Form 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): May 2, 2018

 

 

WINGSTOP INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-37425   47-3494862

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

5501 LBJ Freeway, 5th Floor, Dallas, Texas   75240
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (972) 686-6500

N/A

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

On May 2, 2018, Wingstop Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”), at which the following proposals were voted upon:

Proposal 1: Election of Kilandigalu (Kay) M. Madati and Charles R. Morrison to the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”), each to serve for a three-year term until the annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 2021.

 

Nominee

  

Votes Cast For

  

Votes Withheld

  

Broker  Non-Votes

Kilandigalu (Kay) M. Madati    18,189,008    8,603,229    794,185
Charles R. Morrison    19,991,366    6,800,871    794,185

Proposal 2: Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm.

 

Votes Cast For

  

Votes Cast Against

  

Abstentions

27,520,491    24,520    41,411

Proposal 3: Advisory vote to approve executive compensation.

 

Votes Cast For

  

Votes Cast Against

  

Abstentions

  

Broker  Non-Votes

26,024,558    726,279    41,398    794,187

Proposal 4: Advisory vote to determine the frequency of future advisory votes on the Company’s executive compensation.

 

1 Year

  

2 Years

  

3 Years

  

Abstentions

  

Broker  Non-Votes

26,541,134    9,959    197,209    43,933    794,187

Based on these results and consistent with the Company’s recommendation, the Board has determined that the Company will conduct future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers every year. This policy will remain in effect until the next stockholder vote on the frequency of advisory votes on executive compensation, which is expected to occur at the Company’s 2024 annual meeting of stockholders.

Each of the proposals acted upon by the Company’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting received a sufficient number of votes to be approved.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

    WINGSTOP INC.
Date: May 4, 2018     By:  

/s/ Michael J. Skipworth

      Chief Financial Officer
      (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)