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): April 29, 2019
frontdoor, inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-38617 | 82-3871179 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
150 Peabody Place, Memphis, Tennessee | 38103 | |||
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(901)701-5002
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share | FTDR | NASDAQ |
Item 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
(e) 2019 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
On April 29, 2019, frontdoor, inc. (the “Company”) held its 2019 annual meeting of stockholders (the “2019 Annual Meeting”) at which the Company’s stockholders approved the Company’s 2019 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “Employee Stock Purchase Plan”). The material features of the Employee Stock Purchase Plan are described in the section entitled “Proposal 5—Approval of the 2019 Employee Stock Purchase Plan” on pages 10 through 13 of the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed on March 29, 2019 in connection with the 2019 Annual Meeting (the “2019 Proxy Statement”), which pages are incorporated herein by reference. A copy of the Employee Stock Purchase Plan is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
At the 2019 Annual Meeting on April 29, 2019, the Company’s stockholders (1) elected the persons listed below to serve as Class I directors for a term of three years expiring at the Company’s 2022 annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified; (2) ratified the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2019; (3) approved, on an advisory basis, the Company’s named executive officer compensation; (4) voted, on an advisory basis, in favor of holding future advisory votes to approve the Company’s named executive officer compensation every year; and (5) approved the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Each of these proposals is described in greater detail in the 2019 Proxy Statement. Set forth below are the voting results for these proposals.
(1) | Election of two Class I directors for a term of three years expiring at the Company’s 2022 annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified: |
Nominee Name | Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||||
Peter L. Cella | 79,551,589 | 712,744 | 63,245 | 1,612,932 | ||||||||||||
Liane J. Pelletier | 80,056,230 | 208,431 | 62,917 | 1,612,932 |
(2) | Ratification of the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2019: |
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
81,869,959 | 5,944 | 64,607 | N/A |
(3) | Advisory vote to approve the Company’s named executive officer compensation: |
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
72,972,880 | 6,851,092 | 503,606 | 1,612,932 |
(4) | Advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes to approve the Company’s named executive officer compensation: |
1 Year | 2 Years | 3 Years | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||||
79,299,409 | 145,716 | 812,511 | 69,941 | 1,612,932 |
(5) | Approval of the 2019 Employee Stock Purchase Plan: |
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
79,965,333 | 210,188 | 152,056 | 1,612,932 |
As disclosed above, a majority of the votes cast voted, on an advisory basis, in favor of holding future advisory votes to approve the Company’s named executive officer compensation every year. In light of such vote, and consistent with the recommendation of the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”), the Board has determined that it currently intends to include an advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers every year until the next required vote on the frequency of shareholder votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit No. | Description of Exhibit | |
10.1 | frontdoor, inc. 2019 Employee Stock Purchase Plan |
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 hereunto duly authorized.
Dated: May 2, 2019 | FRONTDOOR, INC. | |||||||
By: | /s/ Jeffrey A. Fiarman | |||||||
Name: | Jeffrey A. Fiarman | |||||||
Title: | Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |