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): July 11, 2024
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification Number) | ||||||||||||
Rent the Runway, Inc.
(Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212 ) 524-6860
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. | ||||
On July 11, 2024, Rent the Runway, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. A total of 2,056,026 shares of Class A common stock and 155,333 shares of Class B common stock (collectively, the “Common Stock”) were present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting, representing 5,162,686 votes or approximately 77.36% of the combined voting power of the Company’s outstanding Common Stock as of the May 16, 2024 record date. The following are the voting results for the proposals considered and voted upon at the meeting, each of which were described in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 23, 2024.
Item 1 - Election of four Class III Directors to serve until the Company’s 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, and until their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified.
| Nominee | Votes FOR | Votes WITHHELD | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||
| Jennifer Y. Hyman | 4,314,895 | 13,715 | 834,076 | |||||||||||||||||
| Beth Kaplan | 4,186,386 | 142,224 | 834,076 | |||||||||||||||||
| Emil Michael | 4,301,453 | 27,157 | 834,076 | |||||||||||||||||
| Gwyneth Paltrow | 4,251,498 | 77,112 | 834,076 | |||||||||||||||||
Item 2 - Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2025.
| Votes FOR | Votes AGAINST | Votes ABSTAINED | ||||||||||||
| 5,153,495 | 4,246 | 4,945 | ||||||||||||
Based on the foregoing votes, Jennifer Y. Hyman, Beth Kaplan, Emil Michael and Gwyneth Paltrow were elected as Class III Directors and Item 2 was approved.
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.
| RENT THE RUNWAY, INC. | ||||||||||||||
Date: July 16, 2024 | By: | /s/ Cara Schembri | ||||||||||||
Cara Schembri Chief Legal & Administrative Officer; Secretary | ||||||||||||||