Delaware | 001-35641 | 80-0808358 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
5500 Trillium Boulevard, Suite 501 Hoffman Estates, Illinois | 60192 | |||
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip code) |
□ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) □ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) □ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) □ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
1. | Election of Directors. E.J. Bird, James F. Gooch, Josephine Linden, William K. Phelan, Will Powell, and David Robbins were elected to the Board of Directors of the Company for one-year terms expiring at the 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their successors are elected and qualified. The votes on this matter were as follows: |
Name | For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||
E.J. Bird | 17,170,669 | 191,972 | 2,596,342 | |||
James F. Gooch | 17,170,283 | 192,358 | 2,596,342 | |||
Josephine Linden | 17,170,534 | 192,107 | 2,596,342 | |||
William K. Phelan | 17,170,266 | 192,375 | 2,596,342 | |||
Will Powell | 17,170,414 | 192,227 | 2,596,342 | |||
David Robbins | 17,170,768 | 191,873 | 2,596,342 |
2. | Advisory Vote to Approve the Compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers. The stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The votes on this matter were as follows: |
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
17,264,127 | 84,854 | 13,660 | 2,596,342 |
3. | Ratification of the Appointment of BDO USA, LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the 2016 fiscal year. The stockholders ratified the Audit Committee’s appointment of BDO USA, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2016. The votes on this matter were as follows: |
For | Against | Abstain |
19,938,213 | 2,847 | 17,923 |
SEARS HOMETOWN AND OUTLET STORES, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ CHARLES J. HANSEN | |
Charles J. Hansen | ||
Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary |