Hello, and welcome to the annual meeting of stockholders of Hibbett, Inc. Please note that today's meeting is being recorded. During the meeting, we'll have a question and answer session. You can submit questions or comment at any time by clicking on the message icon. Please include your email address along with your submission. It is now my pleasure to turn the meeting over to Mr. Gavin Bell, Vice President, Investor Relations. Mr. Bell, the floor is yours. Thank you and good morning. The polls for this meeting are currently open. If you have already voted by proxy, you do not need to vote again unless you want to change your vote. If you have not yet voted or wish to change your vote, you may do so through the web panel by clicking the Cast Your Vote link and following the instructions there. In addition, stockholders may submit questions at any time during this meeting, as instructed on the web portal, and we would ask that you do so before we conclude the official business of this meeting. We ask that you limit yourself to one question. Stockholders wishing to ask other questions may do so following the meeting in accordance with our rules of conduct, which can be found on the web portal. I will now turn the meeting over to Anthony F. Crudele, Chairman of our Board of Directors. Good morning. On behalf of the Board of Directors of Hibbett and our company, I want to welcome you to Hibbett's 2022 annual meeting of stockholders. We are pleased to hold our annual stockholders meeting again virtually this year. We believe this platform enables increased access and participation by our stockholders during these challenging times. We appreciate your participation in the governance of our company. Elaine Rogers, Secretary of the company, will record the minutes of this meeting. I would also like to introduce Gavin Bell, Vice President, Investor Relations, who will serve as Inspector of Election for today's meeting. He will examine any ballots submitted today and report on the final vote tabulation. Before proceeding further, let me introduce the director nominees standing for election or re-election today to our board of directors. Ramesh Chikkala, Karen Etzkorn, and Linda Hubbard. I also would like to introduce the other members of our board who are continuing directors and not subject to re-election at this meeting. Myself, Anthony Crudele, Terrance Finley, Dorlisa Flur, James Hilt, Jamere Jackson, Michael Longo, and Lorna Nagler. Next, I would like to acknowledge executive officers of the company who are in attendance today. Mike Longo, President and Chief Executive Officer. Jared Briskin, Executive Vice President, Merchandising. Bob Volke, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. David Benck, Senior Vice President and General Counsel. Ron Blahnik, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer. Ben Knighten, Senior Vice President of Operations. Mike McAbee, Senior Vice President, Supply Chain and Store Development. Bill Quinn, Senior Vice President, Marketing and Digital. Stephanie Smith, Senior Vice President, Merchandising. Finally, I would like to introduce Kim Holloman of Ernst & Young, our independent registered public accounting firm. She will be available to answer any questions you wish to ask about the company's audited financial statements for the fiscal year 2022 at an appropriate time later in the meeting. Now let's move directly to the business of this meeting. Our general order of business today will be first to complete the formal agenda announced for this annual meeting. Having voted on these proposals, we will then receive a report about the voting results. Ms. Rogers has a list of stockholders entitled to vote at this meeting prepared by Computershare, our stock transfer agent and registrar, which has been on file in the company's offices and open for examination by any stockholder during normal business hours for the past 10 days. She has presented me with evidence from Computershare certifying as to the giving of notice of this meeting and the sending to stockholders of record as of April 7, 2022, the notice of Internet availability of proxy materials, all of which Computershare commenced distributing to stockholders on or about April 15, 2022. These documents will be filed with the records of the company. I have been informed by the secretary and the inspector that a quorum is present for the purpose of conducting business at this meeting, and I declare that this meeting is legally convened and ready to transact business. All holders of the company's common stock as of the close of business on April 7, 2022 are entitled to vote at this meeting on all business to come before the meeting. There are six items of official business to be voted upon by stockholders at today's meeting, as described in the proxy statement dated April 15, 2022. As I mentioned in my opening introduction, the board has nominated three individuals to serve as directors for new three-year terms expiring in 2025. They are Ramesh Chikkala, Karen Etzkorn, and Linda Hubbard. The board has recommended a vote for the election of all the nominees. The secretary advises me that there were no nominations by stockholders submitted to the company prior to this meeting in accordance with the bylaws. Therefore, I declare the nominations