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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): May 24, 2023
CONN’S, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware001-3495606-1672840
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)
(Commission File Number)(IRS Employer Identification No.)
2445 Technology Forest Blvd., Suite 800,
The Woodlands, TX
77381
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (936) 230-5899
Not Applicable
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each ClassTrading SymbolName of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per shareCONNNASDAQ Global Select Market
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).
Emerging growth company
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 o




Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Director; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangement of Certain Officers.
(b)    Effective May 25, 2023, Sue Gove stepped down from the Conn’s, Inc. (the “Company”) Board of Directors.
(e)    On May 24, 2023, the stockholders of the Company approved the adoption of the Conn’s, Inc. Amended 2020 Omnibus Equity Plan (the “Amended 2020 Plan”), which was previously adopted by the Company’s Board of Directors. A summary of the Amended 2020 Plan was included in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on April 13, 2023 (as amended and supplemented, the “Definitive Proxy Statement”), which summary is incorporated herein by reference. The summary of the Amended 2020 Plan in the Definitive Proxy Statement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amended 2020 Plan, which is attached as Appendix A to the Definitive Proxy Statement and Exhibit 10.1 to this current report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The Company held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on Wednesday, May 24, 2023. The Company’s stockholders considered five proposals, each of which is described in more detail in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement dated April 13, 2023. The certified vote results for each proposal are as follows:
1.The following nominees for directors were elected to serve one-year terms expiring in 2024:

Number of Shares
ForAgainstAbstentionsBroker Non-Votes
Norman L. Miller12,910,670198,43824,5873,059,945
Karen M. Hartje13,018,43174,13241,1323,059,945
James H. Haworth12,439,931665,61628,1483,059,945
Bob L. Martin10,558,4052,547,16928,1213,059,945
Douglas H. Martin12,857,702247,81428,1793,059,945
William E. Saunders, Jr.12,646,674458,88128,1403,059,945
William (David) Schofman12,764,174361,9047,6173,059,945
Oded Shein12,984,524121,01728,1543,059,945

2.The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2024 was ratified:
Number of Shares
For15,954,691
Against187,332
Abstentions51,617
Broker Non-Votes3,059,945

3.The compensation of the Company's named executive officers was approved on a non-binding advisory basis:

Number of Shares
For10,952,231
Against2,165,869
Abstentions15,595
Broker Non-Votes3,059,945




4.The stockholders voted, on a non-binding advisory basis, to hold a non-binding vote on the compensation for our named executive officers every year:
Number of Shares
Every 1 Year11,656,027
Every 2 Years5,339
Every 3 Years1,427,379
Abstentions44,950

5.The adoption of the Company's Amended 2020 Omnibus Equity Plan was approved:

Number of Shares
For9,103,343
Against4,015,591
Abstentions14,761
Broker Non-Votes3,059,945





Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.Description
10.1Conn’s, Inc Amended 2020 Omnibus Equity Plan incorporated by reference to Appendix A of the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the SEC on April 13, 2023, as further amended and supplemented.



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.
CONN’S, INC.
Date:May 25, 2023By:/s/ Mark L. Prior
Name:Mark L. Prior
Title:Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary