Form 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 11, 2016

 

 

CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Commission File No. 1-10962

 

DELAWARE     95-3797580
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
    (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

2180 Rutherford Road, Carlsbad, CA 92008-7328

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(760) 931-1771

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Former name or former address, if changed since last report: NOT APPLICABLE

 

 

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:

 

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

On May 11, 2016, the Company’s shareholders approved three proposals at the Annual Meeting. Of the 94,053,626 shares of the Company’s Common Stock outstanding as of the record date, 83,814,056 shares were represented at the Annual Meeting.

A description of each matter voted upon at the Annual Meeting is described in detail in the Proxy Statement. The number of votes cast for and against (or withheld) and the number of abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to each matter voted upon are set forth below.

Proposal 1: Annual Election of Directors

The voting results for the annual election of directors are as follows:

 

Name of Candidate

   Shares Voted  
   For      Authority
Withheld
     Broker Non-Votes  

Oliver G. (Chip) Brewer III

     71,651,861         405,169         11,757,026   

Ronald S. Beard

     70,833,508         1,223,522         11,757,026   

Samuel H. Armacost

     70,808,951         1,248,079         11,757,026   

John C. Cushman, III

     70,811,341         1,245,689         11,757,026   

John F. Lundgren

     70,969,307         1,087,723         11,757,026   

Adebayo O. Ogunlesi

     71,711,937         345,093         11,757,026   

Richard L. Rosenfield

     70,814,014         1,243,016         11,757,026   

Linda B. Segre

     70,632,675         1,424,355         11,757,026   

Anthony S. Thornley

     71,622,284         434,746         11,757,026   

Proposal 2: Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Company’s shareholders ratified, on an advisory basis, the Audit Committee’s appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016. The following sets forth the results of the voting with respect to this proposal:

 

     Shares Voted     

For

 

Against

 

Abstentions

83,287,488

  445,504   81,064

Proposal 3: Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation

The Company’s shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The following sets forth the results of the voting with respect to this proposal:

 

Shares Voted

For

 

Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

69,153,227

  2,400,013   503,790   11,757,026


No other items were presented for shareholder approval at the Annual Meeting.

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.

 

    CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY
Date: May 13, 2016     By:  

/s/ Brian P. Lynch

    Name:   Brian P. Lynch
    Title:  

Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate

Secretary