UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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): September 27, 2018
Iconix Brand Group, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-10593 | 11-2481903 | ||
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 1450 Broadway, 3rd Floor, New York, NY | 10018 | |||
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (212) 730-0030
Not Applicable
(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 |
At the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Iconix Brand Group, Inc. (the “Company”) held on September 27, 2018, the Company’s stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting voted: (i) for the election of the six individuals named below to serve as directors of the Company to hold office until the Company’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held in 2019 and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified; (ii) for the ratification of the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018; (iii) for, by non-binding advisory vote, the resolution approving named executive officer compensation; and (iv) for the amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation to authorize the Board of Directors of the Company to effect a reverse stock split of the issued shares of the Company’s common stock, at a reverse stock split ratio of not less than 1-for-5 and not more than 1-for-10.
| (i) | The votes cast by stockholders with respect to the election of directors were as follows: |
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Director |
Votes Cast “For” |
Votes Cast “Against” |
Abstentions |
Broker Non-Votes | ||||
| Justin Barnes | 17,867,988 | 2,824,882 | 236,461 | 31,834,840 | ||||
| F. Peter Cuneo | 17,995,672 | 2,775,793 | 197,866 | 31,834,840 | ||||
| Drew Cohen | 16,232,541 | 4,419,864 | 276,926 | 31,834,840 | ||||
| Mark Friedman | 16,295,207 | 4,395,476 | 238,648 | 31,834,840 | ||||
| Sue Gove | 16,245,971 | 4,454,868 | 228,492 | 31,834,840 | ||||
| James Marcum | 16,090,088 | 4,581,733 | 257,510 | 31,834,840 |
| (ii) | The votes cast by stockholders with respect to the ratification of the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018 were as follows: |
| Votes Cast “For” | Votes Cast “Against” |
Abstentions | ||||
| Appointment of BDO USA, LLP | 50,153,106 | 2,109,351 | 501,714 |
| (iii) | The votes cast by stockholders with respect to the proposal to approve, by non-binding advisory vote, the resolution approving named executive officer compensation were as follows: |
Votes Cast “For” |
Votes Cast “Against” |
Abstentions | Broker Non- Votes | |||||
| Named Executive Officer Compensation | 16,162,014 | 3,559,105 | 1,208,212 | 31,834,840 |
| (iv) | The votes cast by stockholders with respect to the approval of the amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation to authorize the Board of Directors of the Company to effect a reverse stock split of the issued shares of the Company’s common stock, at a reverse stock split ratio of not less than 1-for-5 and not more than 1-for-10 were as follows: |
Votes Cast “For” |
Votes Cast “Against” |
Abstentions | |||||
| Authorization of Reverse Stock Split | 44,149,002 | 8,324,197 | 290,972 | ||||
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.
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ICONIX BRAND GROUP, INC. (Registrant) |
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| By: |
/s/ Jason Schaefer |
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| Name: Jason Schaefer | ||||
Title: Executive Vice President and General Counsel |
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Date: September 28, 2018