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 5, 2020
BIG 5 SPORTING GOODS CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
| Delaware | 000-49850 | 95-4388794 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 2525 East El Segundo Boulevard, El Segundo, California |
90245 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (310) 536-0611
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class |
Trading Symbol(s) |
Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
| Common Stock, par value $ 0.01 per share | BGFV | The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC |
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).
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| Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders |
At the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation (the “Company”) held on June 5, 2020 (the “Annual Meeting”), the following matters were submitted to the vote of the stockholders, with the results of voting on each such matter as set forth below.
1. The Company’s stockholders approved a proposal to re-elect the following two Class C directors to the Company’s Board of Directors, each to hold office until the 2023 annual meeting of stockholders (and until each such director’s successor shall have been duly elected and qualified), with voting results as follows:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstaining | Broker Non-Votes | |||||
| Jennifer H. Dunbar |
7,189,371 | 730,240 | 77,007 | 8,673,694 | ||||
| Steven G. Miller |
7,141,258 | 781,429 | 73,931 | 8,673,694 |
2. The Company’s stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as described in the Company’s proxy statement, with voting results as follows:
| Votes For |
Votes Against | Votes Abstaining | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 6,457,625 | 1,299,886 | 239,107 | 8,673,694 |
3. The Company’s stockholders approved a proposal to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2020, with voting results as follows:
| Votes For |
Votes Against | Votes Abstaining | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 16,195,932 |
247,744 | 226,636 | 0 |
SIGNATURE
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.
| BIG 5 SPORTING GOODS CORPORATION |
| (Registrant) |
| Date: June 9, 2020 |
| /s/ Barry D. Emerson |
| Barry D. Emerson |
| Senior Vice President, Chief Financial |
| Officer and Treasurer |