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): May 25, 2016

 

FOSSIL GROUP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)

 

0-19848
(Commission File
Number)

 

75-2018505
(IRS Employer Identification
No.)

 

901 S. Central Expressway

 

 

Richardson, Texas

 

75080

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (972) 234-2525

 

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

 

 



 

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

Fossil Group, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on May 25, 2016 to (i) elect eleven directors to the Board to serve for a term of one year or until their respective successors are elected and qualified (“Proposal 1”), (ii) hold an advisory vote on executive compensation (“Proposal 2”), (iii) approve the Fossil Group, Inc. 2016 Long-Term Incentive Plan (“Proposal 3”), and (iv) ratify the appointment of Deloitte and Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016 (“Proposal 4”). For more information about the foregoing proposals, see the Company’s definitive proxy statement dated April 14, 2016.

 

The table below shows the final results of the voting at the Annual Meeting:

 

 

 

Votes in
Favor

 

Votes Cast
Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker
Non-
Votes

 

Proposal 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Elaine B. Agather

 

40,171,444

 

329,185

 

21,473

 

2,883,945

 

Jeffrey N. Boyer

 

40,248,536

 

252,216

 

21,349

 

2,883,946

 

William B. Chiasson

 

40,248,180

 

252,543

 

21,378

 

2,883,946

 

Mauria A. Finley

 

40,300,893

 

199,840

 

21,368

 

2,883,946

 

Kosta N. Kartsotis

 

39,389,350

 

1,003,931

 

128,820

 

2,883,946

 

Diane L. Neal

 

40,063,374

 

437,393

 

21,334

 

2,883,946

 

Thomas M. Nealon

 

40,239,870

 

260,699

 

21,533

 

2,883,945

 

Mark D. Quick

 

40,249,568

 

251,514

 

21,019

 

2,883,946

 

Elysia Holt Ragusa

 

40,164,173

 

336,594

 

21,334

 

2,883,946

 

James E. Skinner

 

40,170,656

 

330,017

 

21,428

 

2,883,946

 

James M. Zimmerman

 

40,241,026

 

259,552

 

21,524

 

2,883,945

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proposal 2

 

38,652,787

 

1,822,142

 

47,172

 

2,883,946

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proposal 3

 

34,067,823

 

6,416,913

 

37,366

 

2,883,945

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proposal 4

 

43,183,411

 

201,684

 

20,952

 

 

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

FOSSIL GROUP, INC.

 

 

 

 

Date: May 27, 2016

By:

/s/ Dennis R. Secor

 

Name:

Dennis R. Secor

 

Title:

Executive Vice President and Chief

 

 

Financial Officer

 

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