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):     May 6, 2014

 

WEYCO GROUP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Wisconsin   0-9068   39-0702200

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

  

(Commission

File Number)

  

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

333 W. Estabrook Blvd.

P. O. Box 1188

Milwaukee, WI

   53201
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (414) 908-1600

 

 

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

  

Weyco Group, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2014 Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 6, 2014. There were 10,880,634 outstanding shares eligible to vote as of March 17, 2014, the record date for the 2014 Annual Meeting. At the meeting, the following actions were taken:

 

(i)                 The shareholders elected two directors to the Company’s Board of Directors for terms expiring at the Annual Meeting in the year 2017. The directors elected, as well as the number of votes cast for, votes withheld and broker non-votes for each individual are set forth below:

  

Nominee                         Votes For Votes Withheld Broker Non-Votes
Thomas W. Florsheim, Jr. 8,682,028 227,652 1,209,819
Robert Feitler 8,695,465 214,215 1,209,819

  

The terms of the other directors of the Company continue until the Annual Meeting in the years set forth below:

  

Director               Term   Director Term
Tina Chang 2016   John W. Florsheim 2015
Thomas W. Florsheim 2016   Frederick P. Stratton, Jr. 2015
      Cory L. Nettles 2015

 

(ii)               The shareholders approved a proposal to ratify the Audit Committee’s appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2014, with the following votes:

 

  Amount
Votes for approval: 10,098,607
Votes against:       20,270
Abstentions:            622
Broker Non-Votes:                -

 

(iii)             The Weyco Group, Inc. 2014 Incentive Plan was approved by the shareholders with the following votes:

 

  Amount
Votes for approval: 7,752,155
Votes against: 1,135,497
Abstentions:     22,027
Broker Non-Votes: 1,209,820

  

(iv)             The compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved by shareholders in an advisory vote, with the following votes:

 

  Amount
Votes for approval: 8,126,347
Votes against:    770,027
Abstentions:      13,305
Broker Non-Votes: 1,209,820

  

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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.

 

 

Date: May 8, 2014 WEYCO GROUP, INC.
   
   
  /s/  John Wittkowske
  John Wittkowske
  Senior Vice President/CFO