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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 7, 2019

 

 

OFFICE DEPOT, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   1-10948   59-2663954

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

  

Commission

File number

  

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

6600 North Military Trail, Boca Raton, Florida   33496
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

(561) 438-4800

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Former Name or Former Address, If Changed Since Last Report: N/A

 

 

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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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.  ☐

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

 

Title of each class

  

Ticker

Symbol

  

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share   ODP   NASDAQ Stock Market

 

 

 

Item 5.02

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

2019 Long-Term Incentive Plan

At Office Depot, Inc.’s (the “Company” or “Office Depot”) 2019 Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on May 7, 2019 (the “Annual Meeting”), shareholders of the Company approved the Company’s 2019 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “2019 Plan”), which will replace the Company’s 2017 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “2017 Plan”) for future grants to certain employees, directors, consultants, advisors and other persons who perform services for the Company and its subsidiaries. The Company’s board of directors unanimously approved the 2019 Plan on March 15, 2019, subject to shareholder approval. The results of the shareholder vote on the 2019 Plan are set forth further below under Item 5.07 of this Current Report on Form 8-K.

The 2019 Plan which became effective upon shareholder approval at the Annual Meeting (the “Plan Effective Date”) provides for the grant of performance shares, performance units, restricted stock, RSUs, NQSOs, ISOs, SARs and other awards or any combination thereof to eligible participants. ISOs may be granted only to employees of Office Depot or its subsidiaries. Subject to adjustment, the aggregate number of shares of Company common stock that are available for issuance pursuant to awards granted under the 2019 Plan is thirty-four million (34,000,000). The shares issued pursuant to awards under the 2019 Plan will be made available from shares currently authorized but unissued or shares currently held (or subsequently acquired) by the Company as treasury shares, including shares purchased in the open market or in private transactions.

The 2019 Plan will be administered by the Compensation Committee or such other committee consisting of two or more independent members of the board of directors as may be appointed by the board to administer the 2019 Plan (the “Committee”). The Committee will determine the individuals to whom awards will be granted, the number of shares subject to an award, and the other terms and conditions of an award.

No additional awards shall be granted under the 2017 Plan after the Plan Effective Date, and all remaining shares available for grant under the 2017 Plan were cancelled on the Plan Effective Date. In addition to the 2017 Plan, the Company maintains outstanding awards under the Office Depot, Inc. 2015 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “2015 Plan”), Office Depot, Inc. 2007 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “2007 Plan”) and the 2003 OfficeMax Incentive and Performance Plan (the “2003 OMIPP” and together with the 2017 Plan, the 2015 Plan and the 2007 Plan, the “Prior Plans”). Outstanding awards under the Prior Plans shall continue to be to be governed by the Prior Plans and the agreements under which they were granted.

This summary of the 2019 Plan is subject to and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the 2019 Plan, which is set forth in Annex 1 to the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Commission on March 20, 2019 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Copies of the form of restricted stock agreement (directors), form of restricted stock unit agreement (directors), form of restricted stock unit agreement (executives), form of FCF performance stock unit award agreement (executives) and form of TSR performance share award agreement (executives) under the 2019 Plan are attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibits 10.2, 10.3, 10.4, 10.5 and 10.6, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On May 7, 2019, the Company held its Annual Meeting. As of the record date, there were 543,230,611 common shares entitled to one vote per share. Results of votes with respect to proposals submitted at that meeting are as follows:

 

  1.

To elect eight (8) members of the Company’s board of directors to serve until the next annual meeting, until their successors have been elected and qualified, or until their resignation or removal. Our shareholders voted to elect all eight members to serve as directors. Votes recorded, by nominee, were as follows:

Name

    For      Against      Abstain      Broker
Non-Votes		  

Gerry P. Smith

      412,087,193        32,583,627        229,942        50,340,377  

Kristin A. Campbell

      414,231,498        30,438,996        230,268        50,340,377  

Cynthia T. Jamison

      439,782,426        4,881,020        237,316        50,340,377  

V. James Marino

      414,814,483        29,833,701        252,578        50,340,377  

Francesca Ruiz de Luzuriaga

      414,998,204        29,664,047        238,511        50,340,377  

David M. Szymanski

      442,160,865        2,490,569        249,328        50,340,377  

Nigel Travis

      412,317,266        32,340,755        242,741        50,340,377  

Joseph Vassalluzzo

      442,109,046        2,511,973        279,743        50,340,377  

 

2.

To ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2019. The Company’s shareholders voted to approve this proposal with 480,715,830 votes for and 13,938,539 votes against. There were 586,770 abstentions.

 

3.

To approve the Office Depot, Inc. 2019 Long-Term Incentive Plan. The Company’s shareholders voted to approve this proposal with 394,516,623 votes for and 49,918,740 votes against. There were 465,399 abstentions and 50,340,377 broker non-votes.

 

4.

To hold an advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The Company’s shareholders voted to approve this proposal with 387,803,770 votes for and 56,633,503 votes against. There were 463,489 abstentions and 50,340,377 broker non-votes.

 

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit 10.1    Office Depot, Inc. 2019 Long-Term Incentive Plan (Incorporated by reference from Annex 1 of Office Depot, Inc.’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 20, 2019).
Exhibit 10.2    Form of Restricted Stock Agreement (Directors)
Exhibit 10.3    Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (Directors)
Exhibit 10.4    Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (Executives)
Exhibit 10.5    Form of FCF Performance Stock Unit Award Agreement (Executives)
Exhibit 10.6    Form of TSR Performance Share Award Agreement (Executives)

SIGNATURE

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.

 

    OFFICE DEPOT, INC.
Date: May 8, 2019      
    By:  

/s/ N. David Bleisch

      N. David Bleisch
      EVP, Chief Legal & Administrative Officer and Corporate Secretary