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 15, 2012 (May 9, 2012)
 
The Warnaco Group, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
 
         
Delaware
 
001-10857
 
95-4032739
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
     
501 Seventh Avenue, New York, New York
 
10018
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 287-8000
 
 

(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.

The Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of The Warnaco Group, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on May 9, 2012.  There were present in person or by proxy, holders of 38,850,707 shares of common stock, or 94.00% of all votes eligible for the Annual Meeting.  At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders of the Company (the “Stockholders”) voted on three proposals, each described in the Company’s proxy materials for the Annual Meeting.  The voting results are set forth below.

Proposal 1 - Election of Directors

The following directors were elected to serve for a term of one year:
 
                 
 Broker
     
 For
 
 Against
 
 Abstain
 
 Non-Vote
 
David A. Bell
 
37,721,654
 
619,989
 
225
 
508,839
 
Robert A. Bowman
 
37,727,067
 
614,188
 
613
 
508,839
 
Richard Karl Goeltz
 
34,006,794
 
4,334,421
 
653
 
508,839
 
Sheila A. Hopkins
 
37,726,259
 
614,537
 
1,072
 
508,839
 
Helen McCluskey
 
38,340,795
 
848
 
225
 
508,839
 
Charles R. Perrin
 
37,725,579
 
615,157
 
1,132
 
508,839
 
Nancy A. Reardon
 
37,727,385
 
614,258
 
225
 
508,839
 
Donald L. Seeley
 
38,339,243
 
1,971
 
654
 
508,839
 
Cheryl Nido Turpin
 
37,726,846
 
614,797
 
225
 
508,839
 
Proposal 2 - Ratification of Deloitte & Touche LLP as Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The proposal for Deloitte & Touche LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm was ratified:

                   
     
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
   
     
38,421,811
 
427,674
 
1,222
   

Proposal 3 - Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation

The Stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s executive officers as disclosed in the Company’s proxy statement:

                 
Broker
     
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Non-Vote
     
37,384,992
 
939,765
 
17,111
 
508,839
 

 
 

 

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.

 
   
THE WARNACO GROUP, INC.
       
Date: May 15, 2012
 
By:  
/s/ Lawrence R. Rutkowski
 
     
Name:  
Lawrence R. Rutkowski 
 
     
Title:
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer