UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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 3, 2017
Regal Entertainment Group
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware | | 001-31315 | | 02-0556934 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation) | | (Commission
File Number) | | (IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
7132 Regal Lane, Knoxville, Tennessee 37918
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 865-922-1123
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
On May 3, 2017, Regal Entertainment Group (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Meeting”). The total number of shares of the Company’s Class A and Class B common stock voted in person or by proxy at the Meeting, voting as a single class, was 150,423,139. The combined voting shares of the Company’s Class A and Class B common stock, voting as a single class, represented 95.78% of the 157,045,880 shares issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at the Meeting. The Company’s Class A Common Stock is entitled to one vote per share, while the Company’s Class B common stock is entitled to ten votes per share. The total number of votes represented by the Company’s Class A and Class B common stock voted in person or by proxy at the Meeting, voting as a single class, was 363,800,891. The combined votes of the Company’s Class A and Class B common stock, voting as a single class, represented 98.21% of the 370,423,631 total votes outstanding and entitled to vote at the Meeting. The number of votes cast for, against or withheld, as well as abstentions and broker non-votes, as applicable, with respect to each matter is set out below.
Proposal 1 Election of Class III Directors
The stockholders elected both director nominees at the Meeting to serve as Class III directors until the Annual Meeting of Stockholders in 2020. The voting results were as follows:
Nominee | | Votes Cast For | | Votes Withheld | | Broker
Non-Votes | |
Stephen A. Kaplan | | 351,552,360 | | 2,026,859 | | 10,221,672 | |
Jack Tyrrell | | 352,049,804 | | 1,529,415 | | 10,221,672 | |
Proposal 2 Advisory Vote on the Compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers
The stockholders approved the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The voting results were as follows:
Votes Cast
For | | Votes Cast
Against | | Votes
Abstain | | Broker
Non-Votes | |
351,943,434 | | 1,577,492 | | 58,293 | | 10,221,672 | |
Proposal 3 Advisory Vote on the Frequency of Future Stockholder Votes on Executive Compensation
The stockholders recommended that the Company hold future advisory votes on the compensation of its named executive officers on an annual basis. The voting results were as follows:
1 Year | | 2 Years | | 3 Years | | Broker
Non-Votes* | |
349,407,045 | | 223,101 | | 3,785,627 | | 10,385,118 | |
*In the absence of an ABSTAIN option for Proposal 3, the “no votes” are included in the Broker Non-Votes column.
Proposal 4 Ratification of the Selection of the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The stockholders ratified the selection of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017. The voting results were as follows:
Votes Cast
For | | Votes Cast
Against | | Votes
Abstain | | | |
362,155,625 | | 1,592,215 | | 53,051 | | | |
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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.
| REGAL ENTERTAINMENT GROUP |
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Date: May 9, 2017 | By: | /s/ Peter B. Brandow |
| Name: | Peter B. Brandow |
| Title: | Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary |
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