Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On June 9, 2022, G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. (the "Company" or "G-III") held its
Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "2022 Annual Meeting"). A total of
44,882,034 shares were represented at the 2022 Annual Meeting and the Company's
stockholders took the following actions:
Proposal No. 1: Election of Directors
The Company's stockholders elected each of the twelve nominees for director to
serve until the next Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their respective
successors shall have been duly elected and qualified based on the following
votes:
Name Votes For Votes Withheld Broker Non-Votes
Morris Goldfarb 38,991,886 3,048,004 2,842,144
Sammy Aaron 38,962,493 3,077,397 2,842,144
Thomas J. Brosig 37,031,186 5,008,704 2,842,144
Alan Feller 38,710,583 3,329,307 2,842,144
Jeffrey Goldfarb 38,945,011 3,094,879 2,842,144
Victor Herrero 16,894,564 25,145,326 2,842,144
Robert L. Johnson 41,548,676 491,214 2,842,144
Patti H. Ongman 41,594,236 445,654 2,842,144
Laura Pomerantz 16,152,160 25,887,730 2,842,144
Cheryl Vitali 40,998,497 1,041,393 2,842,144
Lisa Warner Wardell 39,298,733 2,741,157 2,842,144
Richard White 16,411,431 25,628,459 2,842,144
See Item 8.01 below with respect to the application of the Company's Director
Selection and Qualification Standards and Resignation Policy to the voting
related to Mr. Herrero, Ms. Pomerantz and Mr. White.
Proposal No. 2: Advisory Vote on Compensation of the Company's Named Executive
Officers
The Company's stockholders cast an advisory (non-binding) vote on the
compensation of the Company's named executive officers as follows:
Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes
9,452,292 32,465,153 122,445 2,842,144
G-III values the opinions of its stockholders and will continue to solicit their
views on its executive compensation program. The Board and the Compensation
Committee of the Board will consider the results of this advisory vote and its
continuing stockholder outreach in making future decisions on named executive
officer compensation.
Proposal No. 3: Vote to Approve the Amendment to the Company's 2015 Long-Term
Incentive Plan
The Company's stockholders approved the amendment to the Company's 2015
Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended (the "2015 Plan"), to increase the number
of shares of common stock authorized for grant and issuance under the 2015 Plan
by 1,200,000 shares based on the following votes:
Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes
39,198,517 2,779,478 61,895 2,842,144
A copy of the approved 2015 Plan, as amended, is attached to this Form 8-K as
Exhibit 10.1.
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Proposal No. 4: Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The Company's stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the
Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year
ending January 31, 2023 based on the following votes:
Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes
42,564,571 2,263,348 54,115
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
At the 2022 Annual Meeting referenced above, each of Victor Herrero, Laura
Pomerantz and Richard White received a greater number of votes "withheld" than
votes "for" his or her election as a director. In accordance with the Company's
Director Selection and Qualification Standards and Resignation Policy (the
"Policy"), each of Mr. Herrero, Ms. Pomerantz and Mr. White tendered a
resignation to the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board"), with the
effectiveness of such resignations being conditioned on the Board's acceptance
thereof. The resignation of each of Mr. Herrero, Ms. Pomerantz and Mr. White was
not due to any disagreement with management or the Company.
Under the Policy, after a resignation is tendered, the Nominating and Corporate
Governance ("NCG") Committee is required to consider such resignation and make a
recommendation to the Board as to whether to accept or reject the resignation.
The NCG Committee evaluates the resignation based on factors set forth in the
Policy, makes its recommendation to the Board and then the Board decides whether
or not to accept the resignation.
The NCG Committee and the Board considered the following in making their
respective determinations.
The NCG Committee and the Board consider each of Mr. Herrero, Ms. Pomerantz and
Mr. White to be highly effective members of the Board and believe that each
brings a knowledge of the apparel industry, keen insight and perspectives and
invaluable skill sets to the Board. Each of Mr. Herrero, Ms. Pomerantz and Mr.
White possess the qualities the Board looks for in its directors to strengthen
the Company's long-term value creation strategy and implementation. Further,
each of Mr. Herrero, Ms. Pomerantz and Mr. White are well-prepared, engaged and
contribute meaningfully to Board meetings and discussions. As members of the
Board, each of Mr. Herrero, Ms. Pomerantz and Mr. White have contributed to a
cohesive and harmonious Board that has guided and supported management of the
Company through periods of tremendous growth, as well as a period of great
uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mr. White is G-III's Lead Independent Director, Chairman of the Compensation
Committee and a member of the Audit and NCG Committees. He has led our
stockholder outreach efforts and, along with Ms. Pomerantz, has worked to align
our compensation program with shareholder interests and respond to shareholder
concerns while honoring contractual commitments we have with our CEO and our
Vice Chairman. With respect to Mr. White and Ms. Pomerantz specifically, the
Board believes that they failed to receive the support of a majority of the
votes cast for their reelection to the Board at the 2022 Annual Meeting due to
the bonuses paid pursuant to these employment agreements with each of our CEO
and Vice Chairman, which could not be unilaterally changed by the Compensation
Committee or the Board. The Board did not view this as a sufficient basis to
accept the resignation of two directors who have been so integral to the
Company's success over the years.
With respect to Mr. Herrero specifically, the Board believes that the reason Mr.
Herrero failed to receive the support of a majority of the votes cast for his
reelection to the Board was due to the policies of proxy advisory firms and
certain institutional investors with respect to "overboarding." The Company
intends to adopt a policy setting forth parameters for service on other public
company boards by members of the Board, including, among other provisions,
limiting the number of other public company boards on which a director of the
Company may serve. Mr. Herrero has indicated that he will comply with the
Company's policy.
Pursuant to the Policy, the NCG Committee held a meeting after the 2022 Annual
Meeting to consider the tendered resignations, determined that accepting each of
the resignations was not in the best interests of the Company and recommended
that the Board not accept the tendered resignations.
Taking into account the recommendation of the NCG and the foregoing factors, the
Board made the determination that accepting the tendered resignations of Mr.
Herrero, Ms. Pomerantz or Mr. White would not be in the best interests of the
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Company and its stockholders and, accordingly, did not to accept the tendered
resignations of any of Mr. Herrero, Ms. Pomerantz or Mr. White.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(a)Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired.
None.
(b)Pro Forma Financial Information.
None.
(c)Shell Company Transactions
None.
(d)Exhibits.
10.1 2015 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended.
104Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).
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