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Filed Apr 30, 2021 · 5y ago · Accession 0000105418-21-000021

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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 29, 2021  WEIS MARKETS, INC . (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)  Pennsylvania (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)  1-5039 (Commission File Number) 24-0755415 (IRS Employer Identification No.) 1000 South Second Street Sunbury , PA (Address of principal executive offices) 17801 (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: ( 570 ) 286-4571 N/A (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) 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:  [ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) [ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) Securities registered pursuant to section 12(b) of the act:  Title of each class Trading symbol Name of exchange on which registered Common stock, no par value WMK New York Stock Exchange 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. ☐ Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.  The Annual Meeting of the Shareholders of Weis Markets, Inc. was held on Thursday, April 29 , 20 2 1 , at 10:00 a .m., Eastern Daylight Time, at the principal office of the Company, 1000 South Second Street, Sunbury, PA 17801. Proxies for the meeting were solicited pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. There was no solicitation in opposition to the nominees as listed in the proxy statement. The meeting was held for the following purposes:  Management Proposal #1: Election of Directors  All five nominees for director, as listed below, were elected. The term of the directors will be until the next Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until their respective successors have qualified. The results of the election of directors were as follows:    Director Votes Cast For Votes Cast Against Votes Withheld Abstain Broker Non-Votes Jonathan H. Weis 21,511,331 --- 3,522,927 --- 732,370 Harold G. Graber 21,312,030 --- 3,722,228 --- 732,370 Dennis G. Hatchell 24,300,359 --- 733,898 --- 732,370 Edward J. Lauth, III 23,314,211 --- 1,720,047 --- 732,370 Gerrald B. Silverman 23,542,659 --- 1,491,599 --- 732,370  Management Proposal #2: Ratification of Appointment of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm  The shareholders voted upon and approved the ratification of appointment of the independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 2 5 , 20 2 1 . The result of the ratification of the appointment of RSM US LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company was as follows:     Votes Cast For Votes Cast Against Votes Withheld Abstain Broker Non-Votes  25,740,266 18,109 --- 8,252 0  Proposal #3 : Shareholder Proposal  The shareholders voted upon and did not approve the amendment of the Company’s articles of incorporation and/or bylaws to provide that directors shall be elected by the affirmative vote of the majority of votes cast at an annual meeting of shareholders in uncontested elections. The result of the shareholder proposal was as follows:     Votes Cast For Votes Cast Against Votes Withheld Abstain Broker Non-Votes  7,316,569 17,698,920 --- 18,768 732,370  Proposal #4 : Shareholder Proposal  The shareholder proposal to adopt a policy, and amend the bylaws as necessary, to require the Board Chair to be an independent director, which was included in the Definitive Proxy Statement , was withdrawn by the shareholder proponent prior to the Annual Meeting and no vote was taken on this proposal at the meeting.    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.     WEIS MARKETS, INC.    By: /s/Michael T. Lockard  Name: Michael T. Lockard  Title: Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer  (Principal Financial Officer)   Dated: April 29, 2021
Filing details
Ticker
WMK
CIK
105418
Form type
8-K
Filing date
Apr 30, 2021
Report date
Apr 29, 2021
Document
wmk-20210429x8k.htm
Size
167 KB