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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): April 24, 2018
 
 
Hanesbrands Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Maryland
 
001-32891
 
20-3552316
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
 
 
 
 
1000 East Hanes Mill Road
Winston-Salem, NC
 
27105
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (336) 519-8080
 
 
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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o
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

Hanesbrands Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on April 24, 2018 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. A total of 320,997,759 shares of the Company’s common stock (approximately 89% of all shares entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting) were represented at the Annual Meeting, in person or by proxy. Set forth below are the final voting results for each of the proposals submitted to a vote of the stockholders.

Election of Directors

The stockholders of the Company elected each of the director nominees proposed by the Company’s Board of Directors. The voting results were as follows:
 
Name of Nominee
 
Votes For
 
Votes Against
 
Abstentions
 
Broker Non-votes
Gerald W. Evans, Jr.
 
259,897,708
 
2,542,603
 
1,044,084
 
57,513,364
Bobby J. Griffin
 
257,335,556
 
5,095,475
 
1,053,364
 
57,513,364
James C. Johnson
 
257,949,164
 
4,493,890
 
1,041,341
 
57,513,364
Jessica T. Mathews
 
259,390,921
 
3,093,868
 
999,606
 
57,513,364
Franck J. Moison
 
261,282,501
 
1,136,498
 
1,065,396
 
57,513,364
Robert F. Moran
 
261,094,708
 
1,322,715
 
1,066,972
 
57,513,364
Ronald L. Nelson
 
240,900,101
 
21,532,487
 
1,051,807
 
57,513,364
Richard A. Noll
 
257,245,795
 
5,187,006
 
1,051,594
 
57,513,364
David V. Singer
 
260,805,368
 
1,619,696
 
1,059,331
 
57,513,364
Ann E. Ziegler
 
259,344,169
 
3,153,801
 
986,425
 
57,513,364

Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The stockholders of the Company ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the Company’s 2018 fiscal year. The voting results were as follows:
 
Votes For
 
Votes Against
 
Abstentions
 
Broker Non-votes
315,887,587
 
3,205,985
 
1,904,187
 
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Non-Binding, Advisory Vote Regarding Executive Compensation

The stockholders of the Company approved, on an advisory basis, executive compensation as disclosed in the Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting. The voting results were as follows:
 
Votes For
 
Votes Against
 
Abstentions
 
Broker Non-votes
237,903,183
 
23,726,544
 
1,854,668
 
57,513,364






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.
 
 
 
 
 
 
April 26, 2018
 
HANESBRANDS INC.
 
 
 
 
 
By:
 
/s/ Joia M. Johnson
 
 
 
 
Joia M. Johnson
 
 
 
 
Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary