Gates Industrial : 2021 Annual Meeting - Voting Results

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 17, 2021

Gates Industrial Corporation plc

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

England and Wales	001-38366	98-1395184
(State or Other Jurisdiction of		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer
Incorporation)				Identification No.)

1144 Fifteenth Street, Denver, Colorado 80202

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

[phone]

(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Ordinary Shares, $0.01 par value per share	GTES	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).

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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 June 17, 2021, Gates Industrial Corporation plc (the "Company") held its 2021 annual general meeting of shareholders (the "AGM"). At the AGM, the Company's shareholders voted on and approved each of the resolutions presented in the Company's Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 27, 2021. The final number of votes cast for and against, and the final number of abstention votes and broker non- votes, with respect to each matter voted upon by the shareholders were as follows:

Resolution 1: To elect nine director nominees:

Nominee		For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Vote
James W. Ireland, III		279,805,943		1,382,189		79,441		2,735,170
Ivo Jurek		280,571,627		619,944		76,002		2,735,170
Julia C. Kahr		248,531,644		32,656,538		79,391		2,735,170
Terry Klebe		280,583,933		596,568		87,072		2,735,170
Stephanie K. Mains		281,137,448		51,134		78,991		2,735,170
Wilson S. Neely		279,803,600		1,383,956		80,017		2,735,170
Neil P. Simpkins		246,640,998		34,546,133		80,442		2,735,170
Alicia Tillman		281,129,346		51,155		87,072		2,735,170
Molly P. Zhang		281,137,799		49,758		80,016		2,735,170

Resolution 2: To approve, on an advisory basis, named executive officer compensation:

For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Vote
266,789,530		14,393,290		84,753		2,735,170

Resolution 3: To approve, on an advisory basis, the Company's directors' remuneration report in accordance with the requirements of the United Kingdom (the "U.K.") Companies Act 2006 (the "Companies Act"):

For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Vote
270,199,037		10,983,539		84,997		2,735,170

Resolution 4: To ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending January 1, 2022:

For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Vote
283,913,183		11,098		78,462		0

Resolution 5: To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as the Company's U.K. statutory auditor under the Companies Act (to hold office until the conclusion of the next annual general meeting at which accounts are laid before the Company's shareholders):

For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Vote
283,911,612		12,170		78,961		0

Resolution 6: To authorize the Audit Committee of the board of directors of the Company to determine the remuneration of Deloitte LLP in its capacity as the Company's U.K. statutory auditor:

For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Vote
283,909,985		14,695		78,063		0

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.

GATES INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION PLC (Registrant)

By: /s/ Cristin C. Bracken

Name:	Cristin C. Bracken
Title:	Chief Legal Officer

Date: June 17, 2021