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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 6, 2020

 

WW INTERNATIONAL, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Virginia

 

001-16769

 

11-6040273

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

675 Avenue of the Americas, 6th Floor, New York, New York

 

10010

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 589-2700

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

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, no par value

 

WW

 

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

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.

WW International, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2020 annual meeting of shareholders on May 6, 2020. At this meeting, the Company’s shareholders (1) elected the persons listed below to serve as Class I directors for a term of three years expiring at the Company’s 2023 annual meeting of shareholders and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified or until the earlier of their resignation, removal, retirement, disqualification or death; (2) ratified the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2020; (3) approved the option agreement with Ms. Oprah Winfrey (the “Winfrey Option Shareholder Approval”); and (4) approved, on an advisory basis, the Company’s named executive officer compensation. Set forth below are the voting results for these proposals.

  1. Election of four Class I directors for a term of three years expiring at the Company’s 2023 annual meeting of shareholders and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified or until the earlier of their resignation, removal, retirement, disqualification or death:

Nominee Name

 

Votes For

 

Votes Withheld

 

Broker Non-Votes

Raymond Debbane

 

51,209,108

 

901,838

 

7,878,087

Tracey D. Brown

 

51,914,263

 

196,683

 

7,878,087

Jennifer Dulski

 

52,025,355

 

85,591

 

7,878,087

Jonas M. Fajgenbaum

 

51,779,345

 

331,601

 

7,878,087

  2. Ratification of the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2020:

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

59,595,638

 

353,503

 

39,892

 

N/A

  3. Approval of the option agreement with Ms. Oprah Winfrey:

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

50,504,434

 

1,589,306

 

17,207

 

7,878,087

  4. Advisory vote to approve the Company’s named executive officer compensation:

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

48,853,095

 

3,206,715

 

51,136

 

7,878,087

Item 8.01. Other Events.

As a result of the Winfrey Option Shareholder Approval referenced above, in the second quarter of fiscal 2020, the Company will record a one-time charge of approximately $32.7 million based in part on the per share value of the Company’s common stock, no par value per share (the “Common Stock”), on May 6, 2020. As previously disclosed, on December 15, 2019, the Company granted Ms. Winfrey a fully vested option, pursuant to the terms of the option agreement referenced above, to purchase 3,276,484 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $38.84 per share, subject to approval by the Company’s shareholders.

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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.

 

 

WW INTERNATIONAL, INC.

             

DATED: May 7, 2020

 

 

By:

 

/s/ Nicholas P. Hotchkin

 

 

Name:

 

Nicholas P. Hotchkin

 

 

Title:

 

Chief Financial Officer, Operating Officer, North America and President, Emerging Markets

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