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): August 1, 2016

 

 

THE CONTAINER STORE GROUP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

500 Freeport Parkway

Coppell, TX 75019

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

(972) 538-6000

(Registrant’s telephone number, include area code)

 

N/A

(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:

 

o                          Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

o                          Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

o                          Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

o                          Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 

Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

On August 1, 2016, The Container Store Group, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders.  A total of 42,624,689 shares of common stock were present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting, representing approximately 89 percent of the Company’s outstanding common stock as of the June 9, 2016 record date. The following are the voting results for the proposals considered and voted upon at the meeting, both of which were described in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 16, 2016.

 

Item 1 — Election of four Class III directors for a term of office expiring at the annual meeting of shareholders in 2019 and until their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified.

 

NOMINEE		Votes FOR		Votes WITHHELD		Broker Non-Votes
William A. (“Kip”) Tindell		33,768,899		1,418,156		7,437,634
Timothy J. Flynn		32,850,235		2,336,820		7,437,634
Robert E. Jordan		35,060,006		127,049		7,437,634
Walter Robb		33,719,533		1,467,522		7,437,634

 

Item 2 — Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending April 1, 2017.

 

Votes FOR		Votes AGAINST		Votes ABSTAINED		Broker Non-Votes
42,495,065		101,737		27,887		0

 

Based on the foregoing votes, each of the four Class III director nominees was elected and Item 2 was approved.

 

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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 CONTAINER STORE GROUP, INC.
Date: August 4, 2016	By:	/s/ Jodi L. Taylor
		Jodi L. Taylor
		Chief Financial and Administrative Officer

 

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