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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On August 27, 2019, La-Z-Boy Incorporated (the “Company”) held its 2019 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). Of the 47,012,206 shares of the Company’s common stock, $1.00 par value, eligible to vote at the Annual Meeting, 43,477,347 shares were present in person or represented by proxy. Set forth below are the final voting results for the proposals voted on at the Annual Meeting.
Proposal 1: Election of Directors. Each of the ten director nominees shown below was elected to serve a one-year term until the 2020 annual meeting of shareholders or until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified. The voting results were as follows:
Shares Voted | Shares Voted | Broker | ||||
Director Nominee | For | Withheld | Non-Votes | |||
Kurt L. Darrow | 38,334,989 | 1,488,817 | 3,653,541 | |||
Sarah M. Gallagher | 39,599,331 | 224,475 | 3,653,541 | |||
Edwin J. Holman | 39,296,150 | 527,656 | 3,653,541 | |||
Janet E. Kerr | 39,582,601 | 241,205 | 3,653,541 | |||
Michael T. Lawton | 39,599,245 | 224,561 | 3,653,541 | |||
H. George Levy, MD | 39,433,978 | 389,828 | 3,653,541 | |||
W. Alan McCollough | 39,492,853 | 330,953 | 3,653,541 | |||
Rebecca L. O’Grady | 39,744,959 | 78,847 | 3,653,541 | |||
Lauren B. Peters | 39,738,031 | 85,775 | 3,653,541 | |||
Dr. Nido R. Qubein | 39,257,410 | 566,396 | 3,653,541 |
Proposal 2: Ratify the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2020. The selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2020 was ratified by the following vote:
Shares Voted | Shares Voted | |||
For | Against | Abstentions | ||
42,165,341 | 1,275,313 | 36,693 |
Proposal 3: Approve, through a non-binding advisory vote, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. An advisory resolution approving the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as set forth in the Company’s proxy statement, was approved as follows:
Shares Voted | Shares Voted | Broker | ||||
For | Against | Abstentions | Non-Votes | |||
33,078,855 | 6,701,549 | 43,402 | 3,653,541 |
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.
LA-Z-BOY INCORPORATED | ||
(Registrant) | ||
Date: August 28, 2019 | ||
BY: /s/ Stephen K. Krull | ||
Stephen K. Krull | ||
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |