burl-8k_20160518.htm

 

 

UNITED STATES

 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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 18, 2016

 

 

 

Burlington Stores, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant As Specified In Charter) 

Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)

001-36107
(Commission
File Number)

80-0895227
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

2006 Route 130 North
Burlington, New Jersey 08016
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)

(609) 387-7800
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not applicable
(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:

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

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o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 

 

Item 5.07.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Burlington Stores, Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on May 18, 2016.  A total of 68,371,158 shares of the Company’s common stock, representing approximately 95.91% of the shares outstanding and eligible to vote and constituting a quorum, were voted at the Annual Meeting. The Company’s stockholders voted on the following proposals at the Annual Meeting:

 

 

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the election of three directors of the Company to serve for a term of three years;

 

 

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the ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered certified public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending January 28, 2017; and

 

 

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an advisory vote regarding the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.

The stockholders elected all three directors presented, ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered certified public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending January 28, 2017 and approved the advisory vote to approve executive compensation.

The proposals are described in more detail in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 1, 2016. The final voting results with respect to each proposal are set forth below.

 

 

1.

Election of Directors

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name

 

Votes For

 

Votes Withheld

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

 

 

 

        Tricia Patrick

 

66,574,693

 

519,123

 

1,277,342

        Paul J. Sullivan

 

66,511,812

 

582,004

 

1,277,342

        John J. Mahoney

 

66,292,248

 

801,568

 

1,277,342

 

 

2.

Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Certified Public Accounting Firm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Votes Abstained

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

 

 

 

67,483,750

 

880,600

 

6,808

 

0

 

 

3.

Advisory Vote on Compensation of Named Executive Officers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Votes Abstained

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

 

 

 

66,383,017

 

494,289

 

216,510

 

1,277,342

 

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.

  

BURLINGTON STORES, INC.

 

 

 /s/ Robert L. LaPenta, Jr.

Robert L. LaPenta, Jr.

Vice President and Treasurer

Date: May 20, 2016