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: February 1, 2018
(Date of earliest event reported)
SALLY BEAUTY HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1-33145 | 36-2257936 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission file number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
3001 Colorado Boulevard
Denton, Texas 76210
(Address of principal executive offices)
(940) 898-7500
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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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. |
On February 1, 2018, the Company held its 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). The number of shares of the Company’s common stock entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting was 127,019,313 and each share of common stock was entitled to one vote. The holders of 120,160,600 shares of common stock were present at the Annual Meeting, either in person or by proxy, constituting a quorum.
At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders acted upon the following matters:
| (i) | the election of ten directors to the Board of Directors to hold office until the 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders; |
| (ii) | the approval of an advisory (non-binding) resolution regarding the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, including the Company’s compensation practices and principles and their implementation; and |
| (iii) | the ratification of the selection of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2018 fiscal year. |
The voting results reported below are final.
Proposal 1 – Election of Directors
Each of the individuals listed below was duly elected as a director of the Company to serve until the 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified. The results of the election were as follows:
| Nominee |
For |
Withheld |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| Christian A. Brickman |
115,390,182 | 1,625,778 | 3,144,640 | |||
| Katherine Button Bell |
115,721,646 | 1,294,314 | 3,144,640 | |||
| Marshall E. Eisenberg |
115,311,823 | 1,704,137 | 3,144,640 | |||
| David W. Gibbs |
115,741,551 | 1,274,409 | 3,144,640 | |||
| Linda Heasley |
115,756,289 | 1,259,671 | 3,144,640 | |||
| Joseph C. Magnacca |
115,746,476 | 1,269,484 | 3,144,640 | |||
| Robert R. McMaster |
115,312,426 | 1,703,534 | 3,144,640 | |||
| John A. Miller |
115,365,969 | 1,649,991 | 3,144,640 | |||
| Susan R. Mulder |
115,713,752 | 1,302,208 | 3,144,640 | |||
| Edward W. Rabin |
115,335,031 | 1,680,929 | 3,144,640 | |||
Proposal 2 – Approval of Non-Binding Resolution Regarding Executive Officer Compensation
The compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, including the Company’s compensation practices and principles and their implementation, was approved on an advisory (non-binding) basis. The results of the advisory vote were as follows:
| For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 111,561,548 |
5,242,509 | 211,903 | 3,144,640 | |||
Proposal 3 – Ratification of Selection of Auditors
The Board of Director’s selection of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2018 fiscal year was ratified. The results of the ratification were as follows:
| For |
Against |
Abstain | ||
| 119,499,735 |
516,935 | 143,930 | ||
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.
| SALLY BEAUTY HOLDINGS, INC. | ||||||||
| February 2, 2018 | By: |
/s/ John Henrich | ||||||
| Name: John Henrich Title: Interim General Counsel and Secretary | ||||||||