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): October 4, 2018 (October 3, 2018)

 

 

BARNES & NOBLE, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   1-12302   06-1196501
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)   (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)
122 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York   10011
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 633-3300
Not Applicable
(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).

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Item 5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of the Company was held on October 3, 2018. At the Annual Meeting, the holders of 68,284,286 shares of the Company’s common stock were present in person or represented by proxy, which represents 93.52% of the total shares of outstanding common stock entitled to vote as of the record date of August 6, 2018. The voting results for each of the proposals submitted to a vote of the stockholders of the Company at the Annual Meeting are set forth below.

Election of Directors. The Company’s stockholders elected the Board’s nominees as Directors of the Company by the following vote:

 

Name

   Votes For      Votes Withheld      Broker Non-Votes  

Scott S. Cowen

     45,058,872        9,178,475        14,046,939  

William Dillard, II

     42,298,326        11,939,021        14,046,939  

Patricia L. Higgins

     51,951,766        2,285,581        14,046,939  

Messrs. Cowen and Dillard and Ms. Higgins will hold office until the 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company and until their respective successors are elected and qualified.

Advisory (non-binding) Vote on Executive Compensation. The Company’s stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, compensation of the Company’s named executive officers by an affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast on the proposal. The results of voting on the proposal are set forth below:

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

46,218,416

  7,764,816   254,115   14,046,939

Ratification of the Appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Independent Registered Public Accountants of the Company for the Fiscal Year Ending April 27, 2019. The Company’s stockholders approved the proposal by the following vote:

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

67,787,128

  361,092   136,066


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 thereunto duly authorized.

 

    BARNES & NOBLE, INC.,
Date: October 4, 2018     By:   /s/ Bradley A. Feuer
      Name: Bradley A. Feuer
      Title:   Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary