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 15, 2012
THE GAP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1-7562 | 94-1697231 | ||
| (State of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| Two Folsom Street San Francisco, California |
94105 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
(415) 427-0100
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(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. |
On May 15, 2012, The Gap, Inc. (“the Company”) held its annual meeting of shareholders (“Annual Meeting”) in San Francisco, California. As of March 19, 2012, the Company’s record date for the Annual Meeting, there were a total of 490,175,292 shares of Common Stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. At the Annual Meeting, 452,139,797 shares of Common Stock were represented in person or by proxy and, therefore, a quorum was present.
The shareholders of the Company voted on the following items at the Annual Meeting:
| 1. | Election of the Directors nominated by the Board of Directors. |
| 2. | Ratification of the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending February 2, 2013. |
| 3. | Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. |
| 4. | Shareholder proposal regarding ending trade partnerships with Sri Lanka. |
Votes regarding the election of the director nominees were as follows:
| Nominee |
For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes | ||||
| Adrian D.P. Bellamy |
426,461,909 | 2,676,447 | 182,244 | 22,819,197 | ||||
| Domenico De Sole |
428,811,884 | 334,075 | 174,641 | 22,819,197 | ||||
| Robert J. Fisher |
426,860,399 | 2,321,851 | 138,350 | 22,819,197 | ||||
| William S. Fisher |
426,941,265 | 2,240,456 | 138,879 | 22,819,197 | ||||
| Isabella D. Goren |
428,641,561 | 496,598 | 182,441 | 22,819,197 | ||||
| Bob L. Martin |
428,683,894 | 462,308 | 174,398 | 22,819,197 | ||||
| Jorge P. Montoya |
428,828,377 | 318,015 | 174,208 | 22,819,197 | ||||
| Glenn K. Murphy |
424,735,908 | 4,427,136 | 157,556 | 22,819,197 | ||||
| Mayo A. Shattuck III |
428,083,178 | 1,063,397 | 174,025 | 22,819,197 | ||||
| Katherine Tsang |
428,618,804 | 520,148 | 181,648 | 22,819,197 |
Based on the votes set forth above, the director nominees were duly elected.
The proposal to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending February 2, 2013 received the following votes:
| For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 448,065,613 |
3,806,020 | 268,164 | 0 |
Based on the votes set forth above, the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending February 2, 2013 was duly ratified.
The proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers received the following votes:
| For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 421,492,833 |
6,792,141 | 1,034,993 | 22,819,830 |
Based on the votes set forth above, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved.
The shareholder proposal regarding ending trade partnerships with Sri Lanka received the following votes:
| For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 4,942,089 |
393,407,885 | 30,969,993 | 22,819,830 |
Based on the votes set forth above, the shareholder proposal regarding ending trade partnerships with Sri Lanka was not approved.
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 GAP, INC. | ||||
| (Registrant) | ||||
| Date: May 15, 2012 | By: | /s/ Michelle Banks | ||
| Michelle Banks | ||||
| Executive Vice President, General Counsel, | ||||
| Corporate Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer | ||||