8-K 1 d708315d8k.htm 8-K 8-K

 

 

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): April 29, 2019

 

 

 

LOGO

frontdoor, inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   001-38617   82-3871179
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  (Commission
File Number)
  (IRS Employer
Identification No.)
150 Peabody Place, Memphis, Tennessee     38103
(Address of principal executive offices)     (Zip Code)

(901) 701-5002

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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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

 

Trading

Symbol(s)

 

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Common stock, par value $0.01 per share   FTDR   NASDAQ

 

 

 


Item 5.02.

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

(e) 2019 Employee Stock Purchase Plan

On April 29, 2019, frontdoor, inc. (the “Company”) held its 2019 annual meeting of stockholders (the “2019 Annual Meeting”) at which the Company’s stockholders approved the Company’s 2019 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “Employee Stock Purchase Plan”). The material features of the Employee Stock Purchase Plan are described in the section entitled “Proposal 5—Approval of the 2019 Employee Stock Purchase Plan” on pages 10 through 13 of the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed on March 29, 2019 in connection with the 2019 Annual Meeting (the “2019 Proxy Statement”), which pages are incorporated herein by reference. A copy of the Employee Stock Purchase Plan is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 5.07.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

At the 2019 Annual Meeting on April 29, 2019, the Company’s stockholders (1) elected the persons listed below to serve as Class I directors for a term of three years expiring at the Company’s 2022 annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified; (2) ratified the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2019; (3) approved, on an advisory basis, the Company’s named executive officer compensation; (4) voted, on an advisory basis, in favor of holding future advisory votes to approve the Company’s named executive officer compensation every year; and (5) approved the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Each of these proposals is described in greater detail in the 2019 Proxy Statement. Set forth below are the voting results for these proposals.

 

  (1)

Election of two Class I directors for a term of three years expiring at the Company’s 2022 annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified:

 

Nominee Name

   Votes For      Votes Against      Abstentions      Broker Non-Votes  

Peter L. Cella

     79,551,589        712,744        63,245        1,612,932  

Liane J. Pelletier

     80,056,230        208,431        62,917        1,612,932  

 

  (2)

Ratification of the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2019:

 

Votes For

   Votes Against      Abstentions      Broker Non-Votes  

81,869,959

     5,944        64,607        N/A  

 

  (3)

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

 

Votes For

   Votes Against      Abstentions      Broker Non-Votes  

72,972,880

     6,851,092        503,606        1,612,932  

 

  (4)

Advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes to approve the Company’s named executive officer compensation:

 

1 Year

   2 Years      3 Years      Abstentions      Broker Non-Votes  

79,299,409

     145,716        812,511        69,941        1,612,932  


  (5)

Approval of the 2019 Employee Stock Purchase Plan:

 

Votes For

   Votes Against      Abstentions      Broker Non-Votes  

79,965,333

     210,188        152,056        1,612,932  

As disclosed above, a majority of the votes cast voted, on an advisory basis, in favor of holding future advisory votes to approve the Company’s named executive officer compensation every year. In light of such vote, and consistent with the recommendation of the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”), the Board has determined that it currently intends to include an advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers every year until the next required vote on the frequency of shareholder votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.

 

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.

  

Description of Exhibit

10.1    frontdoor, inc. 2019 Employee Stock Purchase Plan


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.

 

Dated: May 2, 2019     FRONTDOOR, INC.
    By:  

/s/ Jeffrey A. Fiarman

      Name:   Jeffrey A. Fiarman
      Title:   Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary