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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
(a)
On June 14, 2022, Duluth Holdings Inc. (the “Company”) reconvened its annual meeting of shareholders, which was originally convened on May 26, 2022 and immediately adjourned until June 14, 2022 (the “Annual Meeting”).
(b)
At the Annual Meeting, our shareholders voted on proposals to: (1) elect the seven individuals nominated by the Board of Directors of the Company to serve as directors until the 2023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders; (2) ratify the selection of KPMG LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for the year ending January 29, 2023; (3) approve, by an advisory vote, the compensation of our named executive officers as described in our proxy statement; and (4) hold an advisory vote on the frequency of the advisory vote on the compensation of our named executive officers.
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 |
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Stephen L. Schlecht |
| Class A |
| 33,642,000 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
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| Class B |
| 13,104,551 |
| 4,114,312 |
| 10,466,638 |
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Francesca M. Edwardson |
| Class A |
| 33,642,000 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
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| Class B |
| 16,962,008 |
| 256,855 |
| 10,466,638 |
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David C. Finch |
| Class A |
| 33,642,000 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
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| Class B |
| 16,240,637 |
| 978,226 |
| 10,466,638 |
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Thomas G. Folliard |
| Class A |
| 33,642,000 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
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| Class B |
| 16,965,416 |
| 253,447 |
| 10,466,638 |
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| Class A |
| 33,642,000 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
Brett L. Paschke |
| Class B |
| 16,965,199 |
| 253,664 |
| 10,466,638 |
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| Class A |
| 33,642,000 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
Samuel M. Sato |
| Class B |
| 16,965,352 |
| 253,511 |
| 10,466,638 |
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Scott K. Williams |
| Class A |
| 33,642,000 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
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| Class B |
| 16,782,525 |
| 436,338 |
| 10,466,638 |
(2) Ratification of the selection of KPMG LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for the year ending January 29, 2023:
Class of Common Stock |
| Number of Votes |
| Number of Votes |
| Abstentions |
| Broker Non-Votes |
Class A |
| 33,642,000 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
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Class B |
| 27,588,870 |
| 72,251 |
| 24,380 |
| 0 |
(3) Advisory vote on the compensation of our named executive officers:
Class of Common Stock |
| Number of Votes |
| Number of Votes |
| Abstentions |
| Broker Non-Votes |
Class A |
| 33,642,000 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
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Class B |
| 14,666,703 |
| 1,282,497 |
| 20,130 |
| 11,608,914 |
(4) Advisory vote on the frequency of the advisory vote on the compensation of our named executive officers:
Class of Common Stock |
| 1 Year | 2 Years |
| 3 Years |
| Abstentions |
| Broker Non-Votes |
Class A |
| 33,642,000 | 0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
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Class B |
| 15,674,060 | 23,218 |
| 242,343 |
| 29,709 |
| 11,608,914 |
(c) Not applicable.
(d) Taking into account the shareholders’ non-binding advisory vote, the Company and the Board of Directors have decided to hold an advisory vote on the compensation of our named executive officers every year.
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. |
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Dated: June 15, 2022 | By: /s/ David Loretta |
| David Loretta Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |