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): July 12, 2019
iMedia Brands, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Minnesota | 001-37495 | 41-1673770 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer Identification No.)
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6740 Shady Oak Road,
Eden Prairie, Minnesota 55344-3433
(Address of principal executive offices)
(952) 943-6000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) |
Nme of each exchange on which registered |
Common Stock, $0.01 par value | IMBI | The Nasdaq Stock Market |
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Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders |
iMedia Brands, Inc., formerly EVINE Live Inc. (the “Company”), held its 2019 Annual Meeting of Shareholders on July 12, 2019 (the “Annual Meeting”). There were 63,552,159 shares of Company common stock, or approximately 83.36% of the 76,230,985 shares of Company common stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting, present in person or represented by proxy, constituting a quorum.
At the Annual Meeting, Company shareholders voted on: (1) the election of eight persons to serve as directors on the Company’s Board of Directors until the next Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until their successors have been duly elected and qualified; (2) the approval, on an advisory basis, of the 2018 compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Company’s proxy statement for the Annual Meeting; (3) the re-approval of the Company’s Shareholder Rights Plan; and (4) the ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending February 1, 2020. For more information about the foregoing proposals, please see the proxy statement for the Annual Meeting.
Set forth below are the final voting results, as reported by the inspector of elections for the Annual Meeting:
1. | Election of Directors |
The proposal to elect eight persons to serve as directors on the Company’s Board of Directors until the next annual meeting of the shareholders resulted in the following votes:
The eight nominees set forth above were elected to the Company’s Board of Directors and will serve as directors until the Company’s next annual meeting or until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified. There were 26,803,630 broker non-votes related to the foregoing proposal.
2. | Say-On-Pay Vote |
The 2018 compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved, on an advisory basis, by the following votes:
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
31,958,719 | 4,483,509 | 306,301 | 26,803,630 |
3. | Re-Approval of the Company’s Shareholder Rights Plan |
The Company’s Shareholder Rights Plan was re-approved by the following votes:
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
31,778,135 | 4,699,567 | 270,827 | 26,803,630 |
4. | Ratification of Independent Auditor |
The proposal to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending February 1, 2020, was approved by the following votes:
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
60,621,048 | 2,309,553 | 621,558 | 0 |
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.
Date: July 17, 2019 | iMedia Brands, Inc. | ||
By: |
/s/ Michael Porter
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Michael Porter Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
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