UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of June 2016
Commission File Number: 001-37669
Nomad Foods Limited
(Translation of registrants name in English)
No. 5 New Square
Bedfont Lakes Business Park
Feltham, Middlesex TW14 8HA
+ (44) 208 918 3200
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders; Corporate Governance Changes
On June 16, 2016, Nomad Foods Limited (the Company) held its 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the 2016 Annual Meeting). The proposals submitted to a shareholder vote at the 2016 Annual Meeting are described in detail in the Companys Proxy Statement for the 2016 Annual Meeting, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on a Form 6-K on May 11, 2016 (the Proxy Statement). Shareholders present in person or by proxy represented 114,987,191 ordinary shares and 1,500,000 preferred shares of the Company (or 63.46% of the outstanding ordinary shares and preferred shares of the Company combined as of May 6, 2016, the record date for the 2016 Annual Meeting).
As set forth in the Proxy Statement, (i) John Coyle did not stand for re-election as a director of the Company at the 2016 Annual Meeting, (ii) Ian G.H. Ashken was nominated to serve as a director of the Company to fill the pending vacancy and (iii) effective as of the 2016 Annual Meeting, Victoria Parry joined the Companys Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.
At the 2016 Annual Meeting, the Companys shareholders (i) elected the ten directors specifically named in the Proxy Statement, each for a one-year term expiring at the Companys 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and (ii) ratified the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Companys independent registered public accounting firm for the 2016 fiscal year. The detailed voting results for each proposal are set forth below.
Proposal 1 Election of Directors: The Companys shareholders approved the election of the ten directors specifically named in the Proxy Statement to serve until the Companys 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until his or her respective successor is duly elected and qualified. The final voting results with respect to the election of directors were as follows:
Nominee | For | Against | Abstain | % cast FOR | ||||
Stéfan Descheemaeker |
116,311,656 | 174,823 | 812 | 99.85% | ||||
Paul Kenyon |
111,250,749 | 5,235,842 | 700 | 95.51% | ||||
Martin E. Franklin |
116,294,747 | 192,544 | 0 | 99.83% | ||||
Noam Gottesman |
116,306,880 | 175,411 | 5,000 | 99.85% | ||||
Ian G.H. Ashken |
116,480,767 | 5,600 | 924 | 100% | ||||
Jeremy Isaacs CBE |
116,352,426 | 133,941 | 924 | 99.89% | ||||
James E. Lillie |
116,484,867 | 1,500 | 924 | 100% | ||||
Lord Myners of Truro CBE |
116,352,426 | 133,941 | 924 | 99.89% | ||||
Victoria Parry |
116,352,526 | 133,841 | 924 | 99.89% | ||||
Brian Welch |
116,351,314 | 134,941 | 1,036 | 99.88% |
Proposal 2 Ratification of Auditors: The Companys shareholders ratified the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Companys independent registered public accounting firm for the 2016 fiscal year as follows:
For | Against | Abstain | % cast FOR | |||
116,312,463 |
174,711 | 117 | 99.85% |
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.
NOMAD FOODS LIMITED | ||||||||||
(Registrant) |
June 16, 2016 | /s/ Paul Kenyon | |||||||||
(Date) | Paul Kenyon Chief Financial Officer |