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 10, 2013

 

 

MATTEL, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-05647   95-1567322

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation)

  (Commission File Number)   (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
333 Continental Boulevard, El Segundo, California   90245-5012
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

(310) 252-2000

N/A

(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))

 

 

 


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

The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Mattel, Inc. (“Mattel”) was held on May 10, 2013. Proxies for the meeting were solicited pursuant to Regulation 14A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and there was no solicitation in opposition to that of management.

All of the nominees for director listed in Proposal 1 in the proxy statement were elected by a majority of the votes cast, as follows:

 

Name of Nominee    Votes Cast
“FOR”
     Votes Cast
“AGAINST”
     Abstentions      Broker
Non-Votes
 

Michael J. Dolan

     272,195,184         6,244,852         1,113,853         20,286,779   

Trevor A. Edwards

     277,743,497         714,140         1,096,252         20,286,779   

Dr. Frances D. Fergusson

     277,511,154         952,801         1,089,934         20,286,779   

Dominic Ng

     276,876,273         1,560,677         1,116,939         20,286,779   

Vasant M. Prabhu

     276,061,806         2,397,393         1,094,690         20,286,779   

Dr. Andrea L. Rich

     268,809,058         9,642,241         1,102,590         20,286,779   

Dean A. Scarborough

     272,510,127         5,926,638         1,117,124         20,286,779   

Christopher A. Sinclair

     270,907,880         7,524,736         1,121,273         20,286,779   

Bryan G. Stockton

     267,141,036         10,221,068         2,191,785         20,286,779   

Dirk Van de Put

     276,909,318         1,552,173         1,092,398         20,286,779   

Kathy White Loyd

     267,659,854         10,809,665         1,084,370         20,286,779   

Proposal 2, a proposal to approve, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the compensation of Mattel’s named executive officers, was approved by the following vote:

 

Votes Cast “FOR”

     Votes Cast “AGAINST”      Abstentions      Broker Non-Votes  
  267,653,886         10,068,066         1,831,937         20,286,779   

Proposal 3, a proposal to ratify the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Mattel’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2013, was approved by the following vote:

 

Votes Cast “FOR”

     Votes Cast “AGAINST”      Abstentions      Broker Non-Votes  
  290,901,614         7,470,522         1,468,532         N/A   

Proposal 4, a stockholder proposal regarding an independent Chairman of the Board of Directors, was not approved by the following vote:

 

Votes Cast “FOR”

     Votes Cast “AGAINST”      Abstentions      Broker Non-Votes  
  91,836,858         186,284,340         1,432,691         20,286,779   


SIGNATURES

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.

 

  MATTEL, INC.
Dated: May 14, 2013   By:  

/s/ Robert Normile

  Name:   Robert Normile
  Title:   Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary