UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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 11, 2019
Commission File Number 001-36501
THE MICHAELS COMPANIES, INC.
A Delaware Corporation
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IRS Employer Identification No. 37-1737959 |
8000 Bent Branch Drive
Irving, Texas 75063
(972) 409-1300
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of each class |
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Trading Symbol |
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Name of each exchange on which registered |
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Common Stock, $0.06775 par value |
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MIK |
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Nasdaq Stock Exchange |
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.
The 2019 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of The Michaels Companies, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on June 11, 2019. A total of 153,716,671 shares were present or represented by proxy, representing approximately 97.21% of all shares entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. The matters presented for a vote and the related results are as follows:
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Election of Directors |
Proposal one was the election of ten nominees to serve as directors of the Company each for a term of one year. The results of the vote were as follows:
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Nominee |
Votes For |
Votes Withheld |
Broker Non-Votes |
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Joshua Bekenstein |
108,692,527 |
35,451,346 |
9,572,798 |
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Mark S. Cosby |
141,861,092 |
2,282,781 |
9,572,798 |
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Ryan Cotton |
131,057,349 |
13,086,524 |
9,572,798 |
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Monte E. Ford |
142,689,623 |
1,454,250 |
9,572,798 |
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Karen Kaplan |
142,634,099 |
1,509,774 |
9,572,798 |
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Matthew S. Levin |
128,574,338 |
15,569,535 |
9,572,798 |
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John J. Mahoney |
141,438,064 |
2,705,809 |
9,572,798 |
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James A. Quella |
132,744,688 |
11,399,185 |
9,572,798 |
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Beryl B. Raff |
141,893,068 |
2,250,805 |
9,572,798 |
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Peter F. Wallace |
130,533,520 |
13,610,353 |
9,572,798 |
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Pursuant to the foregoing votes, the ten nominees listed above were elected to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors. There were no additional director nominations brought before the Annual Meeting.
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Ratification of the Independent Registered Public Accountants |
Proposal two was the ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the current fiscal year. The results of the vote were as follows:
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Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes |
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150,520,706 |
2,851,877 |
344,088 |
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Pursuant to the foregoing vote, the ratification of Ernst & Young, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the current fiscal year was approved.
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.
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THE MICHAELS COMPANIES, INC.
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By: |
/s/ Navin Rao |
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Navin Rao |
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Vice President and Secretary |
Date: June 13, 2019