Sprouts Farmers Market Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders, Other Events, Financial Statements and Exhibits
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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) May 22, 2024
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Item 5.07.Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On May 22, 2024, Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders ("Annual Meeting") to consider and vote upon the following proposals: (1) to elect three Class II directors to serve until the 2027 annual meeting of stockholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified; (2) to vote on a non-binding advisory resolution to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers for fiscal 2023 (commonly referred to as “say-on-pay”); and (3) to ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the fiscal year ending December 29, 2024.
Set forth below are the final voting results for each proposal submitted to a vote of the stockholders at the Annual Meeting. For more information on the following proposals, see the Company’s Proxy Statement, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 5, 2024.
Proposal 1: Election of the three Class II directors listed below to serve for a three-year term expiring at the Company’s 2027 annual meeting of stockholders. Each director nominee was duly elected.
| Nominee | For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||
| Hari K. Avula | 80,486,814 | 1,786,317 | 7,351,986 | ||||||||
| Joseph Fortunato | 79,394,479 | 2,878,652 | 7,351,986 | ||||||||
| Joseph D. O'Leary | 69,694,903 | 12,578,228 | 7,351,986 | ||||||||
Proposal 2: Advisory vote on the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers for fiscal 2023. This proposal was approved.
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||
| 70,461,763 | 11,690,072 | 121,296 | 7,351,986 | ||||||||
Proposal 3: Ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the Company’s 2024 fiscal year. This proposal was approved.
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||
| 88,049,263 | 1,501,546 | 74,308 | — | ||||||||
Item 8.01. Other Events.
On May 22, 2024, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (the “Company”) approved a new share repurchase authorization in the amount of $600 million. Under this new authorization, the Company’s shares of common stock may be purchased on a discretionary basis from time to time, subject to general business and market conditions and other investment opportunities, through open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions or other means, including through Rule 10b5-1 trading plans. The repurchase program may be commenced, suspended or discontinued at any time. This new authorization replaces the Company’s existing share repurchase authorization and expires on May 22, 2027.
A copy of the press release issued by the Company with respect to the share repurchase authorization is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)Exhibits
Exhibit Number | Description | |||||||
| 99.1 | ||||||||
| 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.
| SPROUTS FARMERS MARKET, INC. | ||||||||
| Date: May 23, 2024 | By: | /s/ Brandon F. Lombardi | ||||||
| Name: | Brandon F. Lombardi | |||||||
| Title: | Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary | |||||||