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 17, 2012
THE JONES GROUP INC.
(Exact Name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Pennsylvania
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | 1-10746
(Commission File Number) | 06-0935166
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| | 1411 Broadway
New York, New York 10018
(Address of principal executive offices) | |
| | (212) 642-3860
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code) | |
| | Not Applicable
Former name or former address, if changed since last report | |
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On May 17, 2012, The Jones Group Inc. (the "Company") and John T. McClain, the Company's Chief Financial Officer, entered into an amendment of Mr. McClain's employment agreement to extend the term of the agreement until June 30, 2015. Except for the term extension, the terms of Mr. McClain's employment agreement remain unchanged.
The foregoing description of the amendment to Mr. McClain's employment agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the amendment, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
(a) On May 17, 2012, The Jones Group Inc. (the "Company") held its annual meeting of stockholders.
(b) At that meeting, the stockholders elected all of the Company's nominees for director, ratified the selection of BDO USA, LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2012, approved an advisory resolution on executive compensation and reapproved the material terms for performance-based awards under the 2007 Executive Annual Cash Incentive Plan. The final voting results for each matter submitted to a vote of stockholders at the meeting are as follows:
1. Election of Directors:
| | For | Against | Abstain | Broker
Non-Votes |
| Wesley R. Card | 70,670,630 | 622,345 | 110,984 | 4,503,686 |
| Sidney Kimmel | 68,059,009 | 3,235,852 | 109,098 | 4,503,686 |
| Matthew H. Kamens | 59,819,719 | 11,469,058 | 115,182 | 4,503,686 |
| Gerald C. Crotty | 70,404,384 | 887,699 | 111,876 | 4,503,686 |
| Lowell W. Robinson | 60,941,291 | 10,348,699 | 113,969 | 4,503,686 |
| Robert L. Mettler | 70,389,424 | 901,351 | 113,184 | 4,503,686 |
| Margaret H. Georgiadis | 60,962,164 | 10,327,911 | 113,884 | 4,503,686 |
| John D. Demsey | 70,392,924 | 897,876 | 113,159 | 4,503,686 |
| Jeffrey D. Nuechterlein | 70,405,251 | 885,297 | 113,411 | 4,503,686 |
| Ann Marie C. Wilkins | 70,667,277 | 613,316 | 123,366 | 4,503,686 |
2. Ratification of Selection of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm BDO USA, LLP:
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker
Non-Votes |
| 63,137,392 | 12,597,990 | 172,263 | 0 |
3. Advisory Resolution on Executive Compensation:
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker
Non-Votes |
| 67,252,691 | 1,838,023 | 2,313,245 | 4,503,686 |
4. Reapproval of the Material Terms for Performance-Based Awards under the 2007 Executive Annual Cash Incentive Plan:
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker
Non-Votes |
| 65,386,560 | 3,798,888 | 2,218,511 | 4,503,686 |
(c) Not applicable.
(d) Not applicable.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
10.1 | Amendment No. 3 dated May 17, 2012 to Employment Agreement between The Jones Group Inc. and John T. McClain dated as of July 11, 2007. |
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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 JONES GROUP INC.
(Registrant)By: /s/ Ira M. Dansky
Ira M. Dansky
Executive Vice President,
General Counsel and Secretary
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Date: May 22, 2012
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Exhibit Index
10.1 | Amendment No. 3 dated May 17, 2012 to Employment Agreement between The Jones Group Inc. and John T. McClain dated as of July 11, 2007. |
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