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Birks Group shareholders approve auditor appointment

The voting table records 1,464,140 non-votes for each of the five listed individuals.

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6-K

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BIRKS Group Inc. reported shareholder voting totals for five listed individuals. Niccolò Rossi di Montelera received 83,335,170 votes for and 37,367 against; Davide Barberis Canonico, 83,335,209 for and 37,328 against; M. Eugenia Girón, 83,351,687 for and 20,850 against; Deborah Shannon Trudeau, 83,333,637 for and 38,900 against; and Paola Farnesi, 83,351,645 for and 20,892 against.

Shareholders authorized Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton LLP’s appointment as independent auditors and authorized the directors to fix its remuneration. The measure received 84,754,768 votes for, 77,929 against, 3,980 withheld or abstained, and 0 non-votes.

Votes for — Niccolò Rossi di Montelera 83,335,170 votes Shareholder voting table
Votes for — Davide Barberis Canonico 83,335,209 votes Shareholder voting table
Votes for — M. Eugenia Girón 83,351,687 votes Shareholder voting table
Votes for — Deborah Shannon Trudeau 83,333,637 votes Shareholder voting table
Votes for — Paola Farnesi 83,351,645 votes Shareholder voting table
Auditor measure votes for 84,754,768 votes Appointment and director remuneration authorization
Auditor measure votes against 77,929 votes Appointment and director remuneration authorization
Auditor measure votes withheld or abstained 3,980 votes Appointment and director remuneration authorization
independent auditors financial
"as the Company’s independent auditors"
Independent auditors are outside, licensed accountants who examine a company’s books, records and internal controls and issue an objective opinion on whether the financial statements accurately reflect the business’s financial position. Investors treat their report like a neutral inspector’s stamp — it increases trust, makes financial results easier to compare, and alerts readers if there are errors, omissions or other problems that could affect investment decisions.
Votes Withheld regulatory
"Votes Withheld"
Non-Votes regulatory
"Non-Votes"
Non-votes are shares present at a shareholder meeting for which no affirmative or negative choice is recorded, either because the owner abstains or an intermediary lacks authority to cast a ballot. Think of it as people in a room who listen but don’t raise a hand; they reduce the number of active votes and can change whether a proposal meets the required approval threshold. Investors watch non-votes because they affect outcomes and signal shareholder disengagement.

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What did BGICF shareholders approve for the auditor?

Shareholders authorized Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton LLP’s appointment as independent auditors and authorized the directors to fix its remuneration. The measure received 84,754,768 votes for, 77,929 against, 3,980 withheld or abstained, and 0 non-votes.

What were the BGICF voting results for the five listed individuals?

Niccolò Rossi di Montelera received 83,335,170 votes for and 37,367 against; Davide Barberis Canonico, 83,335,209 for and 37,328 against; M. Eugenia Girón, 83,351,687 for and 20,850 against; Deborah Shannon Trudeau, 83,333,637 for and 38,900 against; and Paola Farnesi, 83,351,645 for and 20,892 against.

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 6-K

 

 

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE

13a-16 or 15d-16 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of September, 2026

Commission file number: 001-32635

 

 

BIRKS GROUP INC.

(Translation of Registrant’s name into English)

2020 Robert-Bourassa Blvd., Suite 200

Montreal, Québec

Canada

H3A 2A5

(Address of principal executive office)

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

☒ Form 20-F    ☐ Form 40-F

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):     

Note: Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1) only permits the submission in paper of a Form 6-K if submitted solely to provide an attached annual report to security holders.

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):     

Note: Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7) only permits the submission in paper of a Form 6-K if submitted to furnish a report or other document that the registrant foreign private issuer must furnish and make public under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the registrant is incorporated, domiciled or legally organized (the registrant’s “home country”), or under the rules of the home country exchange on which the registrant’s securities are traded, as long as the report or other document is not a press release, is not required to be and has not been distributed to the registrant’s security holders, and, if discussing a material event, has already been the subject of a Form 6-K submission or other Commission filing on EDGAR.

 

 
 


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SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

On September 17, 2026, the Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Meeting”) of Birks Group Inc. (the “Company”) was held in Montreal, Quebec. The shareholders of record at the close of business on July 24, 2026 (the “Record Date”) were entitled to vote at the Meeting. As of the Record Date, the Company had 11,987,305 Class A voting shares outstanding (which entitle the holder to one vote per share), 7,717,970 Class B multiple voting shares outstanding (which entitle the holder to 10 votes per share) and no preferred shares outstanding.

The shareholders of the Company elected as directors, Niccolò Rossi di Montelera, Davide Barberis Canonico, M. Eugenia Girón, Deborah Shannon Trudeau and Paola Farnesi, to hold office until the next succeeding annual meeting of shareholders of the Company or until their successors are elected or appointed. The election of directors by the shareholders was by the following votes:

 

Name     Votes For      Votes Against      Votes Withheld      Non-Votes 

Niccolò Rossi di Montelera

    83,335,170    37,367    n/a     1,464,140

Davide Barberis Canonico

    83,335,209    37,328    n/a     1,464,140

M. Eugenia Girón

    83,351,687    20,850    n/a     1,464,140

Deborah Shannon Trudeau

    83,333,637    38,900    n/a     1,464,140

Paola Farnesi

    83,351,645    20,892    n/a     1,464,140

The shareholders authorized the appointment of Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s independent auditors and authorized the directors to fix Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton LLP’s remuneration by 84,754,768 votes in favor, 77,929 votes against, 3,980 votes withheld/abstained and 0 non-votes.

 

  2.

GENERAL

The information included in this Form 6-K shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act other than this Form 6-K, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing to this Form 6-K.

 

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SIGNATURES

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, thereunto duly authorized.

 

    BIRKS GROUP INC.
    (Registrant)
    By:  

/s/ Miranda Melfi

      Miranda Melfi

Date: September 30, 2026

      Vice President, Human Resources, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary

 

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