FORM 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): May 8, 2012

 

 

WEIGHT WATCHERS 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.)

11 Madison Avenue, 17th 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))

 

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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Weight Watchers International, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 8, 2012. At this meeting, the Company’s shareholders (1) elected the persons listed below to serve as Class II directors for a term of three years expiring at the 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified; and (2) ratified the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2012. Set forth below are the voting results for these proposals.

 

  (1) Election of three Class II directors for a term of three years expiring at the 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified:

 

Nominee Name

   Votes For      Votes Withheld      Broker Non-Votes  

Marsha Johnson Evans

     54,991,569         6,357,969         1,417,247   

Sacha Lainovic

     60,676,844         672,694         1,417,247   

Christopher J. Sobecki

     56,393,074         4,956,464         1,417,247   

 

  (2) Ratification of the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2012:

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

62,716,931

  43,390   6,464   N/A

 

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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.

 

    WEIGHT WATCHERS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
DATED: May 10, 2012     By:  

/s/ Jeffrey A. Fiarman

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

 

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