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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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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):
May 22, 2018
GNC HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Delaware (State of Incorporation) | 001-35113 (Commission File Number) | 20-8536244 (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
300 Sixth Avenue
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(412) 288-4600
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
On May 22, 2018, GNC Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). The following proposals were considered and voted upon by the Company’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting: (1) the election of eight directors for one-year terms expiring in 2019; (2) the approval, by non-binding advisory vote, of the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers in 2017; (3) the approval of the adoption of the Company’s 2018 Stock and Incentive Plan, and (4) the ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“PwC”) as independent auditors for the Company’s fiscal year ending December 31, 2018, as disclosed in the Company’s proxy materials for the Annual Meeting.
1. The following individuals were elected to serve as directors of the Company. Votes were cast as follows:
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Nominee | For | Against | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes |
Jeffrey P. Berger | 27,694,322 | — | 2,796,938 | 24,239,248 |
Alan D. Feldman | 27,471,468 | — | 3,019,792 | 24,239,248 |
Michael F. Hines | 27,690,014 | — | 2,801,246 | 24,239,248 |
Amy B. Lane | 27,698,874 | — | 2,792,386 | 24,239,248 |
Philip E. Mallott | 27,696,077 | — | 2,795,183 | 24,239,248 |
Kenneth A. Martindale | 27,833,020 | — | 2,658,240 | 24,239,248 |
Robert F. Moran | 29,762,049 | — | 729,211 | 24,239,248 |
Richard J. Wallace | 27,694,928 | — | 2,796,332 | 24,239,248 |
2. The 2017 compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers was approved by non-binding vote. Votes were cast as follows:
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For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
23,004,101 | 7,232,458 | 254,701 | 24,239,248 |
3. The adoption of the Company’s 2018 Stock and Incentive Plan was approved. Votes were cast as follows:
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For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
22,243,485 | 8,000,381 | 247,394 | 24,239,248 |
4. The appointment of PwC as the Company’s independent auditors for the Company’s fiscal year ending December 31, 2018 was ratified. Votes were cast as follows:
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For | Against | Abstain |
53,325,892 | 949,888 | 454,728 |
SIGNATURE
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.
GNC HOLDINGS, INC.
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Date: May 22, 2018 By: | /s/ Kevin G. Nowe Kevin G. Nowe |
Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer
and Secretary