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CROCS, INC. (NASDAQ:CROX) Files An 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

CROCS, INC. (NASDAQ:CROX) Files An 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain OfficersItem 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On June 5, 2018, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Crocs, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Bill Gray to the Board as a Class III director. Mr. Gray was designated by Blackstone Capital Partners VI L.P. (“Blackstone”) for election to the Board in accordance with the terms of the Investment Agreement between Blackstone and the Company dated December 28, 2013, as amended (the “Investment Agreement”).

Mr. Gray is a Senior Advisor to Blackstone's Private Equity Group. Mr.Gray will serve on the Board’s Information Technology Committee. As compensation for his service on the Board, Mr. Gray is entitled to receive the Company’s standard compensation for non-employee directors; provided, however, such compensation may be paid to Blackstone or its designee, to the terms of the Investment Agreement. The information regarding certain relationships between the Company and Blackstone is set forth under “Certain Relationships and Related Person Transactions” in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 24, 2018.

The Board considered the independence of Mr. Gray under the NASDAQ listing standards and concluded that Mr. Gray is an independent director under the applicable NASDAQ standards.

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

On June 5, 2018, the Company held its 2018 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) in Boulder, Colorado. The results of the matters submitted to a vote of the stockholders at the Annual Meeting were as follows:

(a) The nominees for election as Class I directors to serve until the 2021 annual meeting of stockholders and thereafter until their successors are duly elected and qualified, were elected based on the following votes:

Nominee

Votes For

Votes Withheld

Broker Non-Votes

Ronald L. Frasch

66,234,516

922,552

7,075,898

Andrew Rees

66,828,408

328,660

7,075,898

(b) The proposal to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2018 was approved based on the following votes:

Votes For

Votes Against

Votes Abstaining

73,296,993

899,228

36,745

(c) The proposal regarding the advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved based on the following votes:

Votes For

Votes Against

Votes Abstaining

Broker Non-Votes

66,121,721

995,645

39,702

7,075,898

About CROCS, INC. (NASDAQ:CROX)
Crocs, Inc. is engaged in the design, development, manufacturing, across the world marketing and distribution of casual lifestyle footwear and accessories for men, women and children. The Company’s segments include Americas, Asia Pacific and Europe. The Americas segment consists of the product sales in the North and South America geographic regions. The Asia Pacific segment consists of the product sales throughout Asia, Australia, New Zealand, the Middle East and South Africa. The Europe segment consists of the product sales throughout Europe and Russia. The Company’s products include footwear and accessories that utilize its closed-cell resin, called Croslite, as well as casual lifestyle footwear that use a range of materials. It sells its products in over 60 countries through domestic and international retailers and distributors, and directly to consumers through its company-operated retail stores, outlets, Webstores and kiosks.

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