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): June 9, 2017 (June 6, 2017)

 

KATE SPADE & COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delaware

 

1-10689

 

13-2842791

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation)

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

 

 

 

 

2 Park Avenue, New York, New York

 

10016

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (212) 354-4900

 

                                                                                                     

(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)

 

☐ 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))

 

☐  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

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 5.07. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

 

On June 6, 2017, Kate Spade & Company (the “Company”) held its 2017 Annual Meeting in North Bergen, New Jersey. Of the 128,604,671 shares of Common Stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the 2017 Annual Meeting as of May 1, 2017, the record date, the holders of record of 107,487,484 shares Common Stock were present, in person or by proxy, and entitled to vote at the 2017 Annual Meeting, constituting a quorum. The matters considered and voted on by the Company’s stockholders at the 2017 Annual Meeting and the vote cast for or withheld, the number of abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to each matter voted upon, as applicable, are set forth below:

 

(i) stockholders elected the following nominees to the Company’s Board of Directors, to serve until the 2018 annual meeting of stockholders or until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of

 

Votes

 

Broker

 

Name

 

Shares Voted

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Non-Votes

 

Lawrence S. Benjamin

 

94,350,669

 

93,694,688

 

608,128

 

47,853

 

13,136,815

 

Raul J. Fernandez

Carsten Fischer                     

 

94,350,669

94,350,669

 

93,391,584

93,788,518

 

911,963

514,534

 

47,122

47,617

 

13,136,815

13,136,815

 

Kenneth B. Gilman

 

94,350,669

 

93,665,772

 

637,577

 

47,320

 

13,136,815

 

Nancy J. Karch

 

94,350,669

 

93,404,547

 

900,756

 

45,366

 

13,136,815

 

Kenneth P. Kopelman

 

94,350,669

 

93,401,841

 

900,582

 

48,246

 

13,136,815

 

Craig A. Leavitt

 

94,350,669

 

93,719,641

 

583,161

 

47,867

 

13,136,815

 

Deborah J. Lloyd

 

94,350,669

 

90,626,230

 

3,679,522

 

44,917

 

13,136,815

 

Douglas Mack

 

94,350,669

 

93,768,712

 

534,382

 

47,575

 

13,136,815

 

Jan Singer

 

94,350,669

 

93,730,590

 

574,391

 

45,688

 

13,136,815

 

Doreen A. Toben

 

94,350,669

 

93,696,857

 

609,047

 

44,765

 

13,136,815

 

 

(ii) stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Votes

 

 

 

Number of Shares Voted

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

94,350,669

 

92,289,959

 

1,985,795

 

74,915

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13,136,815

 

 

    (iii) stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, that future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s names executive offices shall be held on an annual basis:

 

Number of Shares Voted

 

1 year

 

2 years

 

3 years

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

94,350,669

 

81,736,330

 

76,617

 

12,135,241

 

402,481

 

13,136,815

 

 

(iv) stockholders ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2017 fiscal year:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Votes

 

 

Number of Shares Voted

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

 

107,487,484

 

105,733,915

,

1,609,591

 

143,978

 

 

 

and (v) stockholders rejected the stockholder proposal requesting that the Company’s Board of Directors amend the proxy access provisions in the Company’s By-laws that were approved at the 2016 Annual Shareholders Meeting as described in the Proxy Statement.

 

 

Votes

 

 

 

Number of Shares Voted

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

94,350,669

 

19,386,373

 

74,656,602

 

307,694

 

13,136,815

 

 

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SIGNATURE

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

KATE SPADE & COMPANY

 

 

 

Date: June 9, 2017

By:

/s/ Timothy Michno

 

Name:

Timothy Michno

 

Title:

Senior Vice President – General Counsel

and Secretary

 

 

 

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