0001193125-11-137589.txt : 20110512 0001193125-11-137589.hdr.sgml : 20110512 20110512160853 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-11-137589 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20110510 ITEM INFORMATION: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders FILED AS OF DATE: 20110512 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20110512 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: WEIGHT WATCHERS INTERNATIONAL INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000105319 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-PERSONAL SERVICES [7200] IRS NUMBER: 116040273 STATE OF INCORPORATION: VA FISCAL YEAR END: 1230 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-16769 FILM NUMBER: 11835898 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 11 MADISON AVENUE STREET 2: 17TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10010 BUSINESS PHONE: 2125892700 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 11 MADISON AVENUE STREET 2: 17TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10010 8-K 1 d8k.htm FORM 8-K Form 8-K

 

 

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): May 12, 2011 (May 10, 2011)

 

 

WEIGHT WATCHERS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Virginia    001-16769    11-6040273

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

   

(Commission File

Number)

   

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

11 Madison Avenue, 17th Floor, New York, New York    10010
(Address of principal executive offices)    (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 589-2700

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

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))

 

 

 

Item 5.07.     Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Weight Watchers International, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 10, 2011. At this meeting, the Company’s shareholders (1) elected the persons listed below to serve as Class I directors for a term of three years expiring at the 2014 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified; (2) ratified the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011; (3) approved the advisory resolution on named executive officer compensation as set forth in the Company’s 2011 Proxy Statement; and (4) voted for holding a shareholder advisory vote on named executive officer compensation every three years. Set forth below are the voting results for these proposals.

 

  (1) Election of three Class I directors for a term of three years expiring at the 2014 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified:

 

Nominee Name

    Votes For      Votes Withheld      Broker Non-Votes  

Raymond Debbane

      52,549,324         15,383,383         2,148,977   

John F. Bard

      67,104,236         828,471         2,148,977   

Jonas M. Fajgenbaum

      55,951,558         11,981,149         2,148,977   

 

  (2) Ratification of the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011:

 

Votes For

   

Votes Against

   

Abstentions

   

Broker Non-Votes

69,921,688

    153,031    6,965    N/A

(3)    Approval of the advisory resolution on named executive officer compensation as set forth in the Company’s 2011 Proxy Statement:

Votes For

   

Votes Against

   

Abstentions

   

Broker Non-Votes

67,194,103

    715,520    23,084    2,148,977

 

  (4) Approval of the holding of a shareholder advisory vote on named executive officer compensation every three years, two years or one year:

 

      3 Years      

   

    2 Years    

   

      1 Year      

   

Abstentions

   

Broker Non-Votes

46,592,429

    218,820    21,101,947    19,511    2,148,977

Following the Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 10, 2011, the Company’s board of directors determined that future advisory votes on named executive officer compensation will be held every three years.

 

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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.

 

    WEIGHT WATCHERS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
DATED: May 12, 2011   By:   /s/ Jeffrey A. Fiarman
     
  Name:   Jeffrey A. Fiarman
  Title:   Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

 

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