JAKK 8-K
Jakks Pacific Inc (JAKK)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM
CURRENT REPORT
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The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
We mailed a Notice on or about October 25, 2024 to our stockholders of record as of October 10, 2024 in connection with our Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which was held virtually (online) on December 6, 2024. At the Meeting, the stockholders voted on three matters as follows: (i) election of two Class I Directors, and all of the nominees (Berman and Mahabir) were elected, (ii) the ratification of our auditors, which was approved, and (iii) an advisory vote concerning compensation of our named executive officers, which was approved.
The first matter was the election of the members of Class I of the Board of Directors. All of the nominees received a majority of the votes cast and were elected and the tabulation of the votes (both in person and by proxy) was as follows:
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Stephen Berman |
6,240,695 | 1,941,473 | ||||||
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Neilwantie Mahabir |
8,162,957 | 19,211 | ||||||
There were 1,163,486 broker held non-voted shares represented at the Meeting with respect to this matter.
The second matter upon which the stockholders voted was the proposal to ratify the appointment by the Board of Directors of BDO USA as our independent certified public accountants for 2024, which matter was approved. The tabulation of the votes (both in person and by proxy) was as follows:
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9,280,670 |
64,649 |
335 |
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There were no broker held non-voted shares represented at the Meeting with respect to this matter.
The third matter upon which the stockholders voted was an advisory vote to approve the compensation of our named executive officers, which matter was approved. The tabulation of the votes (both in person and by proxy) was as follows:
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4,857,830 |
3,154,748 |
169,590 |
There were 1,163,486 broker held non-voted shares represented at the Meeting with respect to this matter.
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.
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JAKKS PACIFIC, INC. |
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Dated: December 12, 2024 |
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/s/ JOHN L. KIMBLE |
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John L. Kimble, CFO |
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