Columbia Sportswear Company filed SEC Form 8-K: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
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ITEM 5.07 SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
On June 5, 2025, Columbia Sportswear Company (the "Company") held its 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the "Annual Meeting"). The total number of shares of the Company’s common stock voted virtually or by proxy at the Annual Meeting was 53,779,943, representing approximately 97.5% of the 55,168,747 shares outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. The following matters were submitted to a vote of the shareholders, the results of which were as follows:
1.Election of Directors. The following persons were elected as directors of the Company by the votes cast as follows:
| Votes For | Votes Against or Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||
| Timothy P. Boyle | 52,115,556 | 368,227 | 1,296,160 | ||||||||||||||
| Stephen E. Babson | 51,247,664 | 1,236,119 | 1,296,160 | ||||||||||||||
| Andy D. Bryant | 51,051,499 | 1,432,284 | 1,296,160 | ||||||||||||||
| John W. Culver | 52,314,594 | 169,189 | 1,296,160 | ||||||||||||||
| Charles D. Denson | 52,315,919 | 167,864 | 1,296,160 | ||||||||||||||
| Kevin Mansell | 52,056,061 | 427,722 | 1,296,160 | ||||||||||||||
| Ronald E. Nelson | 51,695,886 | 787,897 | 1,296,160 | ||||||||||||||
| Christiana Smith Shi | 52,317,336 | 166,447 | 1,296,160 | ||||||||||||||
| Sabrina L. Simmons | 52,307,491 | 176,292 | 1,296,160 | ||||||||||||||
| Malia H. Wasson | 52,207,946 | 275,837 | 1,296,160 | ||||||||||||||
2.Ratification of Deloitte & Touche LLP. The proposal to ratify the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2025 was approved as follows:
| For | Against | Abstentions | ||||||||||||
| 53,498,920 | 240,381 | 40,642 | ||||||||||||
3.Approval of Executive Compensation. The proposal to approve, by non-binding vote, executive compensation passed with the following votes:
| For | Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||
| 51,279,779 | 1,154,084 | 49,920 | 1,296,160 | |||||||||||||||||
4.GHG Emissions Reduction Targets. The shareholder proposal regarding the adoption of GHG emissions reduction targets was rejected with the following votes:
| For | Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||
| 4,122,673 | 48,186,043 | 175,067 | 1,296,160 | |||||||||||||||||
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.
| COLUMBIA SPORTSWEAR COMPANY | ||||||||
Dated: June 10, 2025 | By: | /S/ PETER J. BRAGDON | ||||||
| Peter J. Bragdon | ||||||||
| Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel | ||||||||