NWL 8-K-stockholdermeetingresults5132015

 
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 12, 2015
NEWELL RUBBERMAID INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
 
 
 
 
 
Delaware
 
1-9608
 
36-3514169
(State or Other Jurisdiction
 
(Commission
 
(IRS Employer
of Incorporation)
 
File Number)
 
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 12, 2015. 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 twelve nominees to the Board of Directors for a one-year term by a majority of the votes cast:

Director
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
Thomas E. Clarke
225,635,000
2,576,079
319,707
14,754,308
Kevin C. Conroy
226,847,717
1,239,025
444,044
14,754,308
Scott S. Cowen
224,574,085
3,594,787
361,914
14,754,308
Michael T. Cowhig
226,739,217
1,421,015
370,554
14,754,308
Domenico De Sole
226,764,914
1,358,841
407,031
14,754,308
Cynthia A. Montgomery
224,746,250
3,432,493
352,043
14,754,308
Christopher D. O’Leary
227,007,419
1,197,288
326,079
14,754,308
Jose Ignacio Perez-Lizaur
226,869,138
1,209,628
452,020
14,754,308
Michael B. Polk
226,412,447
1,804,395
313,944
14,754,308
Steven J. Strobel
226,759,913
1,451,521
319,352
14,754,308
Michael A. Todman
226,084,167
2,125,390
321,229
14,754,308
Raymond G. Viault
224,410,467
3,771,634
348,685
14,754,308


The stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Company for the year 2015:

For
240,724,855
Against
2,045,453
Abstain
514,786
Broker Non-Votes
0

The stockholders approved the advisory resolution approving executive compensation:

For
220,817,026
Against
5,500,894
Abstain
2,212,866
Broker Non-Votes
14,754,308

The stockholders did not approve the shareholder proposal concerning special shareowner meetings:

For
67,580,143
Against
160,292,537
Abstain
658,106
Broker Non-Votes
14,754,308








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.

Date: May 13, 2015            NEWELL RUBBERMAID INC.

By:    /s/ Bradford R. Turner        
Bradford R. Turner
Senior Vice President, General Counsel
and Corporate Secretary