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 8, 2022
 

 
Hasbro, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


 
   
   
Rhode Island
 
 1-6682
 
05-0155090
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 
1027 Newport Avenue
Pawtucket, Rhode Island
   
02861
 
 
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
   
(Zip Code)
 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (401) 431-8697
 

 
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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, $0.50 par value per share
 
HAS
 
The NASDAQ Global Select Market
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Emerging growth company  

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. 
 

 


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

On June 8, 2022, Hasbro, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2022 annual meeting of shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). As of the record date of April 12, 2022, there were 139,442,133 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting. Of the record date shares, 118,432,280 shares of common stock, or 84.93%, were represented at the Annual Meeting. Set forth below are (i) the matters voted upon at the Annual Meeting, which are more fully described in the Company’s proxy statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 25, 2022 (the “Proxy”), and (ii) the final certified results of the voting reported by First Coast Results, Inc., the independent Inspector of Election for the Annual Meeting (the “Inspector of Election”).

Proposal 1 – Election of Directors

Shareholders elected the Company’s thirteen (13) nominees, and did not elect the nominee of Alta Fox Opportunities Fund, LP (“Alta Fox”), to serve as directors on the Company’s Board of Directors until the 2023 annual meeting of shareholders, and until their successors are duly elected and qualified, or until their earlier death, resignation or removal.  The voting results for this proposal were as follows:

Company Nominees
 
For
 
Withheld
 
Broker Non-Votes
Kenneth A. Bronfin
 
113,723,713
 
4,653,629
 
0
Michael R. Burns
 
117,756,627
 
620,715
 
0
Hope F. Cochran
 
116,950,599
 
1,426,742
 
0
Christian P. Cocks
 
117,586,424
 
790,917
 
0
Lisa Gersh
 
111,857,529
 
6,519,812
 
0
Elizabeth Hamren
 
117,758,217
 
619,125
 
0
Blake Jorgensen
 
117,422,130
 
955,211
 
0
Tracy A. Leinbach
 
115,436,399
 
2,940,943
 
0
Edward M. Philip
 
75,650,199
 
28,850,094
 
0
Laurel J. Richie
 
117,730,980
 
646,361
 
0
Richard S. Stoddart
 
113,942,792
 
4,434,549
 
0
Mary Beth West
 
117,738,626
 
638,716
 
0
Linda Zecher Higgins
 
116,930,435
 
1,446,906
 
0
             
Alta Fox Nominee
           
Marcelo Fischer
 
13,747,739
 
129,309
 
0

Proposal 2 – Advisory Vote to Approve the Compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers

Shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as such compensation is disclosed in the “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” and “Executive Compensation” sections in the Proxy.  The voting results for this proposal were as follows:

For
 
Against
 
Abstained
 
Broker Non-Votes
104,267,944
 
13,191,529
 
972,807
 
0

Proposal 3 – Ratification of the Selection of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Shareholders ratified the selection of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year 2022.  The voting results for this proposal were as follows:

For
 
Against
 
Abstained
107,644,968
 
6,845,097
 
3,942,215

No other matters were properly presented for consideration or shareholder action at the Annual Meeting.



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.

  HASBRO, INC.  
       

By:
/s/ Deborah Thomas  
    Name: Deborah Thomas  
    Title:
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Duly Authorized Officer and Principal Financial Officer)
 
Date: June 13, 2022