FORM 8-K

 

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 8, 2012

NEWELL RUBBERMAID INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

Delaware   1-9608   36-3514169

(State or Other Jurisdiction of

Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

3 Glenlake Parkway

Atlanta, Georgia

  30328
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (770) 418-7000

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

The Company held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 8, 2012. For more information on the proposals presented at the meeting, see the Proxy Statement, the relevant portions of which are incorporated herein by reference.

The stockholders elected each of the four nominees to the Board of Directors for a three-year term by a majority of the votes cast:

 

Director

  

For

    

Against

    

Abstain

    

Broker Non-Votes

 
Thomas E. Clarke      188,342,454         41,721,342         159,324         27,769,641   
Elizabeth Cuthbert-Millett      208,065,859         22,010,096         147,165         27,769,641   
Domenico De Sole      227,023,873         2,999,727         199,520         27,769,641   
Steven J. Strobel      209,262,567         20,799,652         160,901         27,769,641   

The stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Company for the year 2012:

 

For

     252,758,829   

Against

     1,940,933   

Abstain

     292,999   

Broker Non-Votes

     0   

The stockholders approved an amendment to the Company’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation to implement the annual election of directors:

 

For

     229,479,765   

Against

     578,318   

Abstain

     164,937   

Broker Non-Votes

     27,769,641   

The stockholders approved the advisory resolution approving executive compensation:

 

For

     175,906,303   

Against

     53,605,935   

Abstain

     710,882   

Broker Non-Votes

     27,769,641   

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 hereunto duly authorized.

 

        NEWELL RUBBERMAID INC.    
Date: May 10, 2012     By:   /s/ John K. Stipancich  
     

 

John K. Stipancich

 
     

Senior Vice President, General

Counsel and Corporate Secretary