DULUTH HOLDINGS INC. - Form 8-K SEC filing
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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):   June 14, 2022

 

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

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. [   ]

 




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
Votes
FOR

 


Withhold Authority

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stephen L. Schlecht

 

Class A

 

33,642,000

 

0

 

0

 

 

Class B

 

13,104,551

 

4,114,312

 

10,466,638

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Francesca M. Edwardson

 

Class A

 

33,642,000

 

0

 

0

 

 

Class B

 

16,962,008

 

256,855

 

10,466,638

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

David C. Finch

 

Class A

 

33,642,000

 

0

 

0

 

 

Class B

 

16,240,637

 

978,226

 

10,466,638

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thomas G. Folliard

 

Class A

 

33,642,000

 

0

 

0

 

 

Class B

 

16,965,416

 

253,447

 

10,466,638

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A

 

33,642,000

 

0

 

0

Brett L. Paschke

 

Class B

 

16,965,199

 

253,664

 

10,466,638

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A

 

33,642,000

 

0

 

0

Samuel M. Sato

 

Class B

 

16,965,352

 

253,511

 

10,466,638

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Scott K. Williams

 

Class A

 

33,642,000

 

0

 

0

 

 

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
FOR

 

Number of Votes
Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

Class A

 

33,642,000

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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
FOR

 

Number of Votes
Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

Class A

 

33,642,000

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

 

Dated:  June 15, 2022

By:  /s/ David Loretta                     

 

David Loretta

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial

Officer