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 2, 2018
WINGSTOP INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-37425 | 47-3494862 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
5501 LBJ Freeway, 5th Floor, Dallas, Texas | 75240 | |||
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (972) 686-6500
N/A
(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. |
On May 2, 2018, Wingstop Inc. (the Company) held its 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the Annual Meeting), at which the following proposals were voted upon:
Proposal 1: Election of Kilandigalu (Kay) M. Madati and Charles R. Morrison to the Companys Board of Directors (the Board), each to serve for a three-year term until the annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 2021.
Nominee |
Votes Cast For |
Votes Withheld |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
Kilandigalu (Kay) M. Madati | 18,189,008 | 8,603,229 | 794,185 | |||
Charles R. Morrison | 19,991,366 | 6,800,871 | 794,185 |
Proposal 2: Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Companys independent registered public accounting firm.
Votes Cast For |
Votes Cast Against |
Abstentions | ||
27,520,491 | 24,520 | 41,411 |
Proposal 3: Advisory vote to approve executive compensation.
Votes Cast For |
Votes Cast Against |
Abstentions |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
26,024,558 | 726,279 | 41,398 | 794,187 |
Proposal 4: Advisory vote to determine the frequency of future advisory votes on the Companys executive compensation.
1 Year |
2 Years |
3 Years |
Abstentions |
Broker Non-Votes | ||||
26,541,134 | 9,959 | 197,209 | 43,933 | 794,187 |
Based on these results and consistent with the Companys recommendation, the Board has determined that the Company will conduct future advisory votes on the compensation of the Companys named executive officers every year. This policy will remain in effect until the next stockholder vote on the frequency of advisory votes on executive compensation, which is expected to occur at the Companys 2024 annual meeting of stockholders.
Each of the proposals acted upon by the Companys stockholders at the Annual Meeting received a sufficient number of votes to be approved.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
WINGSTOP INC. | ||||||
Date: May 4, 2018 | By: | /s/ Michael J. Skipworth | ||||
Chief Financial Officer | ||||||
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |