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): September 12, 2017
THE CONTAINER STORE GROUP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | | 001-36161 | | 26-0565401 |
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization) | | (Commission
File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) |
500 Freeport Parkway
Coppell, TX 75019
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(972) 538-6000
(Registrant’s telephone number, include area code)
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 September 12, 2017, The Container Store Group, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders. A total of 43,449,881 shares of common stock were present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting, representing approximately 90 percent of the Company’s outstanding common stock as of the July 21, 2017 record date. The following are the voting results for the proposals considered and voted upon at the meeting, all of which were described in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 26, 2017.
Item 1 — Election of two Class I directors for a term of office expiring at the annual meeting of shareholders in 2020 and until their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified.
NOMINEE | | Votes FOR | | Votes WITHHELD | | Broker Non-Votes | |
Jonathan D. Sokoloff | | 33,157,605 | | 3,008,820 | | 7,283,456 | |
Sharon Tindell | | 32,190,935 | | 3,975,490 | | 7,283,456 | |
Item 2 — Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2018.
Votes FOR | | Votes AGAINST | | Votes ABSTAINED | | Broker Non-Votes | |
42,955,841 | | 462,738 | | 31,302 | | 0 | |
Item 3 — Approval of the Amended and Restated 2013 Incentive Award Plan, which increases the number of shares authorized for issuance under such plan by 7,500,000 shares, among other things.
Votes FOR | | Votes AGAINST | | Votes ABSTAINED | | Broker Non-Votes | |
32,166,405 | | 3,953,816 | | 46,204 | | 7,283,456 | |
Based on the foregoing votes, each of the two Class I director nominees was elected and Items 2 and 3 were approved.
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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.
| THE CONTAINER STORE GROUP, INC. |
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Date: September 14, 2017 | By: | /s/ Jodi L. Taylor |
| | Jodi L. Taylor |
| | Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative Officer |
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