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 11, 2016

 

 

CSX CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Virginia

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

1-08022   62-1051971

(Commission

File No.)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

500 Water Street, 15th Floor, Jacksonville, FL 32202

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

(904) 359-3200

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(e) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 


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

CSX Corporation (“CSX”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on Wednesday, May 11, 2016. The final voting results for each matter submitted to a shareholder vote at the Annual Meeting are set forth below.

 

Item 1: The following twelve persons were elected to the CSX Board of Directors by the votes set forth in the table below:

 

       For      Against      Abstain      Broker Non-Votes      Total

Donna M. Alvarado

         676,330,098            7,013,745            2,968,200            134,654,171            820,966,214  

John B. Breaux

         669,550,022            13,182,560            3,579,461            134,654,171            820,966,214  

Pamela L. Carter

         675,546,479            7,166,907            3,598,657            134,654,171            820,966,214  

Steven T. Halverson

         676,101,534            6,483,733            3,726,776            134,654,171            820,966,214  

Edward J. Kelly, III

         663,084,764            19,910,295            3,316,984            134,654,171            820,966,214  

John D. McPherson

         675,818,208            7,069,930            3,423,905            134,654,171            820,966,214  

David M. Moffett

         674,671,970            8,102,475            3,537,598            134,654,171            820,966,214  

Timothy T. O’Toole

         674,562,444            8,506,583            3,243,016            134,654,171            820,966,214  

David M. Ratcliffe

         672,945,919            9,916,461            3,449,663            134,654,171            820,966,214  

Donald J. Shepard

         668,600,201            14,127,791            3,584,051            134,654,171            820,966,214  

Michael J. Ward

         651,193,775            28,501,358            6,616,910            134,654,171            820,966,214  

J. Steven Whisler

         676,580,288            6,182,070            3,549,685            134,654,171            820,966,214  

 

Item 2: Shareholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as CSX’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2016, by the votes set forth in the table below:

 

For

   

Against

   

Abstain

   

Total

 
  806,746,332        11,437,874        2,782,008        820,966,214   

 

Item 3: Shareholders approved, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the compensation of CSX’s named executive officers, by the votes set forth in the table below:

 

For

   

Against

   

Abstain

   

Broker Non-Votes

   

Total

 
  651,643,591        28,363,537        6,304,915        134,654,171        820,966,214   

No other matters were submitted for shareholder action.


Signature

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

CSX CORPORATION
By:   /s/ Ellen M. Fitzsimmons
 

Ellen M. Fitzsimmons

Executive Vice President, Law and Public Affairs, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Date: May 16, 2016