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): April 19, 2018
The New York Times Company
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| New York | 1-5837 | 13-1102020 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 620 Eighth Avenue, New York, New York | 10018 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 556-1234
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| Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders |
The annual meeting of stockholders of The New York Times Company (the “Company”) was held on April 19, 2018. At the annual meeting, the Company’s stockholders voted on three proposals and cast their votes as follows:
Proposal Number 1 — Election of directors
The stockholders (with Class A and Class B common stockholders voting separately) elected all of management’s nominees for election as directors. The results of the vote taken were as follows:
| Directors |
For | Withheld | Broker Non-Vote |
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| (Vote results of Class A common stockholders) |
|
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| Robert E. Denham |
138,427,384 | 1,114,410 | 13,528,960 | |||||||||
| Rachel Glaser |
139,367,545 | 174,249 | 13,528,960 | |||||||||
| John W. Rogers, Jr. |
138,415,183 | 1,126,611 | 13,528,960 | |||||||||
| Rebecca Van Dyck |
138,695,290 | 846,504 | 13,528,960 | |||||||||
| (Vote results of Class B common stockholders) |
|
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| Hays N. Golden |
758,071 | 0 | 12,082 | |||||||||
| Steven B. Green |
758,071 | 0 | 12,082 | |||||||||
| Joichi Ito |
758,071 | 0 | 12,082 | |||||||||
| James A. Kohlberg |
758,071 | 0 | 12,082 | |||||||||
| Brian P. McAndrews |
758,071 | 0 | 12,082 | |||||||||
| A.G. Sulzberger |
758,071 | 0 | 12,082 | |||||||||
| Arthur Sulzberger, Jr. |
753,731 | 4,340 | 12,082 | |||||||||
| Mark Thompson |
758,071 | 0 | 12,082 | |||||||||
| Doreen A. Toben |
758,071 | 0 | 12,082 | |||||||||
Proposal Number 2 — Advisory vote to approve executive compensation
The Class B common stockholders approved the advisory resolution on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The results of the vote taken were as follows:
| For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Vote | |||
| 752,486 |
4,340 | 1,245 | 12,082 |
Proposal Number 3 — Ratification of the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as auditors
The stockholders (with Class A and Class B common stockholders voting together) ratified the selection, by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors, of Ernst & Young LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as auditors of the Company for the fiscal year ending December 30, 2018. The results of the vote taken were as follows:
| For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Vote | |||
| 153,022,426 |
673,827 | 144,654 | Not applicable |
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.
| THE NEW YORK TIMES COMPANY | ||||
| Date: April 19, 2018 |
By: | /s/ Diane Brayton | ||
| Diane Brayton | ||||
| Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||||