Winnebago Industries, Inc. (NYSE:WGO) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Winnebago Industries, Inc. (“the Company”) held its annual meeting of shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on December11, 2018. At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s shareholders were asked to vote on the following proposals: (1)the election of three ClassI directors, (2)the advisory approval of executive compensation, (3) the approval of the Winnebago Industries, Inc. 2019 Omnibus Incentive Plan, and (4) the ratification of the appointment of Deloitte& Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accountant for the fiscal year ending August31, 2019. The results of the shareholder vote are set forth below.
Item 1 – Election of Directors.
Company shareholders elected the following nominees: Maria F. Blase, Christopher J. Braun, and David W. Miles as Class I directors to hold office until the annual meeting of shareholders to be held following the Company’s Fiscal 2021 or until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified. Information as to the vote on each director standing for election is provided below:
|
Name |
Votes For |
Votes Withheld |
Broker Non-Votes |
|
Maria F. Blase |
22,124,919 |
368,443 |
5,009,191 |
|
Christopher J. Braun |
21,933,752 |
559,610 |
5,009,191 |
|
David W. Miles |
22,227,840 |
265,522 |
5,009,191 |
Item 2 – Advisory Approval Vote on Executive Compensation (the “Say on Pay” Vote).
Company shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of certain executives as disclosed in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, the compensation tables, and other narrative executive compensation disclosures in the definitive proxy statement relating to the Annual Meeting, as set forth below:
|
Votes For |
Votes Against |
Abstentions |
Broker Non-Votes |
|
22,123,253 |
307,954 |
62,155 |
5,009,191 |
Item 3 – Approval Vote on the Winnebago Industries, Inc. 2019 Omnibus Incentive Plan.
Company shareholders approved the Winnebago Industries, Inc. 2019 Omnibus Incentive Plan as disclosed in the Appendix A in the definitive proxy statement relating to the Annual Meeting, as set forth below:
|
Votes For |
Votes Against |
Abstentions |
Broker Non-Votes |
|
21,689,468 |
754,137 |
49,757 |
5,009,191 |
Item 4 – Ratification of the Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accountants for the Fiscal Year Ending August31, 2019.
Company shareholders ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accountants for the fiscal year ending August31, 2019, as set forth below:
|
Votes For |
Votes Against |
Abstentions |
|
27,249,192 |
188,829 |
64,532 |
About Winnebago Industries, Inc. (NYSE:WGO)
Winnebago Industries, Inc. is a manufacturer of recreation vehicles (RVs) used primarily in leisure travel and outdoor recreation activities. The Company designs, develops, manufactures and markets motorized and towable recreation products along with supporting products and services. Its other products manufactured by the Company consist of original equipment manufacturer (OEM) parts, including extruded aluminum and other component products for other manufacturers and commercial vehicles. The Company offers products under categories, which include motorhomes, towables and other manufactured products. The Company produces all of its motorhomes in vertically integrated manufacturing facilities in Iowa and it produces all travel trailer and fifth wheel trailers in Indiana. The Company operates under the brand, Winnebago. The Company distributes its products primarily through independent dealers throughout the United States and Canada, who then retail the products to the end consumer.
