HRG GROUP, INC. (NYSE:HRG) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

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HRG GROUP, INC. (NYSE:HRG) 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.

The Annual Meeting of the Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of HRG Group, Inc. (the “Company”) was held today, June 12, 2018.

At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders (i) elected two Class II directors to the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”) to each serve for a three-year term ending on the earlier of the 2021 Annual Meeting or their death, resignation or removal (Proposal 1) and (ii) ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year endingSeptember30, 2018 (Proposal 2).

Only holders of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Common Stock”), at the close of business on April 20, 2018 (the “Record Date”) were entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting.As of the Record Date, there were 203,103,593 shares of Common Stock entitled to vote, the holders of which were entitled to one vote per share in the election of directors and on each other matter submitted for stockholder approval. Holders of Common Stock representing a total of 190,929,920 votes (approximately 94.00 % of the total voting power), constituting a quorum, were represented in person or by valid proxies at the Annual Meeting. The final results for the votes regarding each proposal are set forth below.

Proposal 1: The votes regarding this proposal were as follows:

For

Withhold

BrokerNon-Votes

Curtis A. Glovier

169,613,232

12,299,688

9,017,000

Joseph S. Steinberg

174,911,998

7,000,922

9,017,000

Proposal 2: The votes regarding this proposal were as follows:

For

Against

Abstain

BrokerNon-Votes

189,613,556

1,285,730

30,634


About HRG GROUP, INC. (NYSE:HRG)

HRG Group, Inc. is a holding company. The Company operates through two segments: Consumer Products and Insurance. The Consumer Products segment consists of the Company’s subsidiary, Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. (Spectrum Brands). The Insurance segment includes its subsidiary, Front Street Re (Delaware) Ltd. (Front Street). Through Spectrum Brands, the Company is a diversified global branded consumer products company. The Company offers seven product categories: consumer batteries, small appliances, global pet supplies, home and garden control products, personal care products, hardware and home improvement products and global auto care. Through Front Street, the Company is engaged in the business of providing long-term reinsurance, including reinsurance to the specialty insurance sector of fixed, deferred and payout annuities. The Company’s subsidiary, Fidelity & Guaranty Life (FGL), provides life insurance and annuity products.