Item 5.07 – Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On June 4, 2019, Destination Maternity Corporation (the “Company”) held its 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “AnnualMeeting”) in Moorestown, New Jersey. As of April 15, 2019, the record date for the Annual Meeting, there were a total of 14,385,497 shares of common stock of the Company (“CommonStock”) outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. At the Annual Meeting, 11,774,128 shares of Common Stock were represented in person or by proxy and, therefore, a quorum was present.
Set forth below are the proposals voted upon at the Annual Meeting, and the final voting results as certified by the independent inspector of elections.
Proposal 1 – Election of Directors
Votes regarding the election of the director nominees were as follows:
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| | | | | | | | Broker Non- | |
| | For | | | Withhold | | | Votes | |
Lisa Gavales | | | 4,343,246 | | | | 2,555,753 | | | | 4,875,129 | |
Gregory Kleffner | | | 4,364,280 | | | | 2,534,719 | | | | 4,875,129 | |
Christopher Morgan | | | 4,270,904 | | | | 2,628,095 | | | | 4,875,129 | |
Marla Ryan | | | 3,455,094 | | | | 3,443,905 | | | | 4,875,129 | |
Anne-Charlotte Windal | | | 4,261,488 | | | | 2,637,511 | | | | 4,875,129 | |
Based on the votes set forth above, the directors elected at the Annual Meeting are: Lisa Gavales, Gregory Kleffner, Christopher Morgan, Marla Ryan and Anne-Charlotte Windal.
Proposal 2 – Ratify the Appointment of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The proposal to ratify the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accountants for the fiscal year ending February 1, 2020 was approved based on the following vote:
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For | | Against | | Abstain | | BrokerNon-Votes |
11,626,828 | | 118,619 | | 28,681 | | 0 |
Proposal 3 – Advisory Vote on the Company’s Executive Compensation
The proposal to approve, on anon-binding advisory basis, the executive compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved based upon the following vote:
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For | | Against | | Abstain | | BrokerNon-Votes |
5,390,299 | | 1,392,078 | | 116,622 | | 4,875,129 |
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