UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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) June 23, 2016
 
MOVADO GROUP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
New York
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
 
1-16497
13-2595932
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
 
650 From Road, Suite 375
Paramus, NJ
 
07652-3556
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
 
(201) 267-8000
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
 
NOT APPLICABLE
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
 
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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 June 23, 2016, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Movado Group, Inc. (the “Company”) approved special compensatory arrangements for the Company’s President, Ricardo Quintero. Specifically, the Compensation Committee awarded Mr. Quintero 25,000 stock options with three-year cliff vesting and a lump-sum bonus of $200,000.  If Mr. Quintero’s employment is terminated by the Company for cause or if Mr. Quintero terminates his employment voluntarily in either case prior to June 23, 2018, he will be obligated to repay a pro-rated amount of the cash bonus.

The above description is qualified by reference to the letter agreement dated June 23, 2016 between the Company and Mr. Quintero, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this report and incorporated herein by reference.


Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

On June 23, 2016, the Board of Directors adopted an amendment and restatement of the Company's Restated By-laws, effective July 1, 2016.  The revised By-laws delete all references to the position of “Vice Chairman” in light of the Company’s previously-announced decision not to replace Richard Coté’s role as Vice Chairman and Chief Operating Officer when Mr. Coté retires effective July 1, 2016.

The above description of the Restated By-laws effective July 1, 2016 is qualified by reference to the Company's Restated By-laws, as amended, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this report and incorporated herein by reference.


Item 5.07.
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

(a)                  Annual Meeting. The 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Company was held on June 23, 2016.

(b)                  Matters Voted Upon; Voting Results.  The following matters were submitted for a vote of the Company’s shareholders.

Matter One.   Election of Directors.     Each of the nine nominees listed below was elected a director of the Company to hold office until the next annual meeting of the shareholders and until his or her successor has been elected and qualified.

 
 
Nominee
 
Number
of Shares
Voted For
 
Number of
Shares
Withheld
 
Number of
Broker
Non-Votes
Margaret Hayes Adame
75,703,882
537,605
1,802,160
Peter A. Bridgman
76,128,409
113,078
1,802,160
Richard J. Coté
75,823,516
417,971
1,802,160
Alex Grinberg
75,823,205
418,282
1,802,160
Efraim Grinberg
76,000,121
241,366
1,802,160
Alan H. Howard
75,702,761
538,726
1,802,160
Richard Isserman
76,086,645
154,842
1,802,160
Nathan Leventhal
75,993,530
247,957
1,802,160
Maurice Reznik
76,044,686
196,801
1,802,160

 

 
Matter Two.     Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for Fiscal Year 2017.
  
 
 
Number of
Shares
Voted For
 
Number of
Shares
Voted
Against
 
 
Number of
Shares
Abstaining
 
 
Number of
Broker
Non-Votes
77,868,777
170,513
4,357
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Matter Three.     Adoption, on an advisory basis, of a resolution approving the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement for the Company’s 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
  
 
 
Number of
Shares
Voted For
 
Number of
Shares
Voted
Against
 
 
Number of
Shares
Abstaining
 
 
Number of
Broker
Non-Votes
75,326,665
385,795
529,027
1,802,160

 
Item 9.01.
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.
Description
  3.1
Restated By-laws of the Registrant effective July 1, 2016.
10.1 Letter Agreement between the Registrant and Ricardo Quintero dated June 23, 2016.


 
 
 

SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report on Form 8-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
Dated: June 27, 2016
 
 
MOVADO GROUP, INC.
 
       
       
 
By:
/s/ Mitchell C. Sussis  
   
Name: Mitchell C. Sussis
 
    Title: Senior Vice President and
          General Counsel