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): July 13, 2016
Commission file number 1-10948
OFFICE DEPOT, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 59-2663954 | |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |
| 6600 North Military Trail, Boca Raton, FL | 33496 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |
(561) 438-4800
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Former name or former address, if changed since last report: N/A
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On July 13, 2016, Office Depot, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. As of the record date, there were 550,058,806 common shares entitled to one vote per share. Results of votes with respect to proposals submitted at that meeting are as follows:
| 1. | To elect ten (10) members of the Company’s board of directors to serve until the next annual meeting, until their successors have been elected and qualified, or until their resignation or removal. Our stockholders voted to elect all 10 members to serve as directors. Votes recorded, by nominee, were as follows: |
| Name |
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
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| Roland C. Smith |
420,194,239 | 8,507,171 | 900,315 | 52,536,718 | ||||||||||||
| Warren F. Bryant |
426,277,219 | 2,430,456 | 894,050 | 52,536,718 | ||||||||||||
| Rakesh Gangwal |
426,098,622 | 2,599,935 | 903,168 | 52,536,718 | ||||||||||||
| Cynthia T. Jamison |
399,081,991 | 29,625,266 | 894,468 | 52,536,718 | ||||||||||||
| V. James Marino |
399,728,285 | 28,976,505 | 896,935 | 52,536,718 | ||||||||||||
| Michael J. Massey |
424,340,893 | 4,357,032 | 903,800 | 52,536,718 | ||||||||||||
| Francesca Ruiz de Luzuriaga |
401,677,778 | 27,019,573 | 904,374 | 52,536,718 | ||||||||||||
| David M. Szymanski |
399,271,619 | 28,924,175 | 1,405,931 | 52,536,718 | ||||||||||||
| Nigel Travis |
426,206,145 | 2,495,844 | 899,736 | 52,536,718 | ||||||||||||
| Joseph Vassalluzzo |
426,257,556 | 2,441,329 | 902,840 | 52,536,718 | ||||||||||||
| 2. | To ratify the Audit Committee’s appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the current year. The Company’s stockholders voted to approve this proposal with 477,964,398 votes for and 3,057,754 votes against. There were 1,116,291 abstentions. |
| 3. | To hold an advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The Company’s stockholders voted to approve this proposal with 399,338,402 votes for and 29,280,015 votes against. There were 983,308 abstentions and 52,536,718 broker non-votes. |
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.
| OFFICE DEPOT, INC. | ||||||
| Date: July 14, 2016 |
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| By: | /s/ Elisa D. Garcia C. | |||||
| Elisa D. Garcia C. | ||||||
| Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary | ||||||