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) December 13, 2016
Winnebago Industries, Inc. | ||
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) | ||
Iowa | 001-06403 | 42-0802678 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
P.O. Box 152, Forest City, Iowa | 50436 | |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |
Registrant's telephone number, including area code 641-585-3535
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report.)
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(e) On December 13, 2016 the Human Resources Committee (the “Committee”) of the Board of Directors of Winnebago Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) approved restricted stock grants of the Company’s common stock to the following officers in the following amounts:
Ashis Bhattacharya | 2,500 | shares | |||
Scott Folkers | 2,500 | shares | |||
Sarah Nielsen | 2,500 | shares | |||
Bret Woodson | 1,250 | shares | |||
The shares were granted in recognition of the extraordinary efforts of the officers in the acquisition of Grand Design RV, LLC. The shares will vest over a three year period with 1/3 vesting on December 13, 2017, 1/3 vesting on December 13, 2018, and the last 1/3 vesting on December 13, 2019. The shares were issued pursuant to the authority of the 2014 Omnibus Equity, Performance Award and Incentive Compensation Plan.
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Winnebago Industries, ("the Company") held its annual meeting of shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on December 13, 2016. At the Annual Meeting, the Company's shareholders were asked to vote on three proposals: (1) the election of one Class III director and one Class II director, (2) the advisory approval of executive compensation, and (3) the ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent registered public accountant for the fiscal year ending August 26, 2017. The results of the shareholder vote are set forth below.
Item 1 - Election of Directors.
Company shareholders elected the following nominees: Michael J. Happe, as Class III directors to hold office until the annual meeting of shareholders to be held following the Company's 2017 fiscal year or until his successor is duly elected and qualified; and Robert M. Chiusano as a Class II director to hold office until the annual meeting of shareholders to be held following the Company's 2019 fiscal year or until his successor is duly elected and qualified. Information as to the vote on each director standing for election is provided below:
Name | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||
Michael J. Happe | 21,186,807 | 140,859 | 2,815,485 | |||
Robert M. Chiusano | 21,144,547 | 183,119 | 2,815,485 | |||
Item 2 - Advisory Approval Vote on Executive Compensation (the “Say on Pay” Vote).
Company shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of certain executives as disclosed in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, the compensation tables and other narrative executive compensation disclosures in the definitive proxy statement relating to the Annual Meeting, as set forth below:
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||
16,245,330 | 5,029,715 | 52,621 | 2,815,485 | |||
Item 3 - Ratification of the Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accountants for the Fiscal Year Ending August 26, 2017.
Company shareholders ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent registered public accountants for the fiscal year ending August 26, 2017., as set forth below:
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||
23,948,646 | 180,414 | 14,091 | — | |||
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure, Item 8.01 Other Events.
The Company is filing herewith a press release issued on December 14, 2016, as Exhibit 99.1 which is included herein. The press release was issued to report that on December 14, 2016, the Board of Winnebago Industries, Inc. approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.10 per share of common stock, payable on January 25, 2017 to shareholders of record at the close of business on January 11, 2017.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit Number | Description | ||
99.1 | Press Release of Winnebago Industries, Inc. dated December 14, 2016 | ||
SIGNATURE
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.
WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC. | ||||
(Registrant) | ||||
Date: | December 14, 2016 | By: | /s/ Scott C. Folkers | |
Name: | Scott C. Folkers | |||
Title: | Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | |||