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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

May 4, 2018

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

US FOODS HOLDING CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delaware

 

001-37786

 

26-0347906

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

9399 W. Higgins Road, Suite 500

Rosemont, IL 60018

(Address of principal executive offices)

(847) 720-8000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

 

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

 

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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

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.


Item 5.02

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

 

On May 4, 2018, at the annual meeting (“Annual Meeting”) of the stockholders of US Foods Holding Corp. (the “Company”), the Company’s stockholders approved an amendment to the US Foods Holding Corp. Amended and Restated Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “ESPP”), which had been previously approved by the Board of Directors of the Company, subject to stockholder approval.  As further amended, the number of shares of the Company’s common stock available for issuance under the ESPP has been increased from 1,250,000 to 4,750,000 shares.  

 

A copy of the ESPP, as so amended, is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

On May 4, 2018, the Company held its Annual Meeting.  The matters submitted to the Company’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting and the voting results are as follows:

 

Proposal 1: Election of Directors

 

Stockholders elected all Class II director nominees to hold office for terms expiring at the Company’s 2021 annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified.

 

Nominee

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

John A. Lederer

 

165,313,043

 

2,699,940

 

11,868

 

10,898,970

 

Carl Andrew Pforzheimer

 

122,199,635

 

45,809,945

 

15,271

 

10,898,970

 

 

Proposal 2: Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation

 

Stockholders approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers, as disclosed in the Company’s proxy statement.

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

165,038,348

 

2,924,063

 

62,440

 

10,898,970

 

Proposal 3: Approval of an Amendment to the Employee Stock Purchase Plan

 

Stockholders approved an amendment to the US Foods Holding Corp. Amended and Restated Employee Stock Purchase Plan to increase the number of shares available for issuance.

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

167,624,168

 

386,545

 

14,138

 

10,898,970

 

Proposal 4: Adoption of Restated Certificate of Incorporation

 

Stockholders adopted the further amendment and restatement of the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to eliminate supermajority voting and the references to the Company’s former private equity sponsors.

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

167,986,993

 

19,744

 

18,114

 

10,898,970

 


Proposal 5: Ratification of the Appointment of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

Stockholders ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the 2018 fiscal year.

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

177,382,604

 

1,189,220

 

351,997

 

0

 

Item 9.01.Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

 



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.

 

DATED: May 7, 2018

US Foods Holding Corp.

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/ Kristin M. Coleman

 

 

 

Kristin M. Coleman

Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer