Delaware | 001-35641 | 80-0808358 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
5500 Trillium Boulevard, Suite 501 Hoffman Estates, Illinois | 60192 | |||
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
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1. | Election of Directors. E.J. Bird, James F. Gooch, Josephine Linden, Kevin Longino, William K. Phelan, Will Powell, and David Robbins were elected to the Board of Directors of the Company for one-year terms expiring at the 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their successors are elected and qualified. The votes on this matter were as follows: |
Name | For | Withheld | Broker-Non-Votes |
E.J. Bird | 18,515,682 | 130,390 | 2,900,620 |
James F. Gooch | 18,525,060 | 121,012 | 2,900,620 |
Josephine Linden | 18,531,324 | 114,748 | 2,900,620 |
Kevin Longino | 18,525,253 | 120,819 | 2,900,620 |
William K. Phelan | 18,535,559 | 110,513 | 2,900,620 |
William Powell | 18,528,683 | 117,389 | 2,900,620 |
David Robbins | 18,535,647 | 110,425 | 2,900,620 |
2. | Advisory Vote to Approve the Compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers. The stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The votes on this matter were as follows: |
For | Against | Abstain | Broker-Non-Votes |
18,463,378 | 127,845 | 54,849 | 2,900,620 |
3. | Ratification of the Appointment of BDO USA, LLP as the Company's Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the 2017 Fiscal Year. |
For | Against | Abstain |
21,493,257 | 51,047 | 2,388 |
SEARS HOMETOWN AND OUTLET STORES, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ CHARLES J. HANSEN | |
Charles J. Hansen | ||
Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary |