UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 8-K
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 31, 2014
MICHAEL KORS HOLDINGS LIMITED
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| British Virgin Islands | 001-35368 | Not applicable |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
c/o Michael Kors Limited
Unit 1902, 19/F, Tower 6
The Gateway, Harbour City
Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong
(Address of principal executive offices)
(852) 3928-5563
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On July 31, 2014, Michael Kors Holdings Limited (the “Company”) held its 2014 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). Shareholders were asked to vote with respect to the three proposals listed below. A total of 172,757,949 votes were cast (representing 84.41% of the total shares outstanding on the record date) as follows:
Proposal No. 1 (Election of Directors) – Each of the three Class III directors nominated for election at the Annual Meeting was elected to serve until the Company’s annual meeting of shareholders in 2017 and until the election and qualification of their respective successors in office by the number of votes set forth below:
NAME | FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN | BROKER NON-VOTES |
| John D. Idol | 154,001,991 | 8,073,237 | 805,518 | 9,877,203 |
| Silas K.F. Chou | 138,353,356 | 23,913,722 | 613,668 | 9,877,203 |
| Ann Korologos | 149,708,745 | 12,555,978 | 616,023 | 9,877,203 |
Proposal No. 2 (Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm) – The ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending March 28, 2015 was approved by the number of votes set forth below:
FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN | BROKER NON-VOTES |
| 169,467,684 | 1,762,154 | 1,528,111 | 0 |
Proposal No. 3 (Say on Pay) – The compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, by the number of votes set forth below:
FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN | BROKER NON-VOTES |
| 159,579,054 | 2,178,301 | 1,123,391 | 9,877,203 |
SIGNATURE
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.
| | MICHAEL KORS HOLDINGS LIMITED | |
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| Date: August 6, 2014 | By: | /s/ Joseph B. Parsons | |
| | | Name: | Joseph B. Parsons | |
| | | Title: | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, | |
| | | | Chief Operating Officer & Treasurer | |
