ICON Iconix Brand Group Inc

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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): May 7, 2019

 

 

Iconix Brand Group, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware		001-10593		11-2481903
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

1450 Broadway, 3rd Floor, New York, NY		10018
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (212) 730-0030

 

Not Applicable

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

 

 

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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).

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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		ICON		Nasdaq Global Select Market

 

 

Item 5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

At the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Iconix Brand Group, Inc. (the “Company”) held on May 7, 2019, the Company’s stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting voted: (i) for the election of the five individuals named below to serve as directors of the Company to hold office until the Company’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held in 2020 and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified; (ii) for the ratification of the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019; (iii) for, by non-binding advisory vote, the resolution approving named executive officer compensation; and (iv) for the amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation to authorize the Board of Directors to effect a reverse stock split of the issued shares of the Company’s common stock, at a reverse stock split ratio of not less than 1-for-2 and not more than 1-for-5.  

 

(i)

The votes cast by stockholders with respect to the election of directors were as follows:

 

Director		Votes Cast “For”		Votes Cast “Against”		Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes
Justin Barnes		13,263,954		1,731,293		200,027		50,692,230
F. Peter Cuneo		13,080,865		2,020,341		94,068		50,692,230
Drew Cohen		13,233,878		1,699,807		261,589		50,692,230
Robert C. Galvin		13,382,627		1,618,156		194,491		50,692,230
James Marcum		12,051,248		2,944,966		239,060		50,692,230

 

(ii)

The votes cast by stockholders with respect to the ratification of the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019 were as follows:

 

	Votes Cast “For”		Votes Cast “Against”		Abstentions
Appointment of BDO US A, LLP	58,486,247		6,123,991		1,277,266

 

 

(iii)

The votes cast by stockholders with respect to the proposal to approve, by non-binding advisory vote, the resolution approving named executive officer compensation were as follows:

 

	Votes Cast “For”		Votes Cast “Against”		Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes
Named Executive Officer Compensation	11,911,633		2,390,989		892,652		50,692,230

 

 

 

  

(iv)

The votes cast by stockholders with respect to approval the approval of the amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation to authorize the Board of Directors to effect a reverse stock split of the issued shares of the Company’s common stock, at a reverse stock split ratio of not less than 1-for-2 and not more than 1-for-5 were as follows:

 

	Votes Cast “For”		Votes Cast “Against”		Abstentions
Authorization of Reverse Stock Split	54,413,660		10,169,606		1,304,238

 

 

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.

 

	ICONIX BRAND GROUP, INC. (Registrant)
	By:		/s/ John T. McClain
			Name: John T. McClain
			Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Date: May 8, 2019