0001193125-18-287415.txt : 20180928 0001193125-18-287415.hdr.sgml : 20180928 20180928160606 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-18-287415 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20180925 ITEM INFORMATION: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders FILED AS OF DATE: 20180928 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20180928 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AMERICAN OUTDOOR BRANDS CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001092796 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: ORDNANCE & ACCESSORIES, (NO VEHICLES/GUIDED MISSILES) [3480] IRS NUMBER: 870543688 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NV FISCAL YEAR END: 0430 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-31552 FILM NUMBER: 181094216 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2100 ROOSEVELT AVENUE CITY: SPRINGFIELD STATE: MA ZIP: 01104 BUSINESS PHONE: 844-363-5386 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2100 ROOSEVELT AVENUE CITY: SPRINGFIELD STATE: MA ZIP: 01104 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: AMERICAN OUTDOOR BRANDS CORPORATON DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20170103 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: SMITH & WESSON HOLDING CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20020315 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: SAF T HAMMER CORP/NV DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20000404 8-K 1 d590984d8k.htm 8-K 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): September 25, 2018

 

 

American Outdoor Brands Corporation

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

 

Nevada   001-31552   87-0543688

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

  

(Commission

File Number)

  

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

2100 Roosevelt Avenue

Springfield, Massachusetts

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(800) 331-0852

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 §CRF 230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

 

 

 

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

On September 25, 2018, we held our annual meeting of stockholders to consider and vote upon the following proposals: (1) to elect directors to serve until our next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are elected and qualified; (2) to provide a non-binding, advisory vote on the compensation of our named executive officers for fiscal 2018 (“say-on-pay”); (3) to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as our independent registered public accountant for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2019; and (4) to vote on a stockholder proposal requiring us to issue a report related to safety measures and mitigation of harm associated with our products.

The following directors were elected at the annual meeting:

 

Director

    Votes For      Votes Withheld      Broker
Non-Votes		  

Barry M. Monheit

      28,639,675        1,882,718        17,326,127  

Robert L. Scott

      28,675,048        1,847,345        17,326,127  

Anita D. Britt

      29,706,220        816,173        17,326,127  

Robert H. Brust

      29,685,793        836,600        17,326,127  

P. James Debney

      29,631,174        891,219        17,326,127  

John B. Furman

      28,813,914        1,708,479        17,326,127  

Gregory J. Gluchowski, Jr.

      29,646,303        876,090        17,326,127  

Michael F. Golden

      28,754,940        1,767,453        17,326,127  

Mitchell A. Saltz

      27,951,814        2,570,579        17,326,127  

I. Marie Wadecki

      28,704,312        1,818,081        17,326,127  

Our stockholders approved the compensation of our named executive officers on a non-binding, advisory basis. The voting results were as follows:

 

     Votes
For		      Votes
Against		      Abstentions      Broker
Non-Votes		  

Say-on-pay proposal

      28,710,177        1,551,638        260,578        17,326,127  

Our stockholders ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered public accountants for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2018. The voting results were as follows:

 

     Votes
For		      Votes
Against		      Abstentions      Broker
Non-Votes		  

Ratification of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent registered public accountants

      46,819,668        666,566        311,442        —    

Our stockholders approved the stockholder proposal. The voting results were as follows:

 

     Votes
For		      % of
Outstanding		     Votes
Against		      % of
Outstanding		     Abstentions      Broker
Non-Votes		  

Stockholder proposal

      15,202,446        27.95 %      13,942,478        25.64 %      1,377,469        17,326,127  

Under applicable regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, we were required to include the stockholder proposal in our proxy statement. Our Board of Directors strongly recommended a vote against the stockholder proposal for the reasons described in our proxy statement and in other materials filed with the SEC. There were 54,384,399 shares outstanding on the record date and entitled to vote at the annual meeting. The stockholder proposal was approved by stockholders holding 15,202,446, or 28%, of our outstanding shares.

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.

 

          AMERICAN OUTDOOR BRANDS CORPORATION
Date: September 28, 2018             By:   /s/ Jeffrey D. Buchanan  
             

Jeffrey D. Buchanan

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial

Officer, Chief Administrative Officer, and

Treasurer