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): September 16, 2020

 

J.JILL, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 


Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
001-38026
(Commission File Number)
45-1459825
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

4 Batterymarch Park
Quincy, MA 02169
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(617) 376-4300
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 


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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class:
 
Trading Symbol(s)
 
Name of each exchange on which registered:
Common Stock, $0.01 par value
 
JILL
 
New York Stock Exchange
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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.
On September 16, 2020, J.Jill, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”).  At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders: (i) elected each of the two Class III director nominees and (ii) ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the current fiscal year ending January 30, 2021.  A description of each proposal voted on at the Annual Meeting, and the voting results for each such proposal, are set forth below.
1.          The proposal to elect two directors to the Company’s Board of Directors, each to serve as a Class III director for a term of three years expiring at the Company’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held in 2023 and until such director’s successor has been duly elected and qualified, was approved by the votes set forth below:
Nominee
Votes For
Votes Withheld
Broker Non-Votes
       
Michael Rahamim
27,289,439
1,696,666
6,857,359
       
Andrew Rolfe
27,202,672
1,783,433
6,857,359

2.          The appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the current fiscal year ending January 30, 2021 was ratified by the votes set forth below:
For
Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
       
35,615,522
85,397
142,545
0


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.
Dated: September 18, 2020
  J.JILL, INC.  
       
       
 
By:
/s/ Vijay Moses  
  Name: 
Vijay Moses
 
  Title: 
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary