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): December 15, 2023
JAKKS PACIFIC, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 0-28104 | 95-4527222 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
2951 28th Street, Santa Monica, California | 90405 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (424) 268-9444
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class | Trading Symbol | Name of each exchange on which registered |
Common Stock, $.001 par value | JAKK | NASDAQ Global Select Market |
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Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or By-laws; Change in Fiscal Year.
On December 14, 2023, our Board of Directors approved and adopted an amendment (the “Amendment”) to Article I, Section 7 of our Second Amended and Restated By-laws (the “By-laws”), effective December 16, 2023. The Amendment does not make any substantive changes to the By-laws and clarifies the default voting standard used for matters submitted to a shareholder vote.
The foregoing description of the Amendment to the By-laws is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amendment to the By-laws, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 3.2 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference into this Item 5.03.
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
We mailed a Notice on or about November 8, 2023 to our stockholders of record as of October 18, 2023 in connection with our Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which was held virtually (online) on December 15, 2023. At the Meeting, the stockholders voted on five matters as follows: (i) election of two Class III Directors, and all of the nominees (Winkler, MacPherson) were elected, (ii) approval of an amendment to our 2002 Stock Award and Incentive Plan, which was approved, the (iii) the ratification of our auditors, which was approved, (iv) an advisory vote concerning compensation of our named executive officers, which was approved, and (v) an advisory vote concerning the frequency of advisory votes on compensation of our named executive officers, and an annual vote was selected.
The first matter was the election of the members of Class III of the Board of Directors. All of the nominees received a majority of the votes cast and were elected and the tabulation of the votes (both in person and by proxy) was as follows:
Nominees for Directors | | For | | | Withheld | |
| | | | | | | |
Matthew Winkler | | 3,737,665 | | | 2,930,932 | |
Lori MacPherson | | 5,005,512 | | | 1,653,085 | |
There were 1,430,084 broker held non-voted shares represented at the Meeting with respect to this matter.
The second matter upon which the stockholders voted was the proposal to amend our 2002 Stock award and Incentive Plan, which matter was approved. The tabulation of the votes (both in person and by proxy) was as follows:
For | | Against | | Abstentions |
| | | | | |
4,109,875 | | 2,484,491 | | 64,231 |
There were 1,430,084 broker held non-voted shares represented at the Meeting with respect to this matter.
The third matter upon which the stockholders voted was the proposal to ratify the appointment by the Board of Directors of BDO USA, LLP, as our independent certified public accountants for 2023, which matter was approved. The tabulation of the votes (both in person and by proxy) was as follows:
For | | Against | | Abstentions |
| | | | | |
8,054,598 | | 22,719 | | 11,364 |
There were no broker held non-voted shares represented at the Meeting with respect to this matter.
The fourth matter upon which the stockholders voted was an advisory vote to approve the compensation of our named executive officers, which matter was approved. The tabulation of the votes (both in person and by proxy) was as follows:
For | | Against | | Abstentions |
| | | | | |
3,367,562 | | 3,128,992 | | 162,043 |
There were 1,430,084 broker held non-voted shares represented at the Meeting with respect to this matter.
The fifth matter upon which the stockholders voted was an advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on compensation of our named executive officers, and annual advisory votes was selected. The tabulation of the votes (both in person and by proxy) was as follows:
One Year | | Two Years | | Three Years | | Abstentions |
| | | | | | | |
6,273,771 | | 9,099 | | 242,584 | | 133,143 |
There were no broker held non-voted shares represented at the Meeting with respect to this matter.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit | Description |
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3.2 | Amendment to By-Laws |
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL) |
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.
| | JAKKS PACIFIC, INC. | |
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Dated: December 21, 2023 | By: | /s/ JOHN L. KIMBLE | |
| | | John L. Kimble, CFO | |
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