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

 

 

THE GAP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   1-7562   94-1697231
(State of incorporation)   (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)

Two Folsom Street

San Francisco, California

  94105
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

(415) 427-0100

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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 15, 2012, The Gap, Inc. (“the Company”) held its annual meeting of shareholders (“Annual Meeting”) in San Francisco, California. As of March 19, 2012, the Company’s record date for the Annual Meeting, there were a total of 490,175,292 shares of Common Stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. At the Annual Meeting, 452,139,797 shares of Common Stock were represented in person or by proxy and, therefore, a quorum was present.

The shareholders of the Company voted on the following items at the Annual Meeting:

 

1. Election of the Directors nominated by the Board of Directors.

 

2. Ratification of the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending February 2, 2013.

 

3. Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.

 

4. Shareholder proposal regarding ending trade partnerships with Sri Lanka.

Votes regarding the election of the director nominees were as follows:

 

Nominee

  

For

  

Against

  

Abstain

  

Broker Non-Votes

Adrian D.P. Bellamy

   426,461,909    2,676,447    182,244    22,819,197

Domenico De Sole

   428,811,884    334,075    174,641    22,819,197

Robert J. Fisher

   426,860,399    2,321,851    138,350    22,819,197

William S. Fisher

   426,941,265    2,240,456    138,879    22,819,197

Isabella D. Goren

   428,641,561    496,598    182,441    22,819,197

Bob L. Martin

   428,683,894    462,308    174,398    22,819,197

Jorge P. Montoya

   428,828,377    318,015    174,208    22,819,197

Glenn K. Murphy

   424,735,908    4,427,136    157,556    22,819,197

Mayo A. Shattuck III

   428,083,178    1,063,397    174,025    22,819,197

Katherine Tsang

   428,618,804    520,148    181,648    22,819,197

Based on the votes set forth above, the director nominees were duly elected.


The proposal to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending February 2, 2013 received the following votes:

 

For

  

Against

  

Abstain

  

Broker Non-Votes

448,065,613

   3,806,020    268,164    0

Based on the votes set forth above, the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending February 2, 2013 was duly ratified.

The proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers received the following votes:

 

For

  

Against

  

Abstain

  

Broker Non-Votes

421,492,833

   6,792,141    1,034,993    22,819,830

Based on the votes set forth above, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved.

The shareholder proposal regarding ending trade partnerships with Sri Lanka received the following votes:

 

For

  

Against

  

Abstain

  

Broker Non-Votes

4,942,089

   393,407,885    30,969,993    22,819,830

Based on the votes set forth above, the shareholder proposal regarding ending trade partnerships with Sri Lanka was not approved.


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.

 

  THE GAP, INC.
  (Registrant)
Date: May 15, 2012   By:  

/s/ Michelle Banks

    Michelle Banks
    Executive Vice President, General Counsel,
    Corporate Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer