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Weyco Group Inc 8-K, filed May 8, 2020

Weyco Group Inc (WEYS)

8-K 2020-05-08 For: 2020-05-05
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About this 8-K

Weyco Group Inc filed this 8-K on May 8, 2020, reporting on events of May 5, 2020.

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 theSecurities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  May 5, 2020

WEYCO GROUP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Wisconsin 0-9068 39-0702200
(State or other jurisdiction<br><br> <br>of incorporation) (Commission<br><br> <br>File Number) (I.R.S. Employer<br><br> <br>Identification No.)
333 W. Estabrook Blvd.<br><br> <br>P. O. Box 1188<br><br> <br>Milwaukee, WI 53201
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (414) 908-1600

(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:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class Trading Symbol Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock - $1.00 par value per share WEYS The Nasdaq Stock Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

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

Weyco Group, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 5, 2020. There were 9,817,581 outstanding shares eligible to vote as of March 20, 2020, the record date for the 2020 Annual Meeting. At the meeting, the following actions were taken:

(i)                   The shareholders elected two directors to the Company’s Board of Directors for terms expiring at the Annual Meeting in the year 2023. The directors elected, as well as the number of votes cast for, votes withheld and broker non-votes for each individual are set forth below:

Nominee Votes For Votes Withheld Broker Non-Votes
Thomas W. Florsheim, Jr. 8,283,119 78,148 760,337
Robert Feitler 7,778,962 582,305 760,337

The terms of the other directors of the Company continue until the Annual Meeting in the years set forth below:

Director Term Director Term
Tina Chang 2022 John W. Florsheim 2021
Thomas W. Florsheim 2022 Frederick P. Stratton, Jr. 2021
Cory L. Nettles 2021

(ii)                  The shareholders approved a proposal to ratify the Audit Committee’s appointment of Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2020, with the following votes:

Amount
Votes for approval: 9,114,346
Votes against: 1,376
Abstentions: 5,882
Broker Non-Votes: -

(iv)                  The compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved by shareholders in an advisory vote, with the following votes:

Amount
Votes for approval: 7,065,249
Votes against: 1,279,718
Abstentions: 16,300
Broker Non-Votes: 760,337

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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 hereunto duly authorized.

Date: May 7, 2020 WEYCO GROUP, INC.
/s/ John Wittkowske
John Wittkowske
Senior Vice President/CFO