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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 14, 2022

 

iMedia Brands, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Minnesota   001-37495   41-1673770
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  (Commission
File Number)
  (IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

6740 Shady Oak Road,

Eden Prairie, Minnesota 55344-3433

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

(952) 943-6000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Not applicable

(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(s) Name of each exchange on which
registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value IMBI The Nasdaq Capital Market, LLC
8.50% Senior Notes due 2026 IMBIL The Nasdaq Capital Market, LLC

 

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 5.03

Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year

 

As reported below in Item 5.07, on June 14, 2022, the shareholders of iMedia Brands, Inc. (the “Company”) approved an amendment to the Company’s Fourth Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation (the “Articles of Incorporation”) to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock to a total of 40,000,000 shares (the “Amendment”). The Amendment, which was included as Proposal No. 4 in the Company’s proxy statement for its 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, became effective on June 14, 2022 upon filing of Articles of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Minnesota.

 

A copy of the Articles of Amendment as filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Minnesota is attached as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. A copy of the Company’s Fifth Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation reflecting the Amendment is attached as Exhibit 3.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 5.07Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

The Company held its 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders on June 14, 2022 (the “Annual Meeting”). Set forth below are the final voting results, as reported by the inspector of elections for the Annual Meeting. For more information about the proposals, please see the proxy statement for the Annual Meeting filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 18, 2022.

 

1.Election of Directors

 

The proposal to elect eight persons to serve as directors on the Company’s Board of Directors until the next annual meeting of the shareholders resulted in the following votes:

 

Nominee  Votes For   Withheld 
Michael Friedman   12,814,500    571,078 
Landel C. Hobbs   12,450,959    934,619 
Jill Krueger   12,411,239    974,339 
Eyal Lalo   13,200,901    184,677 
Lisa A. Letizio   13,040,760    344,818 
Timothy A. Peterman   13,198,726    186,852 
Darryl C. Porter   13,115,582    269,996 
Aaron P. Reitkopf   13,040,267    345,311 

 

The eight nominees set forth above were elected to the Company’s Board of Directors and will serve as directors until the Company’s next annual meeting or until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified. There were 5,627,534 broker non-votes related to the foregoing proposal.

 

2.Say-On-Pay Vote

 

The 2021 compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved, on an advisory basis, by the following votes:

 

For   Against   Abstain   Broker Non-Votes 
 13,025,320    354,643    5,615    5,627,534 

 

3.Re-approval of Shareholder Rights Plan

 

The proposal to re-approve the Company’s Shareholder Rights Plan was approved by the following votes:

 

For   Against   Abstain   Broker Non-Votes 
 12,975,640    405,880    4,058    5,627,534 

 

 

 

The Shareholder Rights Plan will expire on the close of business on the date of the third annual meeting of shareholders following this Annual Meeting, unless the Rights Plan is re-approved by shareholders at that third annual meeting of shareholders.

 

4.The amendment to the Company’s Fourth Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation to increase the authorized shares of common stock was approved by the following votes:

 

For   Against   Abstain   Broker Non-Votes 
 18,603,228    390,571    19,313    0 

 

Item 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d) Exhibits

 

The following exhibits are being filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K:

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit

No.

  Description   Method of Filing
         
3.1   Articles of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation, dated June 14, 2022   Filed electronically herewith
         
3.2   Fifth Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, as amended through June 14, 2022   Filed electronically herewith
         
104   Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)   Filed electronically herewith

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: June 14, 2022 iMedia Brands, Inc.
     
  By: /s/ Timothy A. Peterman  
    Timothy A. Peterman
    Chief Executive Officer