Current Report Filing (8-k)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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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 26, 2022

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VERA BRADLEY, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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Indiana

001-34918

27-2935063

(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)

(Commission
File Number)

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)


12420 Stonebridge Road, Roanoke, Indiana						46783
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)						(Zip Code)

(877) 708-8372

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

None

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, 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
Common Stock, without par value	VRA	NASDAQ Global Select Market

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. o

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The Company’s 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders was held on May 26, 2022. At the meeting, the Company’s shareholders:


(1)						elected Barbara Bradley Baekgaard, Kristina Cashman, Robert J. Hall, Mary Lou Kelley, Frances P. Philip, Edward M. Schmults, Carrie M. Tharp, Nancy R. Twine and Robert Wallstrom to serve as Directors of the Company’s Board of Directors for a one-year term;

(2)						ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending January 28, 2023; and

(3)						approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.

Set forth below, with respect to each such matter, are the number of votes cast for or against, the number of abstentions, and the number of broker non-votes.


(1)	Election of Directors

Nominee	For	Withhold	Broker Non-Votes
Barbara Bradley Baekgaard	24,405,786	1,069,915	2,752,921
Kristina Cashman	25,331,802	143,899	2,752,921
Robert J. Hall	24,326,836	1,148,865	2,752,921
Mary Lou Kelley	25,332,694	143,007	2,752,921
Frances P. Philip	24,958,212	517,489	2,752,921
Edward M. Schmults	24,960,560	515,141	2,752,921
Carrie M. Tharp	25,320,731	154,970	2,752,921
Nancy R. Twine	25,327,019	148,682	2,752,921
Robert Wallstrom	25,202,815	272,886	2,752,921


(2)	Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

For	Against	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes
28,202,702	20,415	5,505	—

(3)	Advisory Approval of the Company's Named Executive Officer Compensation

For	Against	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes
25,053,429	365,804	56,468	2,752,921

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits


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SIGNATURE

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 thereunto duly authorized.