Helen Of Troy Ltd 8-K, filed Aug 23, 2024
Helen Of Troy Ltd (HELE)
8-K
2024-08-23
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About this 8-K
Helen Of Troy Ltd filed this 8-K on August 23, 2024, reporting on events of August 21, 2024.
Items reported
- Item 5.07: Shareholder vote results
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) August 21, 2024
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On August 21, 2024, Helen of Troy Limited, a Bermuda company (the “Company”) held its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). The following proposals were submitted to a vote of the shareholders of the Company at the Annual Meeting:
1. The election of the nine nominees to the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”).
2. An advisory vote on the Company’s executive compensation.
3. Ratification of the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s auditor and independent registered public accounting firm and the authorization of the Company’s Audit Committee of the Board to set the auditor’s remuneration.
The voting results for each proposal are set forth below.
Election of Directors
The Company’s nine nominees for director were each elected to serve on the Board until the next annual general meeting of shareholders. The votes for each director were as follows:
| Name: | For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Noel M. Geoffroy | 20,418,357 | 401,764 | 80,122 | 883,745 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Timothy F. Meeker | 20,048,916 | 770,526 | 80,801 | 883,745 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Krista L. Berry | 20,502,909 | 312,032 | 85,302 | 883,745 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vincent D. Carson | 20,463,676 | 353,993 | 82,574 | 883,745 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thurman K. Case | 20,505,693 | 309,189 | 85,361 | 883,745 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tabata L. Gomez | 20,510,048 | 309,562 | 80,633 | 883,745 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elena B. Otero | 20,475,335 | 338,941 | 85,967 | 883,745 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Beryl B. Raff | 20,434,840 | 377,782 | 87,621 | 883,745 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Darren G. Woody | 20,118,513 | 701,933 | 79,797 | 883,745 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Advisory Vote to Approve the Compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers
The proposal to approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved, having received the following votes:
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||
| 18,977,730 | 1,864,752 | 57,761 | 883,745 | |||||||||||||||||
Ratification of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s Auditor and Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The proposal to ratify the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP to serve as the Company’s auditor and independent registered public accounting firm and to authorize the Company’s Audit Committee of the Board of Directors to set the auditor’s remuneration was approved. The votes were cast as follows:
| For | Against | Abstain | ||||||||||||
| 21,396,384 | 227,934 | 159,670 | ||||||||||||
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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.
| HELEN OF TROY LIMITED | |||||
Date: August 23, 2024 | /s/ Brian L. Grass | ||||
| Brian L. Grass | |||||
| Chief Financial Officer, Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer | |||||
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