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): June 13, 2014

 

 

SIGNET JEWELERS LIMITED

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Bermuda		Not Applicable
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

Clarendon House

2 Church Street

Hamilton HM11

Bermuda

(441) 296 5872

(Address and telephone number including area code of principal executive offices)

 

 

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

(a) The Annual General Meeting of Signet Jewelers Limited (the “Company”) was held on June 13, 2014 (the “AGM”).

(b) The following matters were voted upon at the AGM and the results of the voting were as follows:

Proposal One:

To elect ten directors to the Company’s Board of Directors to serve until the next Annual General Meeting of the Company or until their respective successors are elected in accordance with the Bye-laws of the Company.

 

		Votes For				Votes Against				Abstentions				Broker Non-Votes
H. Todd Stitzer			63,513,820				37,934				792,579				2,355,697
Virginia Drosos			63,432,572				119,889				791,872				2,355,697
Dale W. Hilpert			63,511,373				39,404				793,556				2,355,697
Marianne Miller Parrs			63,514,849				36,232				793,252				2,355,697
Thomas G. Plaskett			63,431,952				119,002				793,379				2,355,697
Russell Walls			63,433,945				116,657				793,731				2,355,697
Helen McCluskey			63,517,179				34,894				792,260				2,355,697
Robert Stack			63,454,193				96,991				793,149				2,355,697
Eugenia Ulasewicz			63,456,691				94,223				793,419				2,355,697
Michael W. Barnes			63,516,135				37,793				790,405				2,355,697

Proposal Two:

To appoint KPMG LLP as independent auditor of the Company, to hold office from the conclusion of this Meeting until the conclusion of the next Annual General Meeting of the Company and to authorize the Audit Committee to determine its compensation.

 

Votes For		Votes Against		Abstentions
65,728,335		206,441		765,254

Proposal Three:

To approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers (the “Say on Pay” vote).

 

Votes For		Votes Against		Abstentions		Broker Non-votes
62,411,357		946,404		986,572		2,355,697

Proposal Four:

To re-approve the material terms of the performance goals under the Signet Jewelers Limited Omnibus Incentive Plan 2009, as described in the Proxy Statement.

 

Votes For		Votes Against		Abstentions		Broker Non-votes
62,854,621		721,117		768,595		2,355,697

Proposal Five:

To approve the amendments to the Signet Jewelers Limited Bye-laws as detailed in the Proxy Statement.

 

Votes For		Votes Against		Abstentions		Broker Non-votes
63,553,563		16,797		773,973		2,355,697

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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.

 

 

Date: June 17, 2014