Form 8-K
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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): April 26, 2022

 

 

Hanesbrands Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Maryland   001-32891   20-3552316

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

1000 East Hanes Mill Road  
Winston-Salem, North Carolina   27105
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

(336) 519-8080

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

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:

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class

 

Trading

Symbol(s)

 

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Common stock, Par Value $0.01   HBI   New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

 

 


Item 5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Hanesbrands Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting) on April 26, 2022. A total of 307,088,115 shares of the Company’s common stock (approximately 88% of all shares entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting) were represented at the Annual Meeting. Set forth below are the final voting results for each of the proposals submitted to a vote of the stockholders.

Election of Directors

The stockholders of the Company elected each of the director nominees proposed by the Company’s Board of Directors. The voting results were as follows:

 

     Votes for      Votes Against      Abstentions      Broker Non-Votes  

Cheryl K. Beebe

     259,899,870        3,402,924        735,111        43,050,210  

Stephen B. Bratspies

     256,465,308        6,657,334        915,263        43,050,210  

Geralyn R. Breig

     258,310,683        4,985,986        741,236        43,050,210  

Bobby J. Griffin

     243,480,761        19,768,362        788,782        43,050,210  

James C. Johnson

     244,812,702        18,451,513        773,690        43,050,210  

Franck J. Moison

     259,103,464        4,164,722        769,719        43,050,210  

Robert F. Moran

     259,846,249        3,425,404        766,252        43,050,210  

Ronald L. Nelson

     255,608,671        7,539,912        889,322        43,050,210  

William S. Simon

     258,913,644        4,350,869        773,392        43,050,210  

Ann E. Ziegler

     242,569,490        20,746,466        721,949        43,050,210  

Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The stockholders of the Company ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the Company’s 2022 fiscal year. The voting results were as follows:

 

FOR

 

AGAINST

 

ABSTAIN

 

BROKER NON-VOTES

303,521,632

  2,706,943   859,540   —  

Non-Binding, Advisory Vote Regarding Executive Compensation

The stockholders of the Company approved, on an advisory basis, named executive officer compensation as described in the Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting. The voting results were as follows:

 

FOR

 

AGAINST

 

ABSTAIN

 

BROKER NON-VOTES

240,768,516

  21,941,214   1,328,175   43,050,210

 

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit
No.
  

Description

104    Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)


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.

 

    HANESBRANDS INC.
Date: April 27, 2022     By:  

  /s/ Tracy M. Preston

    Name:     Tracy M. Preston
    Title:  

General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer