm for the 2017 fiscal year based upon the following votes:
For | Against | Abstain | Non-Votes | |||
21,552,017 |
46,161 | 5,870 | 0 |
(d) The Board of Directors of the Company has determined that the Company will hold future advisory, non-binding votes on the compensation of our named executive officers on an annual basis until the next advisory, non-binding vote on the on the frequency of future stockholder votes regarding the compensation or the Companys named executive officers, which the Company expects to hold at its 2023 annual meeting of stockholders.
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No. |
Description of Document | |
10.1 | Amended and Restated 2009 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Annex A of the Definitive Proxy Statement of Vitamin Shoppe, Inc. filed on April 27, 2017 (File No. 001-34507)). |
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 hereunto duly authorized.
VITAMIN SHOPPE, INC. | ||||||
Date: June 9, 2017 | By: | /s/ David M. Kastin | ||||
Name: | David M. Kastin | |||||
Title: | Senior Vice President, General Counsel and | |||||
Corporate Secretary |
Exhibit Index
Exhibit |
Description of Document | |
10.1 | Amended and Restated 2009 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Annex A of the Definitive Proxy Statement of Vitamin Shoppe, Inc. filed on April 27, 2017 (File No. 001-34507)). |