| 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): June 3, 2021 | ||||||||||||||
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| Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc. | ||||||||||||||
| (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) | ||||||||||||||
Delaware | 001-39589 | 85-1800912 | ||||||||||||
| (State or other jurisdiction of | (Commission | (I.R.S. Employer | ||||||||||||
| incorporation or organization) | File No.) | Identification No.) | ||||||||||||
| 1800 North Mason Road | ||||||||||||||
| Katy, Texas 77449 | ||||||||||||||
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) | ||||||||||||||
| (281) 646-5200 | ||||||||||||||
| (Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code) | ||||||||||||||
| Not Applicable | ||||||||||||||
| (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) | ||||||||||||||
| 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: | ||||||||||||||
| ☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) | ||||||||||||||
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| Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: | ||||||||||||||
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||||||||||||
| Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share | ASO | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC | ||||||||||||
| 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 ☐ | ||||||||||||||
| If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐ | ||||||||||||||
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On June 3, 2021, Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Annual Meeting"). The final voting results for each of the matters submitted to a stockholder vote at the Annual Meeting are set forth below:
Proposal 1: Election of Directors
The stockholders elected three Class I directors for terms expiring at the Company's 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, and subject to the election and qualification of their successors, based upon the following vote results:
| Votes For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||||||||||
| Brian T. Marley | 70,809,978 | 2,886,157 | 6,628,225 | |||||||||||||||||
| Thomas M. Nealon | 73,584,385 | 111,750 | 6,628,225 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nathaniel H. Taylor | 63,825,378 | 9,870,757 | 6,628,225 | |||||||||||||||||
Proposal 2: Ratification of the Appointment of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The stockholders ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the fiscal year 2021.
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | ||||||||||||
| 78,988,653 | 199,367 | 136,340 | ||||||||||||
Proposal 3: Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation
The stockholders approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company's named executive officers during fiscal year 2020 (commonly known as a "say-on-pay" proposal), based upon the following votes:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||
| 73,259,589 | 289,802 | 146,744 | 6,628,225 | |||||||||||||||||
Proposal 4: Frequency of Advisory Votes on Executive Compensation
The stockholders approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, one year as the frequency of the advisory vote to approve compensation paid to the Company's named executive officers (commonly known as a "say-when-on-pay" proposal), based upon the following votes:
| 1 Year | 2 Years | 3 Years | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 72,673,646 | 278,176 | 584,960 | 159,353 | 6,628,225 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Based on the results of this vote, and consistent with the Board of Directors' recommendation, the Company intends to include an advisory stockholder vote to approve the compensation paid to its named executive officers every year until the next required vote on the frequency of stockholder votes on the compensation of named executive officers. The Company is required to hold a vote on frequency every six years.
Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report on Form 8-K on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.
| ACADEMY SPORTS AND OUTDOORS, INC. | ||||||||||||||
| Date: June 7, 2021 | By: | /s/ | Rene G. Casares | |||||||||||
| Name: | Rene G. Casares | |||||||||||||
| Title: | Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | |||||||||||||