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 14, 2020
SunPower Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
001-34166
(Commission File Number)
| Delaware | 94-3008969 | ||||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||||
51 Rio Robles, San Jose, California 95134
(Address of principal executive offices, with zip code)
(408) 240-5500
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol | Name of exchange on which registered | ||||||
| Common Stock | SPWR | NASDAQ | ||||||
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).
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| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. | ||||
On May 14, 2020, SunPower Corporation (the “Company”) held its 2020 annual meeting of stockholders. Stockholders voted on three proposals at the meeting. First, Thomas McDaniel, Thomas Rebeyrol, and Thomas Werner were nominated and re-elected as Class III directors to serve until the Company’s 2023 annual meeting of stockholders or until their duly qualified successors are elected. Second, in a non-binding advisory vote, stockholders approved the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Company’s proxy statement. Third, stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2020. The results of stockholder voting are summarized below.
1. Proposal One - The re-election of each of the nominated Class III directors:
Number of Votes | |||||||||||
| For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
| Thomas McDaniel | 115,358,199 | 5,641,168 | 26,182,004 | ||||||||
| Thomas Rebeyrol | 112,949,223 | 8,050,144 | 26,182,004 | ||||||||
| Thomas Werner | 114,604,853 | 6,394,514 | 26,182,004 | ||||||||
2. Proposal Two - The approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers:
Number of Votes | |||||||||||
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||
| 118,126,511 | 2,541,157 | 331,699 | 26,182,004 | ||||||||
3. Proposal Three - The ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2020:
Number of Votes | |||||||||||
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||
| 145,519,442 | 1,209,472 | 452,457 | ---- | ||||||||
SIGNATURE
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.
| SUNPOWER CORPORATION | ||||||||
| May 19, 2020 | By: | /S/ KENNETH L. MAHAFFEY | ||||||
| Name: | Kenneth L. Mahaffey | |||||||
| Title: | Executive Vice President and General Counsel | |||||||