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): September 25, 2018


BARNES & NOBLE EDUCATION, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Delaware
 
1-37499
 
46-0599018
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
 
 
 
 
 
120 Mountain View Blvd., Basking Ridge, NJ
 
07920
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (908) 991-2665
 
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 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. (the "Company") was held on September 25, 2018. At the Annual Meeting, 43,831,866 shares of Common Stock were represented in person or by proxy out of the 46,916,616 shares of Common Stock outstanding and entitled to vote as of July 27, 2018, the record date for the Annual Meeting. The voting results for each of the proposals submitted to a vote of the stockholders of the Company at the Annual Meeting are set forth below.
1.
Election of Directors. The Company’s stockholders elected the Board’s nominees as Directors of the Company by the following vote:
Name
 
Votes For
 
Votes Withheld
 
Broker Non-Votes
Emily C. Chiu
 
38,221,190
 
1,950,987
 
3,659,689
Daniel A. DeMatteo
 
38,219,235
 
1,952,942
 
3,659,689
David G. Golden
 
38,214,505
 
1,957,672
 
3,659,689
Michael P. Huseby
 
38,216,610
 
1,955,567
 
3,659,689
John R. Ryan
 
38,219,303
 
1,952,874
 
3,659,689
Jerry Sue Thornton
 
38,077,451
 
2,094,726
 
3,659,689
David A. Wilson
 
38,220,371
 
1,951,806
 
3,659,689
2.
Approval of the Amendment and Restatement to the Company's Equity Incentive Plan. The Company’s stockholders approved the amendment and restatement to the Company's Equity Incentive Plan by an affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast on the proposal. The results of voting on the proposal are set forth below:
Votes For
 
Votes Against
 
Abstentions
 
Broker Non-Votes
27,138,298
 
13,017,684
 
16,195
 
3,659,689
3.
Advisory (non-binding) Vote on Executive Compensation. The Company’s stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, compensation of the Company’s named executive officers by an affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast on the proposal. The results of voting on the proposal are set forth below:
Votes For
 
Votes Against
 
Abstentions
 
Broker Non-Votes
35,977,014
 
1,004,222
 
3,190,941
 
3,659,689
4.
Ratification of the Appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Independent Registered Public Accountants of the Company for the Fiscal Year Ending April 27, 2019. The Company’s stockholders approved the proposal by an affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast on the proposal. The results of voting on the proposal are set forth below:
Votes For
 
Votes Against
 
Abstentions
43,731,774
 
83,452
 
16,640

        







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 thereunto duly authorized.
Date: September 27, 2018
BARNES & NOBLE EDUCATION, INC.

By:     /s/ Michael C. Miller         
Name:     Michael C. Miller
Title:
EVP, Corporate Strategy, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary







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