FOSL Fossil Group Inc

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K/A

 

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 24, 2023

 

 

FOSSIL GROUP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware	001-41040	75-2018505
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

901 S. Central Expressway Richardson, Texas (Address of principal executive offices)

75080 (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (972) 234-2525

 

 

(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):

 

¨   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))

 

Title of each class		Ticker Symbol		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share		FOSL		The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
7.00% Senior Notes due 2026		FOSLL		The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

 

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. ¨

 

 

Explanatory Note

 

This Current Report on Form 8-K/A (the “Amendment”) is being filed by Fossil Group, Inc. (the “Company”) to amend and restate in its entirety the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Company on May 26, 2023 (the “Original Report”). The Original Report was filed, among other things, to report voting results with respect to Proposal 4 (as defined below) at the Company’s 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) held on May 24, 2023. The Original Report erroneously reported that Proposal 4 was approved at the Annual Meeting. This Amendment cancels the approval of Proposal 4, eliminates Item 5.02(e) and removes Exhibit 10.1 from Item 9.01.

 

Item 5.03

Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year

 

As described in the Company’s definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 12, 2023 (the “Proxy Statement”) and as approved by the Company’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting, the Company amended Article VI of its Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to update the exculpation provisions contained therein (the “Charter Amendment”). The Charter Amendment became effective upon filing with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on May 25, 2023.

 

The foregoing description of the Charter Amendment is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Charter Amendment, which is filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

The Company held the Annual Meeting on May 24, 2023 to (i) elect eight directors to the Board to serve for a term of one year or until their respective successors are elected and qualified (“Proposal 1”), (ii) hold an advisory vote on executive compensation (“Proposal 2”), (iii) hold an advisory vote on whether an advisory vote on executive compensation should be held every one, two or three years (“Proposal 3”), (iv) vote on a proposal to approve the Fossil Group, Inc. 2023 Long-Term Incentive Plan (“Proposal 4”), (v) vote on a proposal to amend the Company’s certificate of incorporation to permit exculpation of officers (“Proposal 5”) and (vi) ratify the appointment of Deloitte and Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 30, 2023 (“Proposal 6”). For more information about the foregoing proposals, see the Proxy Statement.

 

The table below shows the final results of the voting at the Annual Meeting:

 

		Votes in Favor				Votes Cast Against				Abstain				Broker Non-Votes
Proposal 1
Mark R. Belgya			32,750,892				204,702				47,767				5,463,831
William B. Chiasson			32,429,520				524,454				49,388				5,463,830
Susie Coulter			32,778,188				178,749				46,424				5,463,831
Kim H. Jones			32,453,213				503,621				46,527				5,463,831
Kosta N. Kartsotis			32,787,673				172,754				42,934				5,463,831
Kevin Mansell			32,842,180				113,405				47,777				5,463,830
Marc R. Y. Rey			32,745,412				210,198				47,752				5,463,830
Gail B. Tifford			29,993,649				2,961,608				48,104				5,463,831
Proposal 2			32,057,400				864,713				81,248				5,463,831
Proposal 3
1 Year			31,078,243
2 Years			44,155
3 Years			1,845,004
Total			32,967,402				—				35,959				5,463,831
Proposal 4			19,034,209				12,288,224				1,680,930				5,463,829
Proposal 5			29,897,232				3,044,038				62,091				5,463,831
Proposal 6			38,283,722				160,147				23,323				—

 

 

Based on the results of the advisory vote on the frequency of the advisory vote on executive compensation, the Company’s Board of Directors has determined that the Company will hold its advisory vote on executive compensation every year until the next advisory vote on the frequency of the advisory vote on executive compensation.

 

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)                                 Exhibits

 

3.1

Certificate of Amendment of the Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Fossil Group, Inc.

 

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Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

 

 

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.

 

Date: June 28, 2023

 

	FOSSIL GROUP, INC.
	By:	/s/ SUNIL M. DOSHI
	Name:	Sunil M. Doshi
	Title:	Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

 

 

Exhibit 3.1

 

CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT

OF THE

THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

FOSSIL GROUP, INC.

 

Fossil Group, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “Corporation”), does hereby certify as follows:

 

FIRST: The State of Delaware, which is the Corporation’s state of incorporation, enacted legislation that enables Delaware corporations to limit the liability of certain corporate officers in limited circumstances under Section 102(b)(7) of the Delaware General Corporation Law (“DGCL”);

 

SECOND: That at a meeting of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Corporation the Board adopted resolutions recommending to the Corporation’s stockholders (a) that Article VI of the Corporation’s Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation be amended (the “Proposed Amendment”) to provide for the exculpation of corporate officers consistent with Section 102(b)(7) of the DGCL (as amended), (b) declaring the Proposed Amendment to be advisable and (c) that the Proposed Amendment be considered at the Corporation’s next regularly scheduled annual meeting of stockholders;

 

THIRD: After giving effect to the Proposed Amendment, Article VI of the Corporation’s Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation shall read as follows:

 

ARTICLE VI

 

To the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, a director or officer of the Corporation shall not be personally liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for any breach of fiduciary duty as a director or officer (as the case may be), except to the extent such an exemption from liability or limitation thereof is not permitted under the DGCL. If the DGCL is amended after the date of filing of this Certificate of Incorporation to authorize any corporate action which further eliminates or limits the personal liability of directors or officers (as the case may be), then the liability of a director or officer (as the case may be) of the Corporation, in addition to the limitation on personal liability provided herein, shall be limited to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL as amended. Any repeal or modification of this Article VI by the stockholders of the Corporation shall be prospective only, and shall not adversely affect any limitation on the personal liability of a director or officer of the Corporation existing at the time of such repeal or modification.

 

FOURTH: Thereafter, pursuant to a resolution of its Board of Directors, an annual meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation was duly called and held upon notice in accordance with Section 222 of the DGCL at which meeting the necessary number of shares as required by statute were voted in favor of the Proposed Amendment.

 

 

FIFTH: The Proposed Amendment was duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of Section 242 of the DGCL.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Fossil Group, Inc. has caused this Certificate of Amendment to be signed on its behalf, by Randy S. Hyne, its Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, this 24^th day of May 2023.

 

	FOSSIL GROUP, INC.
	By:	/s/ Randy S. Hyne
	Name: Randy S. Hyne
	Title: Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

 

 

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