closed. The second item of business is the ratification of the selection of Ernst & Young as the company's independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2023. The board has recommended a vote for the ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young. The third item of business is the approval by non-binding advisory vote of the company's executive compensation for the fiscal year 2022, as described in our proxy statement. The board has recommended a vote for the approval by non-binding advisory vote of the company's executive compensation. The fourth item of business is the approval of the Hibbett, Inc. Amended and Restated Non-Employee Director Equity Plan as described in our proxy statement. The board has recommended a vote for the approval of the Hibbett, Inc. Amended and Restated Non-Employee Director Equity Plan. The fifth item of business is the approval of an amendment to our certificate of incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock from 80 million to 160 million, as described in our proxy statement. The board has recommended a vote for the approval of the amendment to our certificate of incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock from 80 million to 160 million. The sixth and final item of business is the approval of the amendment to the Hibbett, Inc. 2016 Executive Officer Cash Bonus, as described in our proxy statement. The board has recommended a vote for the approval of the amendment to the Hibbett, Inc. 2016 Executive Officer Cash Bonus Plan. At this time, we'll be happy to answer any questions you may have about any of the six proposals before our stockholders. Gavin, do we have any questions on the proposal? Mr. Chairman, there are no questions from our stockholders on any proposal. As there are no questions have been submitted concerning any of the proposals, I now declare the polls for this meeting closed. As we await the voting results, I'd like to take a moment to recognize Al Yother, who is retiring after serving as a valued Hibbett board member since 2004. As a high schooler, Al was a part-time Hibbett team member working in the distribution center. At the time, Hibbett had eight stores. Al joined the board in 2004 when Hibbett had 300 stores and about $400 million in sales. Al has worked tirelessly during his entire tenure on the board. He has served on each committee and chaired both the NCG and audit committees. Al served as lead director from May 2009 to May 2017. He was instrumental in CEO and chairman transitions, establishing a strong working board, guiding us through an acquisition, and influencing our transition to multi-channel. He also helped steward the company during high growth years as well as navigate the company through changing sporting goods and retail landscape. In describing Al as a person and what he has meant to our team, it is best to use the words of his fellow board members. Adjectives such as ethical, honorable, essential player, steady hand, mentor, fiscally responsible, positive attitude, joyful, and this is gonna happen. And lastly, he is who you would want to be as a board member. On behalf of the entire board and all 11,000 team members at Hibbett, I'd like to thank Al for his many contributions to our company. His sound judgment, passion, joy exhibited throughout his tenure and significantly influenced the company's success. Al's a true gentleman, and he'll be missed, especially by me. All right. Let's see what we got here. I'll now ask the inspector for voting results. Mr. Chairman, a majority of the shares represented at the meeting and entitled to vote have been cast for the election of Ramesh Chikkala, Karen Etzkorn, and Linda Hubbard to new three-year terms ending in 2025. For the ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the company's independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2023. For the approval by non-binding advisory vote of the company's executive compensation for fiscal year 2022. For the approval of Hibbett, Inc. amended and restated non-employee director equity plan. For the approval of an amendment to our certificate of incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock from 80 million to 160 million. For the approval of an amendment to the Hibbett, Inc. 2016 executive officer cash bonus plan. Thank you. The chair declares that the director nominees have been duly elected and that our other business items outlined in the proxy statement have been approved. I hereby direct the results of the voting to be incorporated into the minutes of this meeting. We will report the results of the voting on Form 8-K filed with the SEC within four business days of this meeting. The business for which this meeting has been held is now complete. If there is no other business to come before this meeting, I will declare the meeting formally adjourned. With the formal business completed, we'll be happy to answer any questions you may have about Hibbett that have been submitted through the portal. Gavin, do we have any questions in the portal? Mr. Chairman, there are no questions from our stockholders. As no questions have been submitted, thank you for joining us. Good day, and stay safe. This concludes the meeting. Thank you. You may now
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