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): August 14, 2018
MONRO, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| New York | 0-19357 | 16-0838627 | ||
| (State of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 200 Holleder Parkway, Rochester, New York |
14615 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (585) 647-6400
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders |
The Annual Meeting of Shareholders (“Annual Meeting”) of Monro, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on August 14, 2018. At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s shareholders voted on each of the matters described below. Approximately 30,751,101 shares (representing 93.5% of total shares outstanding and entitled to vote) were present at the Annual Meeting either in person or by proxy.
1. The Company’s shareholders elected four directors to Class 1 of the Board of Directors to serve a two-year term, until their successors have been elected and qualified at the 2020 annual meeting of shareholders. The number of shares that (i) voted for the election of each director and (ii) withheld authority to vote for each director, as well as the number of broker non-votes, are set forth in the table below.
| Nominee |
Votes For |
Votes Withheld |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| John L. Auerbach |
27,911,580 | 289,560 | 2,549,961 | |||
| Donald Glickman |
23,501,360 | 4,699,780 | 2,549,961 | |||
| Lindsay N. Hyde |
27,912,756 | 288,384 | 2,549,961 | |||
| Brett T. Ponton |
27,595,412 | 605,728 | 2,549,961 |
2. The Company’s shareholders voted to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers. The number of shares that voted for or against, or that abstained from voting on, the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers, as well as the number of broker non-votes, are set forth in the table below.
| Votes For |
Votes Against |
Abstentions |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 22,292,207 |
5,830,324 | 78,584 | 2,549,961 |
3. The Company’s shareholders ratified the re-appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending March 30, 2019. The number of shares that voted for or against, or that abstained from voting for, the ratification of the re-appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP are summarized in the table below.
| Votes For |
Votes Against |
Abstentions |
||||
| 30,251,986 |
431,659 | 66,879 |
| Item 8.01 | Voluntary Disclosure of Other Events |
On August 14, 2018, the Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $.20 per share for the second quarter of the Company’s 2019 fiscal year, ending March 30, 2019. The dividend is payable on September 6, 2018 to shareholders of record as of August 27, 2018, including shares of common stock to which the holders of the Company’s Class C Convertible Preferred Stock are entitled. A copy of the press release announcing the quarterly cash dividend is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
| (a) | Not applicable. |
| (b) | Not applicable. |
| (c) | The following is a list of exhibits furnished with this Current Report on Form 8-K: |
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release announcing the quarterly cash dividend, dated August 15, 2018. | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| MONRO, INC. (Registrant) | ||||||
| August 20, 2018 | By: | /s/ Maureen E. Mulholland | ||||
| Maureen E. Mulholland | ||||||
| Senior Vice President – General Counsel and Secretary | ||||||
Exhibit 99.1
| CONTACT: | Kim Rudd Executive Assistant (585) 784-3324
Investors and Media: Melanie Dambre FTI Consulting (212) 850-5600 |
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MONRO, INC. DECLARES QUARTERLY CASH DIVIDEND
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – August 15, 2018 – Monro, Inc. (Nasdaq: MNRO), a leading provider of automotive undercar repair and tire services, today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $.20 per share on the Company’s outstanding shares of common stock, including the shares of common stock to which the holders of the Company’s Class C Convertible Preferred Stock are entitled. The dividend is payable on September 6, 2018 to shareholders of record at the close of business on August 27, 2018.
About Monro, Inc.
Headquartered in Rochester, New York, Monro is a chain of 1,175 Company-operated stores, 98 franchised locations, nine wholesale locations and three retread facilities providing automotive undercar repair and tire sales and services. The Company operates in 27 states, serving the Mid-Atlantic and New England regions and portions of the Great Lakes, Midwest and Southeast. The predecessor to the Company was founded by Charles J. August in 1957 as a Midas Muffler franchise. In 1966, Monro began to diversify into a full line of undercar repair services. The Company has experienced significant growth in recent years through acquisitions and, to a lesser extent, the opening of newly constructed stores. The Company went public in 1991 and trades on The Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbol MNRO.