FORM 8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported):  May 23, 2019

DULUTH HOLDINGS INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Wisconsin

001-37641

39-1564801

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)


201 East Front Street

Mount Horeb, Wisconsin 53572

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (608) 424-1544

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading

Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Class B Common Stock, No Par Value

DLTH

NASDAQ Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company x

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. x

Item 5.07.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

At the Annual Meeting, our shareholders voted on proposals to: (1) elect the eight individuals nominated by the Board of Directors of the Company to serve as directors until the 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, and (2) ratify the selection of Grant Thornton LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for the year ending February 2, 2020.  The final voting results on these proposals are as follows:

(1)  Election of the below-named nominees to the Board of Directors of the Company:

Nominee

 

Class of Common Stock

 

Number of

Votes

FOR

 


Withhold Authority

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stephen L. Schlecht

 

Class A

 

33,642,000

 

0

 

0

 

 

Class B

 

21,346,821

 

3,706,057

 

3,325,287

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stephanie L. Pugliese

 

Class A

 

33,642,000

 

0

 

0

 

 

Class B

 

25,012,860

 

35,042

 

3,325,287

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

E. David Coolidge III

 

Class A

 

33,642,000

 

0

 

0

 

 

Class B

 

24,115,340

 

929,222

 

3,325,287

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Francesca M. Edwardson

 

Class A

 

33,642,000

 

0

 

0

 

 

Class B

 

25,012,551

 

35,175

 

3,325,287

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

David C. Finch

 

Class A

 

33,642,000

 

0

 

0

 

 

Class B

 

23,712,859

 

1,334,167

 

3,325,287

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thomas G. Folliard

 

Class A

 

33,642,000

 

0

 

0

 

 

Class B

 

25,009,914

 

37,613

 

3,325,287

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brenda I. Morris

 

Class A

 

33,642,000

 

0

 

0

 

 

Class B

 

25,007,512

 

40,215

 

3,325,287

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Scott K. Williams

 

Class A

 

33,642,000

 

0

 

0

 

 

Class B

 

25,019,504

 

30,027

 

3,325,287


(2)  Ratification of the selection of Grant Thornton LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for the year ending February 2, 2020:

Class of Common Stock

 

Number of Votes

FOR

 

Number of Votes

Against

 

Withheld/Abstentions

Class A

 

33,642,000

 

0

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class B

 

28,227,082

 

133,602

 

20,038



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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


 

DULUTH HOLDINGS INC.

 

 

 

 

Dated:  May 29, 2019

By:  /s/ David Loretta                  

 

David Loretta

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

 




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