8-K 1 qrte-20190530x8k.htm 8-K QRTE 8-K Annual Meeting Results 2019

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 30, 2019

 

QURATE RETAIL, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

 

 

Delaware

001-33982

84-1288730

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

(Commission

File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

12300 Liberty Blvd.

Englewood, Colorado 80112

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (720) 875-5300

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):

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

 

 

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of exchange on which registered

Series A common stock

QRTEA

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Series B common stock

QRTEB

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). Emerging growth company  ☐

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

 

At Qurate Retail, Inc.’s (the “Company”) annual meeting of stockholders held on May 30, 2019, the following proposals were considered and acted upon by the stockholders of the Company: (1) a proposal to elect John C. Malone, M. Ian G. Gilchrist, Mark C. Vadon and Andrea L. Wong to continue serving as Class III members of the Company’s board of directors until the 2022 annual meeting of stockholders or their earlier resignation or removal; and (2) a proposal to ratify the selection of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019 (the “auditors ratification proposal”). The number of votes cast for, against or withheld, as well as the number of abstentions and broker non-votes as to each proposal are set forth below.

 

1. Election of the following Nominees to the Company’s Board of Directors

 

76,635,086

 

 

 

Director Nominee

Votes For

Votes Withheld

Broker Non-Votes

John C. Malone

476,635,086

158,846,816

25,765,531

M. Ian G. Gilchrist

609,081,448

26,400,454

25,765,531

Mark C. Vadon

494,602,273

140,879,629

25,765,531

Andrea L. Wong

520,826,533

114,655,369

25,765,531

 

Accordingly, the foregoing nominees were re-elected to the Company’s board of directors.

 

2. The Auditors Ratification Proposal

 

54,500,673

 

 

 

Votes For

Votes Against

Abstentions

Broker Non-Votes

654,500,673

6,464,089

282,671

 


Accordingly, the auditors ratification proposal was approved.

 

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SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: June 3, 2019

 

 

 

 

QURATE RETAIL, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Wade Haufschild

 

 

Name: Wade Haufschild

 

 

Title:  Vice President

 

 

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