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 2, 2019

 

 

The New York Times Company

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

New York   1-5837   13-1102020
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  (Commission
File Number)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
620 Eighth Avenue, New York, New York   10018
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 556-1234

 

 

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):

 

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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  ☐    

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.  ☐

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

 

Title of each class

 

Trading Symbol(s)

 

Name of each exchange on which registered

Class A Common Stock

  NYT   New York Stock Exchange

 

 

 


Item 5.07.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

The annual meeting of stockholders of The New York Times Company (the “Company”) was held on May 2, 2019. At the annual meeting, the Company’s stockholders voted on three proposals and cast their votes as follows:

Proposal Number 1 — Election of directors

The stockholders (with Class A and Class B common stockholders voting separately) elected all of management’s nominees for election as directors. The results of the vote taken were as follows:

 

Directors

   For        Withheld        Broker Non-Vote  
(Vote results of Class A common stockholders)             

Amanpal S. Bhutani

     138,256,321          247,747          15,964,140  

Joichi Ito

     138,080,872          423,196          15,964,140  

Brian P. McAndrews

     137,873,085          630,983          15,964,140  

Doreen Toben

     137,449,582          1,054,486          15,964,140  
(Vote results of Class B common stockholders)             

Robert E. Denham

     755,839          0          8,362  

Rachel Glaser

     755,839          0          8,362  

Hays N. Golden

     755,839          0          8,362  

David Perpich

     755,839          0          8,362  

John W. Rogers, Jr.

     755,839          0          8,362  

A.G. Sulzberger

     755,839          0          8,362  

Arthur Sulzberger, Jr.

     751,499          4,340          8,362  

Mark Thompson

     755,839          0          8,362  

Rebecca Van Dyck

     755,839          0          8,362  

Proposal Number 2 — Advisory vote to approve executive compensation

The Class B common stockholders approved the advisory resolution on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The results of the vote taken were as follows:

 

For

    

Against

    

Abstain

    

Broker Non-Vote

751,499

     4,340      0      8,362

Proposal Number 3 — Ratification of the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as auditors

The stockholders (with Class A and Class B common stockholders voting together) ratified the selection, by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors, of Ernst & Young LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as auditors of the Company for the fiscal year ending December 29, 2019. The results of the vote taken were as follows:

 

For

    

Against

    

Abstain

    

Broker Non-Vote

153,859,657

     641,734      731,018      Not applicable


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.

 

    THE NEW YORK TIMES COMPANY
Date: May 2, 2019     By:    /s/ Diane Brayton
      Diane Brayton
      Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary