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style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="bottom:0pt;position:absolute;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:25.24%;border-bottom:1.0pt solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:8pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Votes FOR</b></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:2.61%;border-bottom:1.0pt solid transparent;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</b></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:22.37%;border-bottom:1.0pt solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New 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style="vertical-align:bottom;width:16.99%;border-bottom:1.0pt solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:8pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Broker&#160;Non-Votes</b></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:0.74%;border-bottom:1.0pt solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:8pt;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">&#160;</b></p></td></tr><tr><td style="background-color:#cceeff;vertical-align:top;width:25.24%;border-top:1.0pt solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;padding-left:7.2pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-7.2pt;margin:0pt;">35,051,897</p></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:2.61%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;vertical-align:bottom;width:22.37%;border-top:1.0pt solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">1,003,254</p></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:2.63%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;vertical-align:bottom;width:26.9%;border-top:1.0pt solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">67,919</p></td><td 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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM
8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
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Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):
August 24, 2020
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THE CONTAINER STORE GROUP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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001-36161
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26-0565401
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
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500 Freeport Parkway
Coppell
,
TX
75019
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
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(
972
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538-6000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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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:
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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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 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
TCS
New York Stock Exchange
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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
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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.
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On August 24, 2020, Walter Robb notified The Container Store Group, Inc. (the "Company") of his resignation as a director of the Company, effective as of December 31, 2020.
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On August 26, 2020, the Company held its annual meeting of shareholders. A total of 42,835,391 shares of common stock were present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting, representing approximately 85 percent of the Company's outstanding common stock as of the July 2, 2020 record date. The following are the voting results for the proposals considered and voted upon at the meeting, all of which were described in the Company's Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 7, 2020.
Item 1 — Election of three Class I directors for a term of office expiring at the annual meeting of shareholders in 2023 and until their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified.
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NOMINEE
Votes FOR
Votes WITHHELD
Broker Non-Votes
Robert E. Jordan
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35,270,802
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852,268
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6,712,321
Jonathan D. Sokoloff
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33,632,925
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2,490,145
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6,712,321
Caryl Stern
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35,255,108
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867,962
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6,712,321
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Item 2 — Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending April 3, 2021.
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Votes FOR
Votes AGAINST
Votes ABSTAINED
Broker Non-Votes
42,688,656
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112,798
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33,937
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0
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Item 3 — Approval, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, of the compensation of the Company's named executive officers.
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Votes FOR
Votes AGAINST
Votes ABSTAINED
Broker Non-Votes
35,051,897
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1,003,254
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67,919
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6,712,321
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Based on the foregoing votes, the director nominees named above were elected and Items 2 and 3 were approved.
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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.
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THE CONTAINER STORE GROUP, INC.
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Date: August 27, 2020
By:
/s/ Jodi L. Taylor
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Jodi L. Taylor
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Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative Officer
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