Form 8-K

 

 

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) June 2, 2016

 

 

AMERICAN EAGLE OUTFITTERS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   1-33338   13-2721761

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

77 Hot Metal Street

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  15203-2329
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (412) 432-3300

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

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ITEM 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On June 2, 2016, American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders in New York, New York (the “Annual Meeting”). As of April 6, 2016, the Company’s record date, there were a total of 180,800,037 shares of Common Stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. At the Annual Meeting, 163,638,074 shares of Common Stock were represented in person or by proxy and, therefore, a quorum was present.

The stockholders of the Company voted on the following:

1. To elect two Class III directors to serve until the 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders;

2. To ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending January 28, 2017; and

3. An advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.

Votes regarding the election of the director nominees were as follows:

 

Name

  

For

    

Against

    

Abstain

    

Broker Non-Votes

 

Thomas R. Ketteler

     138,625,251         1,901,881         1,449,328         21,661,614   

Cary D. McMillan

     138,608,652         1,913,037         1,454,771         21,661,614   

Based on the votes set forth above, the director nominees were duly elected. The following persons continue to serve as Class I directors: Michael G. Jesselson and Jay L. Schottenstein. The following persons continue to serve as Class II directors: Janice E. Page, David M. Sable and Noel J. Spiegel.

Votes regarding the ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending January 28, 2017 were as follows:

 

For

  

Against

  

Abstain

  

Broker Non-Votes

161,515,426

   1,648,342    474,306    0

Based on the votes set forth above, the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending January 28, 2017 was duly ratified.

Votes regarding the advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers were as follows:

 

For

  

Against

  

Abstain

  

Broker Non-Votes

138,600,768

   2,907,105    468,585    21,661,616

Based on the votes set forth above, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved.


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.

 

   

AMERICAN EAGLE OUTFITTERS, INC.

(Registrant)

Date: June 7, 2016     By:  

/s/ Jennifer B. Stoecklein

     

Jennifer B. Stoecklein

Corporate Secretary