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): September 12, 2017

 


 

THE CONTAINER STORE GROUP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 


 

Delaware

 

001-36161

 

26-0565401

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)

 

(Commission
File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

500 Freeport Parkway

Coppell, TX 75019

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

(972) 538-6000

(Registrant’s telephone number, include area code)

 

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 


 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company x

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. x

 

 

 



 

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

 

On September 12, 2017, The Container Store Group, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders.  A total of 43,449,881 shares of common stock were present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting, representing approximately 90 percent of the Company’s outstanding common stock as of the July 21, 2017 record date. The following are the voting results for the proposals considered and voted upon at the meeting, all of which were described in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 26, 2017.

 

Item 1 — Election of two Class I directors for a term of office expiring at the annual meeting of shareholders in 2020 and until their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified.

 

NOMINEE

 

Votes FOR

 

Votes WITHHELD

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

Jonathan D. Sokoloff

 

33,157,605

 

3,008,820

 

7,283,456

 

Sharon Tindell

 

32,190,935

 

3,975,490

 

7,283,456

 

 

Item 2 — Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2018.

 

Votes FOR

 

Votes AGAINST

 

Votes ABSTAINED

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

42,955,841

 

462,738

 

31,302

 

0

 

 

Item 3 — Approval of the Amended and Restated 2013 Incentive Award Plan, which increases the number of shares authorized for issuance under such plan by 7,500,000 shares, among other things.

 

Votes FOR

 

Votes AGAINST

 

Votes ABSTAINED

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

32,166,405

 

3,953,816

 

46,204

 

7,283,456

 

 

Based on the foregoing votes, each of the two Class I director nominees was elected and Items 2 and 3 were approved.

 

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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.

 

 

THE CONTAINER STORE GROUP, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date: September 14, 2017

By:

/s/ Jodi L. Taylor

 

 

Jodi L. Taylor

 

 

Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative Officer

 

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