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): April 7, 2014

 

 

A. O. Smith Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   1-475   39-0619790

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

  (Commission File Number)  

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

11270 West Park Place, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53224-9508

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(414) 359-4000

(Registrant’s telephone number)

 

 

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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

 

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

A. O. Corporation (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on April 7, 2014 for the purposes of the election of the Company’s Board of Directors, to hold an advisory vote to approve the compensation of our named executive officers, and to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2014.

The voting results for the election of the Company’s Board of Directors were as follows:

 

Class A Common Stock Directors

   For      Authority
Withheld
     Broker
Non-Vote
 

Ronald D. Brown

     12,924,271         1,374         0   

Paul W. Jones

     12,924,271         1,374         0   

Ajita G. Rajendra

     12,924,271         1,374         0   

Mathias F. Sandoval

     12,924,271         1,374         0   

Bruce M. Smith

     12,924,271         1,374         0   

Mark D. Smith

     12,924,271         1,374         0   

Common Stock Directors

   For      Authority
Withheld
     Broker
Non-Vote
 

Gloster B. Current, Jr.

     60,264,178         862,632         6,368,357   

William P. Greubel

     59,247,307         1,879,503         6,368,357   

Idelle K. Wolf

     60,268,300         858,510         6,368,357   

Gene C. Wulf

     59,986,734         1,140,076         6,368,357   

The advisory voting results for the approval of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers were as follows:

 

     Total Votes  

For

     18,798,672   

Against

     182,626   

Abstain

     57,028   

Broker Non-Votes

     636,836   

The voting results to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2014 were as follows:

 

     Total Votes  

For

     19,578,480   

Against

     51,872   

Abstain

     44,810   

Broker Non-Votes

     0   

 

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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 hereunto duly authorized.

 

    A. O. SMITH CORPORATION
Date: April 9, 2014     By:   /s/ James F. Stern
     

James F. Stern

Executive Vice President,

General Counsel and Secretary

 

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