Related Person Transactions
On February 1, 2018, we entered into a consulting agreement with Gil Schwartzberg, who is a beneficial owner of more than 5% of our
Class A Common Stock and more than 5% of our Class B Common Stock. Mr. Schwartzberg has agreed to provide business and legal advisory services for one year in exchange for a fee of $250,000. The agreement was extended for the second
time for an additional year with the same terms and conditions effective as of February 1, 2020.
We paid $124,000 in 2019 to the
Redondo Beach Hospitality Company, LLC (RBHC) for lodging, food and events, including the Companys 2019 holiday party at the Shade Hotel in Redondo Beach, which is owned and operated by RBHC. Michael Greenberg owns a 5% beneficial
ownership interest in RBHC, and three other officers, directors and senior vice presidents of Skechers own in aggregate an additional 3% beneficial ownership in RBHC. Skechers had no outstanding accounts receivable or payable with RBHC or the Shade
Hotel in Redondo Beach, at December 31, 2019.
On July 29, 2010, we formed the Skechers Foundation (the Foundation),
which is a 501(c)(3) non-profit entity that does not have any shareholders or members. The Foundation is not a subsidiary of, and is not otherwise affiliated with us, and we do not have a financial interest in
the Foundation. However, Michael Greenberg and David Weinberg are officers and directors of the Foundation. During the year ended December 31, 2019, we made contributions of $1,000,000 to the Foundation.
Jeffrey Greenberg, Jason Greenberg, Joshua Greenberg and Jennifer Greenberg Messer, who are the children of Robert Greenberg and also the
siblings of Michael Greenberg, are non-executive employees of Skechers, and they earned total compensation of $257,010, $4,540,542, $3,867,611 and $350,389, respectively, in 2019. Jeffrey Greenberg was also a
member of our Board of Directors in 2019, but did not earn any additional compensation for services provided as a director.
Andrew
Weinberg and Jeffrey Weinberg, who are the sons of David Weinberg, are non-executive employees of Skechers, and they earned total compensation of $811,869 and $544,673, respectively, in 2019.
NOMINATIONS AND STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS FOR 2021 ANNUAL MEETING
Stockholder proposals intended to be presented at our next annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 2021 must be received at our principal
executive offices no later than December 10, 2020 to be considered for inclusion in the proxy statement and form of proxy relating to that meeting. Proposals must comply with the proxy rules relating to stockholder proposals, in particular Rule 14a-8 under the Securities Exchange Act, to be included in our proxy materials. Stockholders who wish to nominate a director or submit a proposal for consideration at our annual meeting of stockholders to
be held in 2021, but who do not wish to submit a proposal for inclusion in our proxy statement, must, in accordance with our bylaws, deliver a copy of their director nomination or proposal no later than March 22, 2021, the close of business on
the 60th day, nor earlier than February 20, 2021, the close of business on the 90th day in advance of the first anniversary of the
preceding years annual meeting of stockholders; provided, however, that in the event that the date of the annual meeting of stockholders is advanced by more than 30 days or delayed by more than 60 days from such anniversary date, notice must
be delivered not earlier than the close of business on the 90th day prior to such annual meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the 60th day prior to such annual meeting or the tenth day following the day on which public announcement of the date of such meeting is first made by our company. In either case, nominations and proposals
should be sent by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, to Skechers U.S.A., Inc., 228 Manhattan Beach Boulevard, Manhattan Beach, California 90266, Attention: General Counsel. Please also refer to the section in this proxy
statement titled Corporate Governance and Board Matters Director Nominations. Furthermore, stockholders are advised to review our bylaws, which contain additional requirements with respect to advance notice of stockholder
proposals and nominations for director candidates.
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