Form 8-K

 

 

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): June 14, 2013

 

 

SIGNET JEWELERS LIMITED

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Bermuda   Not Applicable

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

Clarendon House

2 Church Street

Hamilton HM11

Bermuda

(441) 296 5872

(Address and telephone number including area code of principal executive offices)

 

 

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ITEM 5.07.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

(a) The Annual General Meeting of Signet Jewelers Limited (the “Company”) was held on June 14, 2013 (the “AGM”).

(b) The following matters were voted upon at the AGM and the results of the voting were as follows:

Proposal One:

To elect seven directors to the Company’s Board of Directors to serve until the next Annual General Meeting of the Company or until their respective successors are elected in accordance with the Bye-laws of the Company.

 

Nominees

   Votes For      Votes Against      Abstentions      Broker Non-Votes  

Mr. Dale W. Hilpert

     62,489,016         40,476         72,390         2,681,897   

Mr. H. Todd Stitzer

     62,491,384         38,391         72,390         2,681,897   

Ms. Marianne Parrs

     62,495,657         34,317         72,390         2,681,897   

Mr. Michael Barnes

     62,491,661         38,065         72,390         2,681,897   

Mr. Russell Walls

     62,287,515         242,343         72,390         2,681,897   

Mr. Thomas G. Plaskett

     62,489,195         40,346         72,390         2,681,897   

Ms. Virginia Drosos

     62,495,141         34,858         72,390         2,681,897   

Proposal Two:

To appoint KPMG LLP as independent auditor of the Company, to hold office from the conclusion of this Meeting until the conclusion of the next Annual General Meeting of the Company and to authorize the Audit Committee to determine its compensation.

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

65,009,067   211,202   62,740

Proposal Three:

To approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers (the “Say on Pay” vote).

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-votes

61,415,037   1,104,726   72,754   2,681,897


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.

 

SIGNET JEWELERS LIMITED
By:   /s/    Mark A. Jenkins
Name:   Mark A. Jenkins
Title:   Signet Company Secretary &
Chief Legal Officer

 

Date: June 17, 2013