UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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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 5, 2018
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RENT-A-CENTER, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
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Delaware | 001-38047 | 45-0491516 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
5501 Headquarters Drive
Plano, Texas 75024
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(972) 801-1100
(Registrant’s 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. |
The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Rent-A-Center, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on June 5, 2018. At the meeting, the Company’s stockholders voted on four matters: (1) a proposal to approve amendments to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation to declassify its board of directors, (2) election of two Class III Directors, (3) ratification of the Audit Committee’s appointment of KPMG LLP, registered independent accountants, as the Company’s independent auditors for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018, and (4) the approval, on a non-binding basis, of an advisory resolution on executive compensation. The final voting results for each proposal are set forth below.
Proposal One: A proposal to approve amendments to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation to declassify its board of directors, which amendments required the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 80% of the common stock of the Company issued and outstanding as of the record date for the 2018 annual meeting, was not approved with voting on the proposal as follows:
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
40,148,509 | 503,134 | 53,934 | 7,099,169 |
Proposal Two: Having received more than a majority of votes cast at the meeting, each of the individuals named below was elected to a three-year term as a Class III Director:
Nominee | Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
Michael J. Gade | 34,147,809 | 6,057,290 | 500,555 | 7,099,169 |
J.V. Lentell | 35,771,951 | 4,739,613 | 194,090 | 7,099,169 |
The following directors’ terms of office continued after the Annual Meeting of Stockholders:
Jeffery J. Brown
Mitchell E. Fadel
Christopher B. Hetrick
Proposal Three: The selection of KPMG LLP, registered independent accountants, as the Company’s independent auditors for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018, was ratified with voting on the proposal as follows:
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
47,243,310 | 486,312 | 75,124 | 7,099,169 |
Proposal Four: The approval, on a non-binding basis, of the advisory resolution on executive compensation:
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
31,765,293 | 8,688,096 | 251,635 | 7,099,169 |
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.
RENT-A-CENTER, INC. | ||||
Date: June 7, 2018 | By: | /s/ Dawn M. Wolverton | ||
Dawn M. Wolverton | ||||
Vice President – Assistant General Counsel and Secretary | ||||