8-K

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 19, 2016

 

 

MATTEL, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-05647   95-1567322

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

333 Continental Boulevard, El Segundo, California   90245-5012
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

(310) 252-2000

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:

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

¨ 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.

The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Mattel, Inc. (“Mattel”) was held on May 19, 2016.

All of the nominees for director listed in Proposal 1 in the proxy statement were elected by a majority of the votes cast, as follows:

 

Name of Nominee    Votes Cast
“FOR”
     Votes Cast
“AGAINST”
     Abstentions      Broker
Non-Votes
 

Michael J. Dolan

     264,868,588         15,419,035         274,749         28,021,576   

Trevor A. Edwards

     268,254,835         12,030,554         276,983         28,021,576   

Dr. Frances D. Fergusson

     262,893,065         17,396,070         273,237         28,021,576   

Ann Lewnes

     271,136,528         9,157,011         268,833         28,021,576   

Dominic Ng

     278,777,295         1,507,133         277,944         28,021,576   

Vasant M. Prabhu

     278,665,734         1,617,950         278,688         28,021,576   

Dean A. Scarborough

     269,656,991         10,628,133         277,248         28,021,576   

Christopher A. Sinclair

     265,249,852         14,302,842         1,009,678         28,021,576   

Dirk Van de Put

     276,136,893         4,144,913         280,566         28,021,576   

Kathy White Loyd

     265,073,613         15,221,899         266,860         28,021,576   

Proposal 2, a proposal to approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of Mattel’s named executive officers, was approved by the following vote:

 

Votes Cast “FOR”

 

Votes Cast “AGAINST”

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

252,753,847   27,049,473   759,052   28,021,576

Proposal 3, a proposal to ratify the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Mattel’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2016, was approved by the following vote:

 

Votes Cast “FOR”

 

Votes Cast “AGAINST”

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

306,252,872   1,863,168   467,908   N/A

Proposal 4, a stockholder proposal regarding an independent Board Chairman, was not approved by the following vote:

 

Votes Cast “FOR”

 

Votes Cast “AGAINST”

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

91,262,204   186,996,804   2,303,364   28,021,576


SIGNATURES

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.

 

    MATTEL, INC.
Dated: May 24, 2016     By:  

/s/ Robert Normile

    Name:   Robert Normile
    Title:   Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary