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): April 23, 2019
Domino’s Pizza, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
| 001-32242 | 38-2511577 | |
| (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 30 Frank Lloyd Wright Drive Ann Arbor, Michigan |
48105 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (734) 930-3030
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The 2019 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Domino’s Pizza, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on April 23, 2019. A total of 35,868,632 shares were present or represented by proxy at the meeting, representing 87.34% of all shares entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. The matters presented for a vote and the related results are as follows:
1. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
Proposal one was the election of nine nominees to serve as Directors of the Company, each for a term of one year. The result of the vote was as follows:
| FOR | WITHHELD | |||||||||||||||||||
| Nominee |
# of Votes | % of Votes Cast |
# of Votes |
% of Votes Cast |
Broker Non-Votes |
|||||||||||||||
| David A. Brandon |
31,718,974 | 99.27 | % | 232,672 | 0.73 | % | 3,916,986 | |||||||||||||
| Richard E. Allison, Jr. |
31,840,871 | 99.65 | % | 110,775 | 0.35 | % | 3,916,986 | |||||||||||||
| C. Andrew Ballard |
31,708,817 | 99.24 | % | 242,829 | 0.76 | % | 3,916,986 | |||||||||||||
| Andrew B. Balson |
31,291,066 | 97.93 | % | 660,580 | 2.07 | % | 3,916,986 | |||||||||||||
| Corie S. Barry |
31,872,776 | 99.75 | % | 78,870 | 0.25 | % | 3,916,986 | |||||||||||||
| Diana F. Cantor |
31,614,392 | 98.94 | % | 337,254 | 1.06 | % | 3,916,986 | |||||||||||||
| Richard L. Federico |
31,708,653 | 99.24 | % | 242,993 | 0.76 | % | 3,916,986 | |||||||||||||
| James A. Goldman |
31,857,369 | 99.70 | % | 94,277 | 0.30 | % | 3,916,986 | |||||||||||||
| Patricia E. Lopez |
31,876,385 | 99.76 | % | 75,261 | 0.24 | % | 3,916,986 | |||||||||||||
Pursuant to the foregoing votes, the nine nominees listed above were elected to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors. There were no additional Director nominations brought before the Meeting.
2. RATIFICATION OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
Proposal two was the ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public accountant for the current fiscal year. The result of the vote was as follows:
| FOR |
AGAINST |
|||||||||
| # of Votes |
% of Votes Cast |
# of Votes |
% of Votes Cast |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes | |||||
| 35,590,553 | 99.31% | 246,649 | 0.68% | 31,430 | — | |||||
Pursuant to the foregoing votes, the ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public accountant for the current fiscal year was approved.
3. ADVISORY VOTE ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION (SAY-ON-PAY)
Proposal three was the advisory vote on the approval of the executive compensation of the named executive officers of Domino’s Pizza, Inc. The result of the vote was as follows:
| FOR |
AGAINST |
|||||||||
| # of Votes |
% of Votes Cast |
# of Votes |
% of Votes Cast |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes | |||||
| 28,166,226 | 91.14% | 2,736,979 | 8.85% | 1,048,441 | 3,916,986 | |||||
Pursuant to the foregoing votes, the executive compensation of the named executive officers of Domino’s Pizza, Inc. was approved in this non-binding advisory vote.
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.
| DOMINO’S PIZZA, INC. | ||||||
| (Registrant) | ||||||
| Date: April 25, 2019 | /s/ Kevin S. Morris | |||||
| Kevin S. Morris | ||||||
| Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ||||||