V. F. Corporation (NYSE:VFC) Files An 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
Item5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of
Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory
Arrangements of Certain Officers.
VF held its annual meeting of shareholders (the Meeting) on
April25, 2017. At the Meeting, Juan Ernesto de Bedout did not
stand for reelection to the Board of Directors. VF acknowledged
the outstanding service rendered by Mr.de Bedout since his
election to the Board in 2000. The Board has decreased the size
of the Board to thirteen members.
Item5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security
Holders.
At the Meeting, VF shareholders voted on the election of thirteen
directors, whether to approve named executive officer
compensation, the frequency of future advisory votes on executive
compensation, and the ratification of the selection of
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as VFs independent registered public
accounting firm for fiscal 2017.
The results of the election were as follows:
| 1. |
With respect to the election of the thirteen nominees as directors of VF, the votes were cast for the nominees as set forth opposite their names below: |
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Name of Director |
VotesFor | VotesWithheld | NonVotes | |||||||||
|
Richard T. Carucci |
327,289,296 | 3,190,194 | 53,202,208 | |||||||||
|
Juliana L. Chugg |
324,843,054 | 5,636,436 | 53,202,208 | |||||||||
|
Benno Dorer |
328,856,203 | 1,623,287 | 53,202,208 | |||||||||
|
Mark S. Hoplamazian |
327,256,513 | 3,222,977 | 53,202,208 | |||||||||
|
Robert J. Hurst |
323,631,406 | 6,848,084 | 53,202,208 | |||||||||
|
Laura W. Lang |
324,867,387 | 5,612,103 | 53,202,208 | |||||||||
|
W. Alan McCollough |
321,288,216 | 9,191,274 | 53,202,208 | |||||||||
|
W. Rodney McMullen |
311,562,830 | 18,916,660 | 53,202,208 | |||||||||
|
Clarence Otis, Jr. |
320,983,930 | 9,495,560 | 53,202,208 | |||||||||
|
Steven E. Rendle |
329,808,120 | 671,371 | 53,202,208 | |||||||||
|
Carol L. Roberts |
328,882,734 | 1,596,756 | 53,202,208 | |||||||||
|
Matthew J. Shattock |
324,597,345 | 5,882,145 | 53,202,208 | |||||||||
|
Eric C. Wiseman |
322,626,342 | 7,853,149 | 53,202,208 |
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| 2. |
With respect to the advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation, the votes were cast for the proposal as set forth below: |
|
Votes For: 302,192,451 |
|
Votes Against: 21,089,850 |
|
Votes Abstaining: 7,196,708 |
|
Non Votes: 53,202,689 |
|
3.With respect to the advisory vote on the frequency of |
|
Votes For One Year: 313,322,379 |
|
Votes For Two Years: 1,393,150 |
|
Votes For Three Years: 15,377,435 |
|
Votes Abstaining: 386,033 |
|
Non Votes: 53,202,701 |
VF will include an advisory vote on executive compensation in its
proxy materials every year (the frequency selected by the
majority of VFs shareholders) until the next advisory vote on the
frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation,
which will occur no later than VFs 2023 annual meeting of
shareholders.
| 4. |
With respect to the proposal to ratify the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as VFs independent registered public accounting firm for the 2017 fiscal year, the votes were cast for the proposal as set forth below: |
|
Votes For: 369,141,843 |
|
Votes Against: 14,018,104 |
|
Votes Abstaining: 521,750 |
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About V. F. Corporation (NYSE:VFC)
V.F. Corporation (VF) is engaged in the design, production, procurement, marketing and distribution of branded lifestyle apparel, footwear and related products. The Company’s segments include Outdoor & Action Sports, Jeanswear, Imagewear and Sportswear. Its Outdoor & Action Sports Coalition is a group of authentic outdoor and activity-based lifestyle brands. Its product offerings include apparel, footwear, equipment, backpacks, luggage and accessories. Its Imagewear coalition consists of the Image business and the Licensed Sports Group business. Its Wrangler brand offers denim, apparel, accessories and footwear through mass merchants, specialty stores and department stores in the United States, VF-operated stores and online at www.wrangler.com. The Sportswear coalition consists of the Nautica and Kipling brand businesses in North America (the Kipling brand outside of North America is managed by the Outdoor & Action Sports coalition). V. F. Corporation (NYSE:VFC) Recent Trading Information
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