8-K 2014 Annual Shareholder Meeting Voting Results
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
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Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): | | January 29, 2014 |
JOHNSON CONTROLS, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Wisconsin | 1-5097 | 39-0380010 |
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(State or other jurisdiction | ____________________
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(I.R.S. Employer |
of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
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5757 North Green Bay Avenue Milwaukee Wisconsin | |
53209 |
_____________________________________________________________ (Address of principal executive offices) | | __________________
(Zip Code) |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | | 414-524-1200 |
Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report
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Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to A Vote of Security Holders. |
Johnson Controls Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2014 Annual Meeting of Shareholders on January 29, 2014 (the “2014 Annual Meeting”). On January 30, 2014, the independent inspector of elections for the 2014 Annual Meeting delivered its final tabulation of voting results for each of the matters submitted to a vote at the Annual Meeting, certifying the voting results set forth below.
Proposal One:
In an uncontested election, the Company’s shareholders approved the election of the Board of Directors’ four director nominees, each to serve for a one-year term expiring in 2015 or until his or her successor has been duly elected and qualified:
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Nominee | For | Withheld | Broker Non-Vote |
Natalie A. Black | 484,256,119 | 47,286,788 | 71,618,559 |
Raymond L. Conner | 523,454,743 | 8,088,164 | 71,618,559 |
William H. Lacy | 521,008,099 | 10,534,808 | 71,618,559 |
Alex A. Molinaroli | 512,715,845 | 18,827,062 | 71,618,559 |
The other directors of the Company whose terms in office expire after the 2014 Annual Meeting are as follows: terms expiring at the 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareholders-Dennis W. Archer, Richard Goodman and Mark P. Vergnano, and terms expiring at the 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders-David P. Abney, Julie L. Bushman, Eugenio Clariond Reyes-Retana and Jeffrey A. Joerres.
Proposal Two:
The ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2014 was approved by the shareholders with the following vote:
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For | Withheld | Abstain |
592,567,895 | 8,301,991 | 2,291,580 |
Proposal Three:
The management proposal to consider an advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved with the following vote:
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For | Withheld | Abstain | Broker Non-Vote |
506,980,023 | 16,761,273 | 7,800,563 | 71,619,607 |
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.
JOHNSON CONTROLS, INC.
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Date: January 31, 2014 | | By: | /s/ Jerome D. Okarma | |
| | | Name: | Jerome D. Okarma | |
| | | Title: | Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel | |