Current Report Filing (8-k)

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):

September 1, 2020

LA-Z-BOY INCORPORATED

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Michigan

1-9656

38-0751137

(State or other jurisdiction of

(Commission

(IRS Employer

incorporation)

File Number)

Identification No.)

One La-Z-Boy Drive,

Monroe,

Michigan

48162-5138

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code (734) 242-1444

N/A

(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)

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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

Common Stock, $1.00 par value

LZB

New York Stock Exchange

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.

On September 1, 2020, La-Z-Boy Incorporated (the “Company”) held its 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). Of the 46,296,987 shares of the Company’s common stock, $1.00 par value, eligible to vote at the Annual Meeting, 42,717,912 shares were present in person or represented by proxy. Set forth below are the final voting results for the proposals voted on at the Annual Meeting.

Proposal 1: Election of Directors. Each of the nine director nominees shown below was elected to serve an annual term until the 2021 annual meeting of shareholders. Each director will hold office until his or her successor has been elected and qualified or until the director’s earlier resignation or removal. The voting results were as follows:


Director Nominee	Shares Voted For	Shares Voted Withheld	Broker Non-Votes
Kurt L. Darrow	38,437,113	1,888,745	2,392,054
Sarah M. Gallagher	39,545,296	780,562	2,392,054
Janet E. Kerr	39,271,271	1,054,587	2,392,054
Michael T. Lawton	39,547,161	778,697	2,392,054
H. George Levy, MD	39,112,272	1,213,586	2,392,054
W. Alan McCollough	39,554,847	771,011	2,392,054
Rebecca L. O'Grady	40,207,987	117,871	2,392,054
Lauren B. Peters	40,159,878	165,980	2,392,054
Dr. Nido R. Qubein	39,080,743	1,245,115	2,392,054

Proposal 2: Ratify the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2021. The selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2021 was ratified by the following vote:


Shares Voted For	Shares Voted Against	Abstentions
41,453,357	1,197,252	67,303

Proposal 3: Approve, through a non-binding advisory vote, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. An advisory resolution approving the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as disclosed in the Company’s proxy statement, was approved as follows:


Shares Voted For	Shares Voted Against	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes
38,277,674	2,006,700	41,484	2,392,054

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.