Iconix Brand Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:ICON) 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
At the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Iconix Brand Group, Inc. (the “Company”) held on September 27, 2018, the Company’s stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting voted: (i) for the election of the six individuals named below to serve as directors of the Company to hold office until the Company’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held in 2019 and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified; (ii) for the ratification of the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018; (iii) for, by non-binding advisory vote, the resolution approving named executive officer compensation; and (iv) for the amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation to authorize the Board of Directors of the Company to effect a reverse stock split of the issued shares of the Company’s common stock, at a reverse stock split ratio of not less than 1-for-5 and not more than 1-for-10.
(i) | The votes cast by stockholders with respect to the election of directors were as follows: |
Director |
Votes Cast “For” |
Votes Cast “Against” |
Abstentions |
Broker Non-Votes |
Justin Barnes | 17,867,988 | 2,824,882 | 236,461 | 31,834,840 |
F. Peter Cuneo | 17,995,672 | 2,775,793 | 197,866 | 31,834,840 |
Drew Cohen | 16,232,541 | 4,419,864 | 276,926 | 31,834,840 |
Mark Friedman | 16,295,207 | 4,395,476 | 238,648 | 31,834,840 |
Sue Gove | 16,245,971 | 4,454,868 | 228,492 | 31,834,840 |
James Marcum | 16,090,088 | 4,581,733 | 257,510 | 31,834,840 |
(ii) | The votes cast by stockholders with respect to the ratification of the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018 were as follows: |
Votes Cast “For” |
Votes Cast |
Abstentions | |
Appointment of BDO USA, LLP | 50,153,106 | 2,109,351 | 501,714 |
(iii) | The votes cast by stockholders with respect to the proposal to approve, by non-binding advisory vote, the resolution approving named executive officer compensation were as follows: |
Votes Cast |
Votes Cast |
Abstentions |
Broker Non- Votes |
|
Named Executive Officer Compensation | 16,162,014 | 3,559,105 | 1,208,212 | 31,834,840 |
(iv) | The votes cast by stockholders with respect to the approval of the amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation to authorize the Board of Directors of the Company to effect a reverse stock split of the issued shares of the Company’s common stock, at a reverse stock split ratio of not less than 1-for-5 and not more than 1-for-10 were as follows: |
Votes Cast |
Votes Cast |
Abstentions | |
Authorization of Reverse Stock Split | 44,149,002 | 8,324,197 | 290,972 |
About Iconix Brand Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:ICON)
Iconix Brand Group, Inc. is a brand management company. The Company owns a diversified portfolio of consumer brands across women’s, men’s, home and entertainment categories. The Company operates through five segments: men’s, women’s, home, entertainment and corporate. The Company’s brand portfolio includes brands, such as Candie’s, Bongo, Joe Boxer, Rampage, Mudd, London Fog, Mossimo, Ocean Pacific/OP, Danskin/Danskin Now, Rocawear/Roc Nation, Cannon, Royal Velvet, Fieldcrest, Charisma, Starter, Waverly, Ecko Unltd/Mark Ecko Cut & Sew, Zoo York, Umbro, Lee Cooper, Strawberry Shortcake and Artful Dodger, and interests in Material Girl, Peanuts, Ed Hardy, Truth or Dare, Modern Amusement, Buffalo, Nick Graham Hydraulic and PONY brands. It operates in various geographic regions, including the United States, Japan and Other (which principally represent Latin America and Europe).