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Item 5.02Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
As previously disclosed, on May 27, 2021, following the annual meeting of shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Duluth Holdings Inc. (the “Company”), Stephen L. Schlecht resigned as Executive Chairman of the Company and was appointed as the non-executive Chairman of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”).
In addition, Samuel M. Sato, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, was appointed as a member of the Board. In connection with his duties as a director, Mr. Sato will receive no additional compensation in addition to his compensation as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. There were no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Sato and any other person pursuant to which he was selected as a director. Since January 29, 2018, there have been no transactions, and there are no currently proposed transactions, to which the Company was or is a participant and in which Mr. Sato had or is to have a direct or indirect material interest that would require disclosure pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. Mr. Sato will also not serve as a member of any committees of the Board.
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s shareholders voted on the proposal to elect the seven individuals nominated by the Board of Directors of the Company to serve as directors until the 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. As previously disclosed, the Company withdrew the proposal to ratify the selection of Grant Thornton LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for the year ending January 30, 2022. As also disclosed previously, the Audit Committee, based on management’s recommendation, approved the selection of KPMG LLP as the Company’s new independent registered public accounting firm.
The final voting results on the proposal is as follows:
Election of the below-named nominees to the Board of Directors of the Company:
Nominee |
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Stephen L. Schlecht |
| Class A |
| 33,642,000 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
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| Class B |
| 19,238,289 |
| 4,300,308 |
| 3,073,828 |
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Francesca M. Edwardson |
| Class A |
| 33,642,000 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
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| Class B |
| 23,484,396 |
| 54,201 |
| 3,073,828 |
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David C. Finch |
| Class A |
| 33,642,000 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
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| Class B |
| 22,599,054 |
| 939,543 |
| 3,073,828 |
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Thomas G. Folliard |
| Class A |
| 33,642,000 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
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| Class B |
| 23,478,246 |
| 60,351 |
| 3,073,828 |
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Brenda I. Morris |
| Class A |
| 33,642,000 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
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| Class B |
| 23,478,929 |
| 59,668 |
| 3,073,828 |
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Brett L. Paschke |
| Class A |
| 33,642,000 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
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| Class B |
| 23,449,334 |
| 89,263 |
| 3,073,828 |
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Scott K. Williams |
| Class A |
| 33,642,000 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
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| Class B |
| 23,482,898 |
| 55,699 |
| 3,073,828 |
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: May 28, 2021 | By: /s/ David Loretta |
| David Loretta Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |