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) May 18, 2010
K-SWISS INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 0-18490 | 95-4265988 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
31248 Oak Crest Drive, Westlake Village, CA | 91361 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip code) |
818-706-5100
(Registrant’s telephone number, including 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. |
The Company is announcing the following results from its 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Meeting”), which occurred on May 18, 2010.
Proposal One: Election of Directors
At the Meeting, the following directors were elected to serve until the 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their successors have been duly elected and qualified:
Class A Directors | Class B Directors | |
Stephen Fine | Steven Nichols | |
Mark Louie | George Powlick | |
Lawrence Feldman |
Of the 27,109,972 shares of Class A Common Stock represented at the Meeting, the Class A Directors named above were elected with the following votes:
Number of Votes Received | Broker | |||||||
Name | For | Withheld | Non-Votes | Abstentions | ||||
Stephen Fine | 23,400,642 | 401,139 | 1,614,859 | — | ||||
Mark Louie | 23,401,031 | 400,750 | 1,614,859 | — |
Of the 8,039,524 shares of Class B Common Stock represented at the Meeting, the Class B Directors named above were elected with the following votes (with each share of Class B Common Stock entitled to 10 votes):
Number of Votes Received | ||||||
Name | For | Withheld | Abstentions | |||
Steven Nichols | 80,375,240 | — | — | |||
George Powlick | 80,375,240 | — | — | |||
Lawrence Feldman | 80,375,240 | — | — |
Proposal Two: Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Also at the Meeting, the Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s independent auditor for fiscal year 2010.
Of the 27,109,972 shares of Class A Common Stock and 8,039,524 shares of Class B Common Stock represented at the 2010 Annual Meeting, the ratification of the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s independent auditor for fiscal year 2010 received the following votes (with each share of Class A Common Stock entitled to one vote and each share of B Common Stock entitled to 10 votes):
Number of Votes Received | ||
For | 105,769,063 | |
Against | 19,345 | |
Abstain | 3,472 |
No other matters came before the Meeting.
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.
K-Swiss Inc. | ||||||
Date: May 19, 2010 | By: | /s/ GEORGE POWLICK George Powlick Vice President of Finance, Chief Administrative Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Director |