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): January 29, 2021

 

KURA SUSHI USA, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Delaware

001-39012

26-3808434

(State or other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

17461 Derian Avenue, Suite 200

Irvine, California

 

92614

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (657) 333-4100

(Former name or former address if changed since last report.)

 

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)

 

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Class A Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share

KRUS

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

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 5.07Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

The 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Kura Sushi USA, Inc. (the “Company”) was held virtually on January 29, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time. Stockholders considered three proposals at the meeting, which are described in more detail in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A (the “Proxy Statement”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 18, 2020.

 

At the beginning of the Annual Meeting, there were 6,275,276 shares of Class A common stock and 1,000,050 shares of Class B common stock present at the Annual Meeting in person or by proxy, which represented 93.7% of the combined voting power of the shares of Class A common stock and Class B common stock entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting (voting together as a single class), and which constituted a quorum for the transaction of business. Holders of the Company’s Class A common stock were entitled to one vote for each share held as of the close of business on December 8, 2020 (the “Record Date”), and holders of the Company’s Class B common stock were entitled to ten votes for each share held as of the Record Date.

 

The final voting results are reported below.

 

Proposal One: Election of five directors, including Shintaro Asako, Kim Ellis, Seitaro Ishii, Hiroyuki Okamoto and Hajime Uba to serve for a term until the 2022 annual meeting of stockholders.

 

The Company’s stockholders elected each of the five nominees for director, and the voting results are set forth below:

 

Name

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

Shintaro Asako

 

15,223,231

 

223,932

 

1,672

 

826,941

Kim Ellis

 

15,224,422

 

221,330

 

3,083

 

826,941

Seitaro Ishii

 

15,164,281

 

282,881

 

1,673

 

826,941

Hiroyuki Okamoto

 

15,178,245

 

269,154

 

1,436

 

826,941

Hajime Uba

 

15,228,714

 

218,519

 

1,602

 

826,941

 

 

Proposal Two: Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2021.

 

The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2021, and the voting results are set forth below:

 

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

16,267,727

 

7,596

 

453

 

 

Proposal Three: Adoption of the proposed amendments to the Company’s 2018 Incentive Compensation Plan.

 

The Company’s stockholders adopted the proposed amendments to the Company’s 2018 Incentive Compensation Plan, as more fully described in the Proxy Statement, and the voting results are set forth below:

 

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

15,216,882

 

226,658

 

5,295

 

826,941

 

 


 

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.

 

 

KURA SUSHI USA, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date:  February 1, 2021

By:

 

/s/ Hajime Uba

 

 

 

Name:  Hajime Uba

 

 

 

Title:  Chairman, President and CEO