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 9, 2024
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |||||||||||||||
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | ||||||||||||||||
(303 ) 792-3600
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
The matters that were voted upon at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Annual Meeting") of National CineMedia, Inc. (the "Company") on May 9, 2024, and the number of votes cast for, against or withheld, as well as the number of abstentions and broker non-votes as to each such matter, where applicable, are set forth below. Each of the proposals submitted to a vote of the Company’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting was approved.
Proposal No. 1 — Election of Directors
| Name | For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||
| Lauren Zalaznick | 39,079,354 | 226,589 | 12,844,837 | ||||||||
| Bernadette Aulestia | 39,083,173 | 222,770 | 12,844,837 | ||||||||
| Nicholas Bell | 39,080,545 | 225,398 | 12,844,837 | ||||||||
| David E. Glazek | 31,190,943 | 8,115,000 | 12,844,837 | ||||||||
| Juliana F. Hill | 33,910,262 | 5,395,681 | 12,844,837 | ||||||||
| Thomas F. Lesinski | 34,555,861 | 4,750,082 | 12,844,837 | ||||||||
| Tiago Lourenço | 33,663,459 | 5,642,484 | 12,844,837 | ||||||||
| Jean-Philippe Maheu | 39,083,140 | 222,803 | 12,844,837 | ||||||||
| Joseph Marchese | 39,089,290 | 216,653 | 12,844,837 | ||||||||
Proposal No. 2 — Advisory Approval of the Company’s Executive Compensation
| For | Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||
| 34,236,871 | 4,862,021 | 207,051 | 12,844,837 | ||||||||
Proposal No. 3 — To ratify the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for the year ending December 26, 2024
| For | Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||
| 51,906,205 | 72,652 | 171,923 | — | ||||||||
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.
| NATIONAL CINEMEDIA, INC. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Dated: May 9, 2024 | By: | /s/ Ronnie Y. Ng | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ronnie Y. Ng | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||||||||||||||