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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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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):
September 20, 2018
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NIKE, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
 
 
 
OREGON
1-10635
93-0584541
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
 
 
 
ONE BOWERMAN DRIVE
BEAVERTON, OR
 
97005-6453
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
 
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
(503) 671-6453
 
 
NO CHANGE
(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:
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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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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 5.02 - Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors: Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On September 20, 2018, Mr. Johnathan A. Rodgers, 72, director of NIKE, Inc. (the “Company”), notified the Company of his decision not to stand for re-election as director at the Company’s 2018 annual meeting of shareholders.  It is the general policy of the Board that directors first elected after the fiscal year ended May 31, 1993 will not stand for re-election after reaching the age of 72. His decision was not the result of any disagreement with the Company or its management.

Item 5.07 – Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The Company’s annual meeting of shareholders was held on Thursday, September 20, 2018, in Beaverton, Oregon.  The following matters were submitted to a vote of the shareholders, the results of which were as follows:

Proposal 1 - Election of Directors:
 
Directors Elected by holders of Class A Common Stock:
 
 
 Votes Cast For 
 
 Votes Withheld
 
Broker Non-Votes
Cathleen A. Benko
 
318,471,928
 
 
Elizabeth J. Comstock
 
318,471,928
 
 
John G. Connors
 
318,471,928
 
 
Timothy D. Cook
 
318,471,928
 
 
John J. Donahoe II
 
318,471,928
 
 
Peter B. Henry
 
318,471,928
 
 
 
 
Travis A. Knight
 
318,471,928
 
 
Mark G. Parker
 
318,471,928
 
 
John R. Thompson, Jr.         
 
318,471,928
 
 
Directors Elected by holders of Class B Common Stock:
 
 
 Votes Cast For 
 
 Votes Withheld
 
Broker Non-Votes
Alan B. Graf, Jr.
 
979,539,601
 
32,025,137
 
130,716,394
John C. Lechleiter
 
996,133,205
 
15,431,534
 
130,716,394
Michelle A. Peluso
 
1,009,348,484
 
2,216,254
 
130,716,394

  Proposal 2 - Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation
 
Class A and Class B Common Stock Voting Together:
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
1,252,304,149
 
43,917,290
 
33,815,227
 
130,716,394

Proposal 3 - Shareholder Proposal Regarding Political Contributions Disclosure
 
Class A and Class B Common Stock Voting Together:
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
358,775,271
 
951,403,868
 
19,857,527
 
130,716,394

Proposal 4 - Ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year ending May 31, 2019.

Class A and Class B Common Stock Voting Together:
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
1,437,250,618
 
22,414,028
 
1,088,414
 








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.


 
NIKE, Inc.
(Registrant)
 
 
 
 
 
Date:  September 21, 2018
By:
/s/     Andrew Campion
 
 
 
Andrew Campion
 
 
 
Chief Financial Officer