Birks (BGI) 6-K Current report (foreign)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 or 15d-16

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of September, 2022

Commission file number: 001-32635

BIRKS GROUP INC.

(Translation of Registrant’s name into English)

2020 Robert-Bourassa Blvd., Suite 200

Montreal Québec

Canada

H3A 2A5

(Address of principal executive office)

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1. SUBMISSIONOF MATTERSTOA VOTEOF SECURITY HOLDERS.

On September 22, 2022, the Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Meeting”) of Birks Group Inc. (the “Company”) was held in Montreal, Quebec and was made available by conference call. The shareholders of record at the close of business on July 29, 2022 (the “Record Date”) were entitled to vote at the Meeting. As of the Record Date, the Company had 10,967,417 Class A voting shares outstanding (which entitle the holder to one vote per share), 7,717,970 Class B multiple voting shares outstanding (which entitle the holder to 10 votes per share) and no preferred shares outstanding.

The shareholders of the Company elected as directors, Niccolò Rossi di Montelera, Jean-Christophe Bédos, Davide Barberis Canonico, Shirley A. Dawe, Frank Di Tomaso, Emilio B. Imbriglio, Louis L. Roquet, Deborah Shannon Trudeau and Joseph F.X. Zahra, to hold office until the next succeeding annual meeting of shareholders of the Company or until their successors are elected or appointed. The election of directors by the shareholders was by the following votes:

Name	Votes For		Votes Withheld		Non-Votes
Niccolò Rossi di Montelera		83,201,298		24,818		813,250
Jean-Christophe Bédos		83,203,387		22,729		813,250
Davide Barberis Canonico		83,203,385		22,731		813,250
Shirley A. Dawe		83,204,448		21,668		813,250
Frank Di Tomaso		83,203,385		22,731		813,250
Emilio B. Imbriglio		83,203,385		22,731		813,250
Louis L. Roquet		83,203,385		22,731		813,250
Deborah S. Trudeau		83,207,377		18,739		813,250
Joseph F.X. Zahra		83,203,375		22,741		813,250

The shareholders of the Company approved the amendment of the Company’s Omnibus Long-Term Incentive Plan by a vote of 83,200,384 shares in favor, 24,889 shares against, 843 shares abstaining and 813,250 shares non-voting.

The shareholders authorized the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent auditors and authorized the directors to fix KPMG LLP’s remuneration by a vote of 84,033,148 shares in favor, 6,211 shares against, 7 shares abstaining and 0 shares non-voting.

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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, thereunto duly authorized.

	BIRKS GROUP INC.
	(Registrant)
	By:	/s/ Miranda Melfi
		Miranda Melfi
Date: September 29, 2022		Vice President, Human Resources, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary

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