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) May 9, 2013
Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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Delaware --------------------------- (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
001-32320 ------------------- (Commission File Number) |
43-1883836 --------------------------- (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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1954 Innerbelt Business Center Drive St. Louis, Missouri ---------------------------------------------------- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
63114 ------------------ (Zip Code) |
(314) 423-8000
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(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The Company held its annual meeting of stockholders on May 9, 2013. The following proposals were submitted by the Board of Directors to a vote of the Company’s stockholders and the final results of the voting on each proposal are noted below.
Proposal I. Election of Directors
The following three directors were nominated to serve for three-year terms expiring at the 2016 annual meeting of stockholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified. The three directors, as indicated below, were elected as directors of the Company.
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Nominee |
For |
Withheld |
Broker Non-Votes |
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Mary Lou Fiala |
8,944,213 |
1,773,340 |
3,956,982 |
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James M. Gould |
10,546,404 |
171,149 |
3,956,982 |
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Thomas Pinnau |
8,924,191 |
1,793,362 |
3,956,982 |
Proposal II. Ratification of Appointment of Independent Accountants
The stockholders were asked to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 28, 2013. The appointment was approved by the requisite vote of a majority of the shares represented in person or by proxy and entitled to vote, as indicated below.
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For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes |
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14,580,479 |
82,188 |
11,868 |
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Proposal III. Advisory Vote Approving Executive Compensation
The stockholders were asked to approve the executive compensation as disclosed in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis included in the Company’s Proxy Statement pursuant to the compensation disclosure rules of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. The proposal was approved by the requisite vote of a majority of the shares represented in person or by proxy and entitled to vote, as indicated below.
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For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes |
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10,445,754 |
67,376 |
204,423 |
3,956,982 |
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.
| BUILD-A-BEAR WORKSHOP, INC. | |||
| Date: May 10, 2013 | By: | /s/ Tina L. Klocke | |
| Name: Tina L. Klocke | |||
| Title: Chief Operations and Financial Bear, | |||
| Treasurer and Secretary | |||