{"url_path":"/sec/vra/8-k/2026-06-09/item-5-07","section_key":"item-5-07","section_title":"Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.","topic":"sec","document":{"doc_type":"8-K","doc_date":"2026-06-09","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1495320/0001628280-26-041779-index.html","accession_number":"0001628280-26-041779","cik":"0001495320","ticker":"VRA","issuer_name":"Vera Bradley, Inc.","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1495320/0001628280-26-041779-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0001495320","primary_entity_name":"Vera Bradley, Inc."},"word_count":211,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.\n\nThe Company’s 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders was held on June 4, 2026. At the meeting, the Company’s shareholders:\n\n(1)elected Ian Bickley, Ivan Brockman, Kristina Cashman, Robert J. Hall, Andrew Meslow, and Jessica Rodriguez to serve as Directors of the Company’s Board of Directors for a one-year term;\n\n(2)ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending January 30, 2027;\n\n(3)approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers; and\n\n(4)approved an amendment to the 2020 Equity and Incentive Plan to add an additional 3,000,000 shares of common stock to the plan.\n\n    \n\nSet forth below, with respect to each such matter, are the number of votes cast for or against, the number of abstentions, and the number of broker non-votes.\n\n(1)Election of Directors\n\nNomineeForWithholdBroker Non-Votes\n\nIan Bickley17,304,50916,0855,235,449\n\nIvan Brockman17,301,95618,6385,235,449\n\nKristina Cashman16,413,577907,0175,235,449\n\nRobert J. Hall12,405,4674,915,1275,235,449\n\nAndrew Meslow17,301,36319,2315,235,449\n\nJessica Rodriguez17,189,289131,3055,235,449\n\n(2)Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm\n\nForAgainstAbstentionsBroker Non-Votes\n\n21,251,9711,296,0787,994—\n\n(3)Advisory Approval of the Company's Named Executive Officer Compensation\n\nForAgainstAbstentionsBroker Non-Votes\n\n13,401,7213,889,59029,2835,235,449\n\n(4)Approval to add an additional 3,000,000 shares of common stock to the 2020 Equity and Incentive Plan\n\nForAgainstAbstentionsBroker Non-Votes\n\n11,501,8535,157,094661,6475,235,449"}