(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification Number)
i1400
Toastmaster Drive,
iElgin,
iIllinois
i60120
(Address
of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
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i(847)
i741-3300
iN/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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iCommon
Stock
iMIDD
iNasdaq Global Select Market
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On May 10, 2021, The Middleby Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), held its 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). There were a total of 55,638,477 outstanding shares of common stock entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting, of which 49,085,242 were present or represented by proxy. At the Annual Meeting, the
Company’s stockholders cast their votes as described below. The proposals are described in the definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed by the Company with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on March 31, 2021.
1. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
Proposal one was the election of seven (7) directors. The shares present were voted as follows:
Nominees
For
Withhold
Broker
Non-Votes
Gordon O’Brien
45,489,365
591,119
3,004,758
Timothy J. FitzGerald
45,783,966
296,518
3,004,758
Sarah Palisi Chapin
45,443,351
637,133
3,004,758
Cathy
L. McCarthy
45,544,534
535,950
3,004,758
John R. Miller III
41,986,347
4,094,137
3,004,758
Robert A. Nerbonne
45,562,490
517,994
3,004,758
Nassem
Ziyad
45,943,318
137,166
3,004,758
Pursuant to the foregoing votes, all seven nominees listed above were elected to the Company’s Board of Directors to serve until the Company’s 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successors shall be duly elected and qualified or until their earlier death, resignation or removal.
2. ADVISORY VOTE ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Proposal
two was the approval, on an advisory basis, of the 2020 compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The shares present were voted as follows:
FOR: 41,984,976
AGAINST: 3,978,233
ABSTAIN: 117,275
BROKER
NON-VOTES: 3,004,758
Pursuant to the foregoing votes, proposal two was approved on an advisory basis.
3. APPROVAL OF ADOPTION OF 2021 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
Proposal three was the approval of the adoption of the Company’s 2021 Long-Term Incentive Plan. The shares present were voted as follows:
FOR:
42,290,776
AGAINST: 3,751,223
ABSTAIN: 38,485
BROKER NON-VOTES: 3,004,758
Pursuant to the foregoing votes, proposal three was approved.
4. RATIFICATION OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
Proposal four was the ratification of the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent public accountants for the fiscal year ending January 1, 2022. The shares present were voted as follows:
FOR:
48,967,932
AGAINST: 73,844
ABSTAIN: 43,466
BROKER NON-VOTES: 0
Pursuant to the foregoing votes, proposal four was approved.
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.