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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On August 24, 2020, Walter Robb notified The Container Store Group, Inc. (the “Company”) of his resignation as a director of the Company, effective as of December 31, 2020.
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On August 26, 2020, the Company held its annual meeting of shareholders. A total of 42,835,391 shares of common stock were present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting, representing approximately 85 percent of the Company’s outstanding common stock as of the July 2, 2020 record date. The following are the voting results for the proposals considered and voted upon at the meeting, all of which were described in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 7, 2020.
Item 1 — Election of three Class I directors for a term of office expiring at the annual meeting of shareholders in 2023 and until their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified.
NOMINEE |
| Votes FOR |
| Votes WITHHELD |
| Broker Non-Votes |
Robert E. Jordan | 35,270,802 | 852,268 | 6,712,321 | |||
Jonathan D. Sokoloff | 33,632,925 | 2,490,145 | 6,712,321 | |||
Caryl Stern | 35,255,108 | 867,962 | 6,712,321 |
Item 2 — Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending April 3, 2021.
Votes FOR |
| Votes AGAINST |
| Votes ABSTAINED |
| Broker Non-Votes |
42,688,656 | 112,798 | 33,937 | 0 |
Item 3 — Approval, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.
Votes FOR |
| Votes AGAINST |
| Votes ABSTAINED |
| Broker Non-Votes |
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35,051,897 | 1,003,254 | 67,919 | 6,712,321 |
Based on the foregoing votes, the director nominees named above were elected and Items 2 and 3 were approved.
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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.
THE CONTAINER STORE GROUP, INC. | ||
Date: August 27, 2020 | By: | /s/ Jodi L. Taylor |
Jodi L. Taylor | ||
Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative Officer | ||
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Document and Entity Information |
Aug. 24, 2020 |
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| Document and Entity Information [Abstract] | |
| Document Type | 8-K |
| Document Period End Date | Aug. 24, 2020 |
| Entity File Number | 001-36161 |
| Entity Registrant Name | THE CONTAINER STORE GROUP, INC. |
| Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code | DE |
| Entity Tax Identification Number | 26-0565401 |
| Entity Address, Address Line One | 500 Freeport Parkway |
| Entity Address, City or Town | Coppell |
| Entity Address, State or Province | TX |
| Entity Address, Postal Zip Code | 75019 |
| City Area Code | 972 |
| Local Phone Number | 538-6000 |
| Written Communications | false |
| Soliciting Material | false |
| Pre-commencement Tender Offer | false |
| Pre-commencement Issuer Tender Offer | false |
| Title of 12(b) Security | Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share |
| Trading Symbol | TCS |
| Security Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Entity Emerging Growth Company | false |
| Entity Central Index Key | 0001411688 |
| Amendment Flag | false |