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):     May 8, 2018

 

WEYCO GROUP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Wisconsin   0-9068   39-0702200

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

  

(Commission

File Number)

  

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

333 W. Estabrook Blvd.

P. O. Box 1188

Milwaukee, WI

   53201
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (414) 908-1600

 

 

(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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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

 

Emerging growth company ¨

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

 

 

 

 

 

  

Item 5.07Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

Weyco Group, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 8, 2018. There were 10,259,993 outstanding shares eligible to vote as of March 16, 2018, the record date for the 2018 Annual Meeting. At the meeting, the following actions were taken:

 

(i)             The shareholders elected three directors to the Company’s Board of Directors for terms expiring at the Annual Meeting in the year 2021. The directors elected, as well as the number of votes cast for, votes withheld and broker non-votes for each individual are set forth below:

 

Nominee  Votes For  Votes Withheld  Broker Non-Votes
John W. Florsheim  8,314,136  313,045  1,101,510
Frederick P. Stratton, Jr.  8,454,433  172,748  1,101,510
Cory L. Nettles  8,460,658  166,523  1,101,510

 

The terms of the other directors of the Company continue until the Annual Meeting in the years set forth below:

 

Director  Term  Director  Term
Thomas W. Florsheim, Jr.  2020  Tina Chang  2019
Robert Feitler  2020  Thomas W. Florsheim  2019

 

(ii)               The shareholders approved a proposal to ratify the Audit Committee’s appointment of Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2018, with the following votes:

 

                  Amount 
Votes for approval:   9,727,318 
Votes against:   550 
Abstentions:   823 
Broker Non-Votes:   - 

 

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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: May 10, 2018 WEYCO GROUP, INC.
 

  /s/ John Wittkowske  
  John Wittkowske
  Senior Vice President/CFO