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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): April 23, 2019
 
 
Hanesbrands Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Maryland
 
001-32891
 
20-3552316
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
 
 
 
 
1000 East Hanes Mill Road
Winston-Salem, NC
 
27105
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (336) 519-8080
 
 
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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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

Hanesbrands Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on April 23, 2019 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. A total of 325,760,296 shares of the Company’s common stock (approximately 90% of all shares entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting) were represented at the Annual Meeting, in person or by proxy. Set forth below are the final voting results for each of the proposals submitted to a vote of the stockholders.

Election of Directors

The stockholders of the Company elected each of the director nominees proposed by the Company’s Board of Directors. The voting results were as follows:
 
Name of Nominee
 
Votes For
 
Votes Against
 
Abstentions
 
Broker Non-votes
Geralyn R. Breig
 
270,748,386
 
782,727
 
940,375
 
53,288,808
Gerald W. Evans, Jr.
 
268,233,917
 
1,104,028
 
3,133,543
 
53,288,808
Bobby J. Griffin
 
266,811,152
 
5,026,262
 
634,074
 
53,288,808
James C. Johnson
 
266,913,339
 
4,930,598
 
627,551
 
53,288,808
Franck J. Moison
 
271,028,599
 
796,572
 
646,317
 
53,288,808
Robert F. Moran
 
270,843,228
 
1,004,717
 
623,543
 
53,288,808
Ronald L. Nelson
 
267,381,236
 
1,857,154
 
3,233,098
 
53,288,808
David V. Singer
 
270,314,595
 
1,501,571
 
655,322
 
53,288,808
Ann E. Ziegler
 
266,617,496
 
5,271,237
 
582,755
 
53,288,808

Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The stockholders of the Company ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the Company’s 2019 fiscal year. The voting results were as follows:
 
Votes For
 
Votes Against
 
Abstentions
 
Broker Non-votes
321,172,613
 
3,714,587
 
873,096
 

Non-Binding, Advisory Vote Regarding Executive Compensation

The stockholders of the Company approved, on an advisory basis, executive compensation as disclosed in the Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting. The voting results were as follows:
 
Votes For
 
Votes Against
 
Abstentions
 
Broker Non-votes
260,245,904
 
10,889,089
 
1,336,495
 
53,288,808







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.
 
 
 
 
 
 
April 24, 2019
 
HANESBRANDS INC.
 
 
 
 
 
By:
 
/s/ Joia M. Johnson
 
 
 
 
Joia M. Johnson
 
 
 
 
Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary