ROCKY BRANDS, INC. (NASDAQ:RCKY) Files An 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
On September 5, 2019, Rocky Brands, Inc. (the “Company”) announced the election of Tracie A. Winbigler to the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) as a Class I Director, effective October 1, 2019, to serve until the 2020 annual meeting of shareholders and until her successor is duly elected. Ms. Winbigler was unanimously elected by the Board to fill the vacancy in Class I of the Company’s Board created by the resignation of Harley E. Rouda, Jr. from his position as a Class I Director effective December 31, 2018. The Board has also appointed Ms. Winbigler to serve on the Audit Committee of the Board effective October 1, 2019.
Ms. Winbigler does not have any direct or indirect material interest in any transaction with the Company required to be disclosed to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. There is no arrangement or understanding between Ms. Winbigler and any other person to which she was selected as a director.
As with each of the Company’s other non-employee directors, Ms. Winbigler will be entitled to receive an annual retainer of $75,000, payable 60% in cash and 40% in stock grants, payable quarterly on the first day of each calendar quarter, commencing October 1, 2019.
A press release announcing the election of Ms. Winbigler is attached hereto as Exhibit 99 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
ROCKY BRANDS, INC. Exhibit
EX-99 2 rcky-20190905xex99.htm EX-99 Exhibit 99 – Rocky Brands Appoints Winbigler to Board of Directors Rocky Brands,…
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About ROCKY BRANDS, INC. (NASDAQ:RCKY)
Rocky Brands, Inc. is a designer, manufacturer and marketer of footwear and apparel marketed under a portfolio of brand names, including Rocky, Georgia Boot, Durango, Lehigh, Creative Recreation and the licensed brand Michelin. The Company operates its business through three segments: wholesale, retail and military. In its wholesale segment, the Company distributes its products through a range of distribution channels representing over 10,000 retail store locations in the United States and Canada, as well as in other international markets. Its wholesale channels vary by product line and include sporting goods stores, outdoor retailers, independent shoe retailers, hardware stores, catalogs, mass merchants and uniform stores. In its retail segment, the Company sells its products directly to consumers through its consumer and business direct Websites and its Rocky outlet store. In its military segment, the Company sells footwear under the Rocky label to the United States military.
