WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC. (NYSE:WWW) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

Abstentions

Broker Non-Votes

ME Staff 8-k

8 years ago

WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC. (NYSE:WWW) 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 4, 2017, Wolverine World Wide, Inc. (the “Company”) held
its 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the Annual Meeting). The
Company’s shareholders voted upon five proposals at the Annual
Meeting and the final results of the shareholder vote on each
proposal were as follows:

Proposal 1: Election of Directors for Terms Expiring in 2020

The shareholders elected four candidates nominated by the Board of
Directors to serve as directors of the Company for three-year terms
expiring at the annual meeting of shareholders to be held in 2020
or until their respective successors, if any, have been elected and
qualified. The following sets forth the results of the voting with
respect to each candidate:



Candidate	For	Against	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes
William K. Gerber	84,604,483	841,450	27,485	5,652,810
Blake W. Krueger	82,804,283	2,635,717	33,418	5,652,810
Nicholas T. Long	84,679,816	766,441	27,161	5,652,810
Michael A. Volkema	83,846,389	1,600,616	26,413	5,652,810

Proposal 2: Advisory Resolution to Approve Executive Compensation

The following sets forth the results of the voting with respect to
the advisory vote regarding the compensation of the Companys named
executive officers disclosed in the Compensation Discussion and
Analysis, the Summary Compensation Table and the related
compensation tables, notes and narrative in the Proxy Statement for
the Annual Meeting:

Proposal 3: Advisory Vote on the Frequency of Future Advisory
Votes on Executive Compensation

The shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the proposal to
conduct future advisory votes on the compensation of the Companys
named executive officers once every year. The following sets forth
the results of the voting with respect to this proposal:



Shares Voted
One Year	Two Years	Three Years	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes
68,937,221	614,810	15,713,214	208,173	5,652,810

Based on these results, the Companys Board of Directors has
determined to hold an advisory vote on the compensation of the
Companys named executive officers once every year.

Proposal 4: Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered
Public Accounting Firm

The shareholders ratified the Audit Committees appointment of Ernst
Young LLP as the Companys independent registered public accounting
firm for fiscal year 2017. The following sets forth the results of
the voting with respect to this proposal:



For	Against	Abstentions
89,543,867	1,509,539	72,822

The proposal to ratify the appointment of Ernst Young LLP was a
routine matter and, therefore, there were no broker non-votes
relating to that matter.

Proposal 5: Approval of Wolverine World Wide, Inc. Amended and
Restated Executive Short-Term Incentive Plan (Annual Bonus
Plan)

The shareholders approved the Wolverine World Wide, Inc. Amended
and Restated Executive Short-Term Incentive Plan (Annual Bonus
Plan). The following sets forth the results of the voting with
respect to this proposal:

About WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC. (NYSE:WWW)
Wolverine World Wide, Inc. is a designer, manufacturer and marketer of a range of casual footwear and apparel, outdoor and athletic footwear and apparel, children’s footwear, industrial work boots and apparel, and uniform shoes and boots. The Company’s products are marketed around the world in approximately 200 countries and territories through Company-owned wholesale and consumer-direct operations, and third-party licensees and distributors. The Company operates in three operating segments: Lifestyle Group, consisting of Sperry footwear and apparel, Stride Rite footwear and apparel, Hush Puppies footwear and apparel, Keds footwear and apparel, and Soft Style footwear; Performance Group, consisting of Merrell footwear and apparel, Saucony footwear and apparel, and Chaco footwear, and Heritage Group, consisting of Wolverine footwear and apparel, Cat footwear, Bates uniform footwear, Sebago footwear and apparel, Harley-Davidson footwear and HyTest safety footwear. WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC. (NYSE:WWW) Recent Trading Information
WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC. (NYSE:WWW) closed its last trading session down -0.14 at 23.71 with 447,389 shares trading hands.