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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 11, 2018

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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
 
______________________________________________________________________
(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.

Winnebago Industries, Inc. ("the Company") held its annual meeting of shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on December 11, 2018. At the Annual Meeting, the Company's shareholders were asked to vote on the following proposals: (1) the election of three Class I directors, (2) the advisory approval of executive compensation, (3) the approval of the Winnebago Industries, Inc. 2019 Omnibus Incentive Plan, and (4) the ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent registered public accountant for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2019. The results of the shareholder vote are set forth below.

Item 1 - Election of Directors.

Company shareholders elected the following nominees: Maria F. Blase, Christopher J. Braun, and David W. Miles as Class I directors to hold office until the annual meeting of shareholders to be held following the Company's Fiscal 2021 or until their respective successors are 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
Maria F. Blase
 
22,124,919
 
368,443
 
5,009,191
Christopher J. Braun
 
21,933,752
 
559,610
 
5,009,191
David W. Miles
 
22,227,840
 
265,522
 
5,009,191

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
22,123,253
 
307,954
 
62,155
 
5,009,191

Item 3 - Approval Vote on the Winnebago Industries, Inc. 2019 Omnibus Incentive Plan.

Company shareholders approved the Winnebago Industries, Inc. 2019 Omnibus Incentive Plan as disclosed in the Appendix A in the definitive proxy statement relating to the Annual Meeting, as set forth below:
Votes For
 
Votes Against
 
Abstentions
 
Broker Non-Votes
21,689,468
 
754,137
 
49,757
 
5,009,191

Item 4 - Ratification of the Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accountants for the Fiscal Year Ending August 31, 2019.

Company shareholders ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent registered public accountants for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2019, as set forth below:
Votes For
 
Votes Against
 
Abstentions
27,249,192
 
188,829
 
64,532


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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.
 
 
 
 
Date:
December 13, 2018
By:
/s/ Stacy Bogart
 
 
Name:
Stacy Bogart
 
 
Title:
Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

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