UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC  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, 2010

 

  CUMMINS
INC.

(Exact name of registrant as
specified in its charter)

 




 
  
  
Indiana

  (State or other Jurisdiction of

  Incorporation)
  
  
  
1-4949

  (Commission File Number)
  
  
  
35-0257090

  (I.R.S. Employer Identification

   No.)
  
 







500 Jackson Street

  P. O. Box 3005

Columbus, IN   47202-3005

(Principal Executive Office)  (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone
number, including area code:  (812) 377-5000

 

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

 

On May 11,
2010, Cummins Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2010 annual meeting of shareholders
(the “Annual Meeting”).  At the Annual
Meeting, the Company’s shareholders voted on the following proposals:


	

	
The election of nine
directors for a one year term to expire at the Company’s 2011 annual meeting of
shareholders; and

 
	

	
The ratification
of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s auditors for
2010.

As of the March
15, 2010 record date for the determination of the shareholders entitled to
notice of, and to vote at, the Annual Meeting, 200,963,878 shares of the Company’s
common stock, $2.50 par value per share, were outstanding and entitled to vote,
each entitled to one vote per share.  Approximately 88.88% of all votes were
represented at the Annual Meeting in person or by proxy. The following are the
final votes on the matters presented for shareholder approval at the Annual
Meeting: 

 

Election of Directors

 

 


 
  
  
Name
  
  
  
For
  
  
  
 
  
  
  
Against
  
  
  
 
  
  
  
Abstain
  
  
  
 
  
  
  
Broker
  Non-Votes
  
 
 
  
  
Robert J. Bernhard
  
  
  
167,043,992
  
  
  
 
  
  
  
413,217
  
  
  
 
  
  
  
287,648
  
  
  
 
  
  
  
10,879,990
  
 
 
  
  
Dr. Franklin R. Chang-Diaz
  
  
  
166,959,243
  
  
  
 
  
  
  
509,559
  
  
  
 
  
  
  
276,055
  
  
  
 
  
  
  
10,879,990
  
 
 
  
  
Robert K. Herdman
  
  
  
167,008,647
  
  
  
 
  
  
  
456,950
  
  
  
 
  
  
  
279,260
  
  
  
 
  
  
  
10,879,990
  
 
 
  
  
Alexis M. Herman
  
  
  
163,746,703
  
  
  
 
  
  
  
3,821,176
  
  
  
 
  
  
  
176,978
  
  
  
 
  
  
  
10,879,990
  
 
 
  
  
N. Thomas Linebarger
  
  
  
166,480,082
  
  
  
 
  
  
  
1,082,673
  
  
  
 
  
  
  
182,102
  
  
  
 
  
  
  
10,879,990
  
 
 
  
  
William I. Miller
  
  
  
161,191,730
  
  
  
 
  
  
  
6,377,301
  
  
  
 
  
  
  
175,826
  
  
  
 
  
  
  
10,879,990
  
 
 
  
  
Georgia R. Nelson
  
  
  
165,973,738
  
  
  
 
  
  
  
1,513,304
  
  
  
 
  
  
  
257,815
  
  
  
 
  
  
  
10,879,990
  
 
 
  
  
Theodore M. Solso
  
  
  
156,916,479
  
  
  
 
  
  
  
10,677,688
  
  
  
 
  
  
  
150,690
  
  
  
 
  
  
  
10,879,990
  
 
 
  
  
Carl Ware
  
  
  
166,883,099
  
  
  
 
  
  
  
590,291
  
  
  
 
  
  
  
271,467
  
  
  
 
  
  
  
10,879,990
  
 


 

Ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

 


 
  
  
For
  
  
  
 
  
  
  
Against
  
  
  
 
  
  
  
Abstain
  
 
 
  
  
 
  
  
  
 
  
  
  
 
  
  
  
 
  
  
  
 
  
 
 
  
  
172,675,450
  
  
  
 
  
  
  
5,675,713
  
  
  
 
  
  
  
273,684
  
 
 
  
  
 
  
  
  
 
  
  
  
 
  
  
  
 
  
  
  
 
  
 


 

SIGNATURE

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.

Date: May 13,
2010


 
  
  
CUMMINS INC.
  
  
  
 
  
 
 
  
  
 

	/s/
  Marsha L. Hunt

  ______________________________

  Marsha L. Hunt

  Vice President - Corporate Controller

  (Principal Accounting Officer)