form8k.htm


 
 
 
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): December 10, 2010

 
 
American Apparel, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 
 
 
 
     
Delaware
001-32697
20-3200601
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
 
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
 
 
   
747 Warehouse Street, Los Angeles, California
90021-1106
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (213) 488-0226
 
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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
 
 
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Item 5.07                      Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

American Apparel, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on December 10, 2010.  The following proposals were presented to a vote of the stockholders.

Proposal 1: Election of Class C Directors

The following Class C directors were elected to the Company’s Board of Directors, each to serve for a term of three years and until his successor is duly elected and qualified, or such director’s earlier death, resignation or removal:

Name
Votes For
Votes Withheld
Broker Non-Votes
Dov Charney
45,304,853
437,693
15,955,189
Mark Samson
43,067,750
2,674,796
15,955,189
Mark A. Thornton
43,175,535
2,567,011
15,955,189

Proposal 2: Ratification of Appointment of Independent Auditors

Marcum LLP was ratified as the Company’s independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010.

Votes For
Votes Against
Abstain
61,298,337
365,506
33,892

 

 
 
 


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.

 

 
AMERICAN APPAREL, INC.
   
   
   
Dated: December 10, 2010
By:
 /s/ Glenn A. Weinman
   
Name: Glenn A. Weinman
   
Title: Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary