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): July 17, 2015

 

 

Burlington Stores, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant As Specified In Charter)

 

 

 

 

Delaware (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		001-36107 (Commission File Number)		80-0895227 (IRS Employer Identification No.)

2006 Route 130 North

Burlington, New Jersey 08016

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)

(609) 387-7800

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not applicable

(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.

Burlington Stores, Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on July 17, 2015. A total of 66,680,540 shares of the Company’s common stock, representing approximately 88.11% of the shares outstanding and eligible to vote and constituting a quorum, were voted at the Annual Meeting. The Company’s stockholders voted on the following proposals at the Annual Meeting:

 

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the election of three directors of the Company to serve for a term of three years;

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the ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered certified public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending January 30, 2016; and

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an advisory vote regarding the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.

The stockholders elected all three directors presented, ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered certified public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending January 30, 2016 and approved the advisory vote to approve executive compensation.

The proposals are described in more detail in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 1, 2015. The final voting results with respect to each proposal are set forth below.

 

1.

Election of Directors

 

Name		Votes For		Votes Withheld		Broker Non-Votes
Thomas A. Kingsbury		61,028,611		2,080,405		3,571,524
Frank Cooper, III		62,534,792		574,224		3,571,524
William P. McNamara		62,619,801		489,215		3,571,524

 

2.

Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Certified Public Accounting Firm

 

Votes For		Votes Against		Votes Abstained		Broker Non-Votes
66,388,572		268,608		23,360		0

 

3.

Advisory Vote on Compensation of Named Executive Officers

 

Votes For		Votes Against		Votes Abstained		Broker Non-Votes
48,587,739		14,479,223		42,054		3,571,524

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.

 

Date: July 23, 2015