DEFA14A 1 a19-2518_2defa14a.htm DEFA14A

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 14A

Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. )

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FOSSIL GROUP, INC. Important Notice Regarding the Internet Availability of Proxy Materials for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on May 22, 2019 901 S. Central Expressway, Richardson, Texas 75080 at 9:00 A.M. Local Time This communication presents only an overview of the more complete proxy materials that are available to you on the Internet. We encourage you to access and review all of the important information contained in the proxy materials before voting. The Proxy Statement and Annual Report to Stockholders are available at http://viewproxy.com/fossil/2019/ If you want to receive a paper or e-mail copy of these documents, you must request one. There is no charge to you for requesting a copy. Please make your request for a copy as instructed below on or before May 14, 2019 to facilitate timely delivery. Important information regarding the Internet availability of the Company’s proxy materials, instructions for accessing your proxy materials and voting online and instructions for requesting paper or e-mail copies of your proxy materials are provided on the reverse side of this Notice. STOCKHOLDERS ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO ATTEND THE ANNUAL MEETING AND VOTE IN PERSON. The Securities and Exchange Commission rules permit us to make our proxy materials available to our stockholders via the Internet. Material for this annual meeting and future meetings may be requested by one of the following methods: By logging on to http://viewproxy.com/fossil/2019/. Have the 11 digit control number available when you access the website and follow the instructions. INTERNET TELEPHONE 877-777-2857 TOLL FREE By e-mail at requests@viewproxy.com * If requesting material by e-mail, please send a blank e-mail with the company name and your 11-digit control number (located below) in the subject line. No other requests, instructions or other inquiries should be included with your e-mail requesting material. E-MAIL You must use the 11 digit control number located in the box below. CONTROL NO. To the Stockholders of Fossil Group, Inc.: Notice is hereby given that the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Fossil Group, Inc. will be held at the offices of Fossil Group, Inc., 901 S. Central Expressway, Richardson, Texas 75080, on May 22, 2019 at 9:00 A.M. Local Time for the following purposes: 1 Election of Directors: 01 Mark R. Belgya, 02 William B. Chiasson, 03 Kosta N. Kartsotis, 04 Kevin B. Mansell, 05 Diane L. Neal, 06 Thomas M. Nealon, 07 James E. Skinner, 08 Gail B. Tifford, 09 James M. Zimmerman 2 Proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. 3 Proposal to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 28, 2019. NOTE: Such other business that may properly come before the meeting. The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR each of the listed nominees and FOR proposals 2 and 3.

FOSSIL GROUP, INC. 901 South Central Expressway Richardson, TX 75080 The following proxy materials are available to you to review at: http://viewproxy.com/fossil/2019/ • 2018 Annual Report to Stockholders • Notice and Proxy Statement • Form 10-K To obtain directions to attend the meeting, please call (972) 234-2525 ACCESSING YOUR PROXY MATERIALS ONLINE Have this notice available when you request a paper copy of the proxy materials or to vote your proxy electronically. You must reference your control number to vote by Internet or request a hard copy. You May Vote Your Proxy When You View The Material On The Internet. You Will Be Asked To Follow The Prompts To Vote Your Shares. Your electronic vote authorizes the named proxies to vote your shares in the same manner as if you marked, signed, dated and returned the proxy card. Internet and telephone voting is available through 11:59 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time on May 21, 2019. REQUESTING A PAPER COPY OF THE PROXY MATERIALS By telephone please call 1-877-777-2857 toll free or By logging onto http://viewproxy.com/fossil/2019/ or By email at: requests@viewproxy.com Please include the company name and your control number in the subject line.