8-KThe WireRoutine
Shareholder Vote
Filed May 9, 2023 · 3y ago · Accession 0001193125-23-139398
Plain English
Material event — a significant development the company must disclose promptly.
Read the source below for the full document.
Filing text
View original ↗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): May 9, 2023
WW INTERNATIONAL, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Virginia
001-16769
11-6040273
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
675 Avenue of the Americas , 6 th Floor , New York , New York
10010
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 589-2700
Not Applicable
(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)
☐
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
☐
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
☐
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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, no par value
WW
The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
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.
WW International, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2023 annual meeting of shareholders on May 9, 2023. At this meeting, the Company’s shareholders (1) elected the persons listed below to serve as Class I directors for a term of three years expiring at the Company’s 2026 annual meeting of shareholders and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified or until the earlier of their resignation, removal, retirement, disqualification or death; (2) ratified the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2023; (3) approved, on an advisory basis, the Company’s named executive officer compensation; and (4) voted, on an advisory basis, in favor of holding future advisory votes to approve the Company’s named executive officer compensation every year. Set forth below are the voting results for these proposals.
1.
Election of two Class I directors for a term of three years expiring at the Company’s 2026 annual meeting of shareholders and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified or until the earlier of their resignation, removal, retirement, disqualification or death:
Nominee Name
Votes For
Votes Withheld
Broker Non-Votes
Tracey D. Brown
43,652,442
579,045
14,092,644
Jennifer Dulski
43,253,613
977,874
14,092,644
2.
Ratification of the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2023:
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
57,414,469
762,218
147,444
N/A
3.
Advisory vote to approve the Company’s named executive officer compensation:
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
42,694,602
1,478,295
58,590
14,092,644
4.
Advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes to approve the Company’s named executive officer compensation:
1 Year
2 Years
3 Years
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
43,337,282
51,124
745,926
97,154
14,092,644
As disclosed above, a majority of the votes cast voted, on an advisory basis, in favor of holding future advisory votes to approve the Company’s named executive officer compensation every year. In light of such vote, and consistent with the recommendation of the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”), the Board has determined that it currently intends to include an advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers every year until the next required vote on the frequency of shareholder votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.
2
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 hereunto duly authorized.
WW INTERNATIONAL, INC.
DATED: May 9, 2023
By:
/s/ Heather Stark
Name:
Heather Stark
Title:
Chief Financial Officer
3
Filing details
- Company
- WW INTERNATIONAL, INC.
- Ticker
- WW
- CIK
- 105319
- Form type
- 8-K
- Filing date
- May 9, 2023
- Report date
- May 9, 2023
- Document
- d449030d8k.htm
- Size
- 155 KB