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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): June 12, 2020
  
SIGNET JEWELERS LIMITED
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 Commission File Number: 1-32349
 
Bermuda
Not Applicable
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

Clarendon House
2 Church Street
Hamilton
HM11
Bermuda
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
 
 (441) 296 5872
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
(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)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
 
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
 
Trading Symbol(s)
 
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Shares of $0.18 each
 
SIG
 
New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in 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 5.02.     Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(e)    On June 12, 2020, at the 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the "Annual Meeting") of Signet Jewelers Limited (the "Company"), the shareholders of the Company approved an amendment to the Company’s 2018 Omnibus Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares available for grant thereunder by 2,500,000.
The Amended and Restated 2018 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the "Amended Plan") is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is hereby incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing description of the Amended Plan does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amended Plan attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1.

Item 5.07.     Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
(a)    The Annual Meeting was held on June 12, 2020.
(b)    The following matters were voted upon at the Annual Meeting and the results of the voting were as follows:
Proposal One:
Election of ten members of the Company’s Board of Directors to serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders of the Company or until their respective successors are elected in accordance with the Bye-laws of the Company.
Director Nominee
 
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
H. Todd Stitzer
 
42,085,620
 
209,102
 
32,757
 
7,768,685
Virginia C. Drosos
 
42,084,416
 
211,680
 
31,383
 
7,768,685
R. Mark Graf
 
42,112,347
 
181,935
 
33,197
 
7,768,685
Zackery Hicks
 
42,112,761
 
180,150
 
34,568
 
7,768,685
Helen McCluskey
 
41,832,756
 
461,540
 
33,183
 
7,768,685
Sharon L. McCollam
 
40,525,085
 
1,767,676
 
34,718
 
7,768,685
Nancy A. Reardon
 
41,825,483
 
465,902
 
36,094
 
7,768,685
Jonathan Seiffer
 
41,797,350
 
495,362
 
34,767
 
7,768,685
Brian Tilzer
 
41,930,067
 
361,964
 
35,448
 
7,768,685
Eugenia Ulasewicz
 
41,938,212
 
356,383
 
32,884
 
7,768,685
Proposal Two:
Appointment of KPMG LLP as independent auditor of the Company, to hold office until the conclusion of the next annual meeting of shareholders and authorization of the Audit Committee to determine its compensation.
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
49,462,919
 
524,979
 
108,266
 
0
Proposal Three:
Approval, on a non-binding advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement.
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
39,125,609
 
3,100,990
 
100,880
 
7,768,685
Proposal Four:
Approval of an amendment to the Signet Jewelers Limited 2018 Omnibus Incentive Plan, including to increase the number of shares available for issuance thereunder.
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
39,302,530
 
2,895,961
 
128,988
 
7,768,685






Item 9.01    Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d)    Exhibits
Exhibit Number
 
Description of Exhibit
10.1
 
 
 
 
104
 
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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.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SIGNET JEWELERS LIMITED
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date:
 
June 16, 2020
 
By:
 
/s/ Joan Hilson
 
 
 
 
Name:
 
Joan Hilson
 
 
 
 
Title:
 
Chief Financial Officer