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): April 26, 2022

 

Hanesbrands Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Maryland		001-32891		20-3552316
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

1000 East Hanes Mill Road
Winston-Salem, North Carolina		27105
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(336) 519-8080

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

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)

 

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☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, Par Value $0.01		HBI		New York Stock Exchange

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. ☐

 

 

 

Item 5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Hanesbrands Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting) on April 26, 2022. A total of 307,088,115 shares of the Company’s common stock (approximately 88% of all shares entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting) were represented at the Annual Meeting. Set forth below are the final voting results for each of the proposals submitted to a vote of the stockholders.

Election of Directors

The stockholders of the Company elected each of the director nominees proposed by the Company’s Board of Directors. The voting results were as follows:

 

		Votes for				Votes Against				Abstentions				Broker Non-Votes
Cheryl K. Beebe			259,899,870				3,402,924				735,111				43,050,210
Stephen B. Bratspies			256,465,308				6,657,334				915,263				43,050,210
Geralyn R. Breig			258,310,683				4,985,986				741,236				43,050,210
Bobby J. Griffin			243,480,761				19,768,362				788,782				43,050,210
James C. Johnson			244,812,702				18,451,513				773,690				43,050,210
Franck J. Moison			259,103,464				4,164,722				769,719				43,050,210
Robert F. Moran			259,846,249				3,425,404				766,252				43,050,210
Ronald L. Nelson			255,608,671				7,539,912				889,322				43,050,210
William S. Simon			258,913,644				4,350,869				773,392				43,050,210
Ann E. Ziegler			242,569,490				20,746,466				721,949				43,050,210

Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The stockholders of the Company ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the Company’s 2022 fiscal year. The voting results were as follows:

 

FOR		AGAINST		ABSTAIN		BROKER NON-VOTES
303,521,632		2,706,943		859,540		—

Non-Binding, Advisory Vote Regarding Executive Compensation

The stockholders of the Company approved, on an advisory basis, named executive officer compensation as described in the Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting. The voting results were as follows:

 

FOR		AGAINST		ABSTAIN		BROKER NON-VOTES
240,768,516		21,941,214		1,328,175		43,050,210

 

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.		Description
104		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.

 

				HANESBRANDS INC.
Date: April 27, 2022				By:		/s/ Tracy M. Preston
				Name:		Tracy M. Preston
				Title:		General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer