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 9, 2018

 

 

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

(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):

 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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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 9, 2018, 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, 2018.

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

     25,677,488        60        0  

Paul W. Jones

     25,677,488        60        0  

Ajita G. Rajendra

     25,677,488        60        0  

Bruce M. Smith

     25,677,488        60        0  

Mark D. Smith

     25,677,488        60        0  

Kevin J. Wheeler

     25,677,488        60        0  

 

Common Stock Directors

   For      Authority
Withheld
     Broker
Non-Vote
 

William P. Greubel

     112,614,912        6,118,424        10,424,027  

Dr. Ilham Kadri

     117,573,252        1,160,083        10,424,027  

Idelle K. Wolf

     116,554,094        2,179,242        10,424,027  

Gene C. Wulf

     112,720,641        6,012,695        10,424,027  

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

 

     Total Votes  

For

     37,033,008  

Against

     503,160  

Abstain

     14,689  

Broker Non-Votes

     1,042,428  

The voting results for the ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018, were as follows

 

     Total Votes  

For

     38,293,275  

Against

     285,285  

Abstain

     14,725  

Broker Non-Votes

     0  


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 11, 2018     By:   /s/ James F. Stern
      James F. Stern
     

Executive Vice President,

General Counsel and Secretary