UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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 10, 2014
CHEROKEE INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware |
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1-18640 |
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95-4182437 |
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
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(Commission |
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(I.R.S. Employer |
5990 Sepulveda Boulevard
Sherman Oaks, California 91411
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(818) 908-9868
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 5.07 |
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
On June 10, 2014, Cherokee Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Meeting”). The Company filed its definitive proxy statement for the proposals voted upon at the Meeting with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 1, 2014. As of April 11, 2014, the record date for the Meeting, there were 8,403,500 shares of common stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote on the proposals presented at the Meeting. A total of 7,914,450 shares, which constituted a quorum, were present or represented at the Meeting. The holders of shares of our common stock are entitled to one vote for each share held. Set forth below are the final voting results for each of the proposals submitted to a vote of the Company’s stockholders at the Meeting:
1. The Company’s stockholders elected the following six persons as directors of the Company, each to serve as such until the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 2015 or until his respective successor is duly elected and qualified, by the votes indicated below:
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Name |
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Votes For |
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Votes |
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Broker Non- |
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Timothy Ewing |
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6,304,001 |
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258,891 |
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1,351,558 |
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Robert Galvin |
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6,309,541 |
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253,351 |
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1,351,558 |
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Keith Hull |
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6,309,273 |
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253,619 |
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1,351,558 |
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Jess Ravich |
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6,344,205 |
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218,687 |
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1,351,558 |
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Henry Stupp |
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6,398,254 |
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164,638 |
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1,351,558 |
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Frank Tworecke |
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6,246,546 |
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316,346 |
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1,351,558 |
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2. The Company’s stockholders approved the proposal to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2015, by the vote indicated below:
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For |
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Against |
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Abstain |
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Broker Non-Votes |
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7,864,086 |
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42,505 |
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7,859 |
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n/a |
3. The Company’s stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the Company’s executive compensation, by the vote indicated below:
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For |
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Against |
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Abstain |
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Broker Non-Votes |
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5,320,471 |
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1,228,837 |
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13,584 |
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1,351,558 |