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): November 8, 2017
Coty Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware | 001-35964 | 13-3823358 | ||
(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
350 Fifth Avenue New York, NY | 10118 | |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 389-7300
(Former name or former address, if changed from last report)
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of the Security Holders.
On November 8, 2017, the Company held its annual meeting of stockholders via the internet at http://www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/Coty2017 (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders voted on the three proposals listed below, each of which is described in more detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 28, 2017 (the “Proxy Statement”). There were 689,841,980 shares of Class A Common Stock present at the beginning of the Annual Meeting in person or by proxy, which represented approximately 92% of all shares entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting, and which constituted a quorum for the transaction of business. Holders of the Company’s Class A Common Stock were entitled to one vote per share held as of the close of business on September 11, 2017 (the “Record Date”). Final voting results are shown below.
Each proposal was determined by a majority of votes cast, except that the election of directors was determined by plurality vote.
1. | Election of Directors | |
The following directors were elected to the Board of Directors of the Company as follows:
Director | For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||
Lambertus J.H. Becht | 672,116,622 | 4,054,184 | 13,671,174 | |||
Sabine Chalmers | 674,444,692 | 1,726,114 | 13,671,174 | |||
Joachim Faber | 670,677,050 | 5,493,756 | 13,671,174 | |||
Olivier Goudet | 673,586,524 | 2,584,282 | 13,671,174 | |||
Peter Harf | 673,088,699 | 3,082,107 | 13,671,174 | |||
Paul S. Michaels | 668,858,962 | 7,311,844 | 13,671,174 | |||
Camillo Pane | 673,628,136 | 2,542,670 | 13,671,174 | |||
Erhard Schoewel | 668,376,492 | 7,794,314 | 13,671,174 | |||
Robert Singer | 670,298,472 | 5,872,334 | 13,671,174 | |||
Each of the nine nominees for director was elected to serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders or until his or her successor has been elected and qualified, or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal.
2. | Approval of Advisory Resolution on Named Executive Officer Compensation | |
The stockholders approved the advisory resolution on Named Executive Officer compensation, as follows:
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
664,265,622 | 11,771,585 | 133,599 | 13,671,174 | |||
3. | Ratification of Appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent auditor | |
The stockholders ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent auditor for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, as follows:
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
685,248,882 | 4,460,895 | 132,203 | − | |||
SIGNATURE
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.
COTY INC. | ||||||
(Registrant) | ||||||
Date: | November 14, 2017 | By: | /s/Greerson G. McMullen | |||
Name: | Greerson G. McMullen | |||||
Title: | Chief Legal Officer, General Counsel and | |||||
Secretary | ||||||