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 21, 2015

 

 

MATTEL, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-05647   95-1567322

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

333 Continental Boulevard, El Segundo, California   90245-5012
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

(310) 252-2000

N/A

(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)

 

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

The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Mattel, Inc. (“Mattel”) was held on May 21, 2015.

All of the nominees for director listed in Proposal 1 in the proxy statement were elected by a majority of the votes cast, as follows:

 

Name of Nominee    Votes Cast
“FOR”
     Votes Cast
“AGAINST”
     Abstentions      Broker
Non-Votes
 

Michael J. Dolan

     267,499,319         6,072,831         887,392         27,020,705   

Trevor A. Edwards

     268,422,464         5,148,871         888,207         27,020,705   

Dr. Frances D. Fergusson

     271,466,693         2,100,867         891,982         27,020,705   

Ann Lewnes

     271,844,154         1,727,502         887,886         27,020,705   

Dominic Ng

     272,864,135         699,141         896,266         27,020,705   

Vasant M. Prabhu

     272,839,051         723,429         897,062         27,020,705   

Dean A. Scarborough

     267,618,739         5,948,013         892,790         27,020,705   

Christopher A. Sinclair

     254,527,632         17,953,605         1,978,305         27,020,705   

Dirk Van de Put

     272,640,426         929,489         889,627         27,020,705   

Kathy White Loyd

     266,306,075         7,273,234         880,233         27,020,705   

Proposal 2, a proposal to approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of Mattel’s named executive officers, was approved by the following vote:

 

Votes Cast “FOR”

 

Votes Cast “AGAINST”

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

251,203,215   22,088,317   1,168,010   27,020,705

Proposal 3, a proposal to approve the Mattel, Inc. Amended and Restated 2010 Equity and Long-Term Compensation Plan, was approved by the following vote:

 

Votes Cast “FOR”

 

Votes Cast “AGAINST”

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

230,928,068   42,406,388   1,125,086   27,020,705

Proposal 4, a proposal to ratify the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Mattel’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2015, was approved by the following vote:

 

Votes Cast “FOR”

 

Votes Cast “AGAINST”

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

286,178,398   4,565,610   10,736,239   N/A

Proposal 5, a stockholder proposal regarding an independent Board Chairman, was not approved by the following vote:

 

Votes Cast “FOR”

 

Votes Cast “AGAINST”

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

117,175,337   156,244,058   1,040,147   27,020,705


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.

 

MATTEL, INC.
Dated: May 28, 2015 By:

/s/ Robert Normile

Name: Robert Normile
Title: Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary