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Abstentions

Broker Non-Votes

WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



Delaware	001-06024	38-1185150
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)



9341 Courtland Drive N.E., Rockford, Michigan		49351
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

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On May 4, 2017, Wolverine World Wide, Inc. (the "Company") held its 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). The Company's shareholders voted upon five proposals at the Annual Meeting and the final results of the shareholder vote on each proposal were as follows:

The shareholders elected four candidates nominated by the Board of Directors to serve as directors of the Company for three-year terms expiring at the annual meeting of shareholders to be held in 2020 or until their respective successors, if any, have been elected and qualified. The following sets forth the results of the voting with respect to each candidate:



Candidate	For	Against	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes
William K. Gerber	84,604,483	841,450	27,485	5,652,810
Blake W. Krueger	82,804,283	2,635,717	33,418	5,652,810
Nicholas T. Long	84,679,816	766,441	27,161	5,652,810
Michael A. Volkema	83,846,389	1,600,616	26,413	5,652,810

The following sets forth the results of the voting with respect to the advisory vote regarding the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers disclosed in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, the Summary Compensation Table and the related compensation tables, notes and narrative in the Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting:

Proposal 3: Advisory Vote on the Frequency of Future Advisory Votes on Executive Compensation

The shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the proposal to conduct future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers once every year. The following sets forth the results of the voting with respect to this proposal:



Shares Voted
One Year	Two Years	Three Years	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes
68,937,221	614,810	15,713,214	208,173	5,652,810

Based on these results, the Company’s Board of Directors has determined to hold an advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers once every year.

Proposal 4: Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The shareholders ratified the Audit Committee’s appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2017. The following sets forth the results of the voting with respect to this proposal:

The proposal to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP was a routine matter and, therefore, there were no broker non-votes relating to that matter.

Proposal 5: Approval of Wolverine World Wide, Inc. Amended and Restated Executive Short-Term Incentive Plan (Annual Bonus Plan)

The shareholders approved the Wolverine World Wide, Inc. Amended and Restated Executive Short-Term Incentive Plan (Annual Bonus Plan). The following sets forth the results of the voting with respect to this proposal:

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.



Dated: May 5, 2017	WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC. (Registrant)


	/s/ Brendan M. Gibbons
	Brendan M. Gibbons
	Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary


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



For	Against	Abstentions
89,543,867	1,509,539	72,822