TIFFANY & CO. (NYSE:TIF) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

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TIFFANY & CO. (NYSE:TIF) 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.

On May 25, 2017, Registrant held its annual meeting of
shareholders. Set forth below are the final voting results for
each of the five proposals submitted to a vote of the
shareholders.
Proposal One. Election of Directors. Each of the eleven nominees
listed below was elected a director of Registrant to hold office
until he or she is succeeded by another qualified director or
until his or her earlier resignation or removal from office.
Nominee
Number of Shares
Voted For
Number of Shares Voted
Against
Number of Shares
Abstaining
Number of Broker
Non-Votes
Michael J. Kowalski
102,295,774
997,769
277,584
8,616,156
Rose Marie Bravo
98,640,523
3,712,320
1,218,284
8,616,156
Gary E. Costley
102,521,531
911,796
137,800
8,616,156
Roger N. Farah
102,715,614
678,652
176,861
8,616,156
Lawrence K. Fish
102,510,899
959,473
100,755
8,616,156
Abby F. Kohnstamm
100,532,586
1,797,209
1,241,332
8,616,156
James E. Lillie
102,805,972
595,538
169,617
8,616,156
Charles K. Marquis
96,786,093
5,538,046
1,246,988
8,616,156
William A. Shutzer
101,838,593
1,594,931
137,603
8,616,156
Robert S. Singer
102,149,975
1,320,037
101,115
8,616,156
Francesco Trapani
102,795,251
683,012
92,864
8,616,156
Proposal Two. Ratification of the selection of
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Registrants independent registered
public accounting firm to audit Registrants consolidated
financial statements for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2018.
Number
of Shares
Voted For
Number of
Shares Voted
Against
Number of
Shares
Abstaining
Number of
Broker
Non-Votes
110,763,471
1,378,490
45,322
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Proposal Three. Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation
paid to Registrants named executive officers in fiscal 2016.
Number
of Shares
Voted For
Number of
Shares Voted
Against
Number of
Shares
Abstaining
Number of
Broker
Non-Votes
100,662,790
2,767,673
140,664
8,616,156
Proposal Four. Preference, on an advisory basis, on the frequency
of seeking shareholder approval of the compensation paid to
Registrant’s named executive officers.
1 Year
2 Years
3 Years
Number of
Shares
Abstaining
Number of
Broker
Non-Votes
98,886,767
213,386
4,411,403
59,571
8,616,156
Based on these results, Registrant has determined that it will
solicit shareholder approval of the compensation paid to
Registrants named executive officers on an annual basis.
Proposal Five. Approval of the Tiffany Co. 2017 Directors Equity
Compensation Plan.
Number
of Shares
Voted For
Number of
Shares Voted
Against
Number of
Shares
Abstaining
Number of
Broker
Non-Votes
101,031,731
2,378,877
160,519
8,616,156
Item 8.01 Other Events.
As noted in Item 5.07 above, on May 25, 2017, at the annual meeting
of shareholders, the shareholders of Registrant approved the
adoption of the Tiffany Co. 2017 Directors Equity Compensation Plan
(the 2017 Directors Plan or the Plan). The 2017 Directors Plan,
which became effective immediately following such annual meeting
(the Effective Time), replaces the 2008 Directors Equity
Compensation Plan, under which no further awards may be granted
after the Effective Time. Directors of Registrant who are not, at
the time of an award under the 2017 Directors Plan, also employees
of Registrant or any of its affiliated companies are eligible to
participate in the Plan. The Tiffany Co. 2014 Employee Incentive
Plan, in which employees of Registrant and any of its subsidiaries
are eligible to participate, remains in full force and effect. The
2017 Directors Plan is filed as Exhibit 10.38 to this Current
Report on Form 8-K. The summary of the 2017 Directors Plan set
forth above is qualified in its entirety by reference to such
exhibit.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits
10.38
Tiffany Co. 2017 Directors Equity Compensation Plan.


About TIFFANY & CO. (NYSE:TIF)

Tiffany & Co. is a holding company that operates through its subsidiary companies. The Company’s principal subsidiary, Tiffany and Company (Tiffany), is a jeweler and specialty retailer. Through its subsidiaries, the Company designs and manufactures products and operates TIFFANY & CO. retail stores. The Company’s segments include Americas, Asia-Pacific, Japan, Europe and Other. The Americas segment includes sale in Company-operated TIFFANY & CO. stores in the United States, Canada and Latin America. The Asia-Pacific segment includes over 80 Company-operated TIFFANY & CO. stores in China, Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Australia, Singapore, Macau, Malaysia and Thailand. The Japan segment includes approximately 60 Company-operated TIFFANY & CO. stores. The retail sales in Europe are transacted in over 40 Company-operated TIFFANY & CO. stores. The Other segment includes retail sales and wholesale distribution; wholesale sales of diamonds, and licensing agreements.

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