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 24, 2017

 

FOSSIL GROUP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

0-19848

 

75-2018505

(State or other jurisdiction of

 

(Commission File

 

(IRS Employer Identification

incorporation)

 

Number)

 

No.)

 

901 S. Central Expressway

 

 

Richardson, Texas

 

75080

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (972) 234-2525

 

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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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 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company o

 

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

Fossil Group, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on May 24, 2017 to (i) elect nine directors to the Board to serve for a term of one year or until their respective successors are elected and qualified (“Proposal 1”), (ii) hold an advisory vote on executive compensation (“Proposal 2”), (iii) hold an advisory vote on whether an advisory vote on executive compensation should be held every one, two or three years (“Proposal 3”), and (iv) ratify the appointment of Deloitte and Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 30, 2017 (“Proposal 4”). For more information about the foregoing proposals, see the Company’s definitive proxy statement dated April 13, 2017.

 

The table below shows the final results of the voting at the Annual Meeting:

 

 

 

Votes in
Favor

 

Votes Cast
Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker
Non-
Votes

Proposal 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jeffrey N. Boyer

 

37,578,883

 

310,003

 

435,646

 

4,352,740

William B. Chiasson

 

37,642,521

 

246,303

 

435,707

 

4,352,741

Mauria A. Finley

 

37,687,228

 

201,504

 

435,799

 

4,352,741

Kosta N. Kartsotis

 

37,564,331

 

327,051

 

433,149

 

4,352,741

Diane L. Neal

 

37,630,793

 

256,881

 

436,858

 

4,352,740

Thomas M. Nealon

 

37,626,560

 

262,284

 

435,686

 

4,352,742

Mark D. Quick

 

37,649,791

 

239,252

 

435,489

 

4,352,740

James E. Skinner

 

37,581,644

 

307,301

 

435,586

 

4,352,741

James M. Zimmerman

 

37,556,908

 

331,997

 

435,627

 

4,352,740

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proposal 2

 

37,746,653

 

115,384

 

462,494

 

4,352,741

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proposal 4

 

41,996,603

 

245,318

 

435,351

 

 

 

 

1 Year

 

2 Years

 

3 Years

 

Abstain

Proposal 3

 

34,801,086

 

13,208

 

3,087,849

 

422,387

 

Based on the results of the advisory vote on the frequency of the advisory vote on executive compensation, the Company’s Board of Directors has determined that the Company will hold its advisory vote on executive compensation every year until the next advisory vote on the frequency of the advisory vote on executive compensation.

 

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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.

 

 

FOSSIL GROUP, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date: May 26, 2017

By:

/s/ Dennis R. Secor

 

Name:

Dennis R. Secor

 

Title:

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

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