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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): July 27, 2017
REXNORD CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 
 
 
Delaware
001-35475
20-5197013
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
 
 
 

247 Freshwater Way, Suite 300
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
(Address of principal executive offices)
53204
(Zip Code)

(414) 643-3739
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
_______________________________________________________
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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:
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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).

Emerging growth company    o

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o








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

Rexnord Corporation (the “Company”) held its Fiscal 2018 Annual Meeting on July 27, 2017. The Company’s stockholders: (i) elected three directors to the Company’s Board of Directors to serve for three-year terms expiring at the Annual Meeting in fiscal 2021; and (ii) ratified the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2018. There were 103,716,778 outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock eligible to vote as of May 30, 2017, the record date for the Fiscal 2018 Annual Meeting.

The directors elected to the Company’s Board for terms expiring at the Annual Meeting in fiscal 2021, as well as the number of votes cast for, votes withheld and broker non-votes with respect to each of these individuals, are set forth below:


Director
 
Votes For
 
Votes Withheld
 
Broker Non-Votes
Thomas D. Christopoul
 
95,871,438
 
4,169,904
 
1,328,433
Paul W. Jones
 
93,812,872
 
6,228,470
 
1,328,433
John S. Stroup
 
97,329,204
 
2,712,138
 
1,328,433

The terms of office for the following directors continue until the Annual Meeting in the fiscal year set forth below:
Director
 
Term
 
Director
 
Term
Todd A. Adams
 
2019
 
Mark S. Bartlett
 
2020
Theodore D. Crandall
 
2019
 
David C. Longren
 
2020
Robin A. Walker-Lee
 
2019
 
George C. Moore
 
2020
 
 
 
 
John M. Stropki
 
2020

The proposal to ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2018 received the following votes:

Votes for approval:
 
99,334,331

Votes against:
 
1,446,817

Abstentions:
 
588,626

Broker Non-Votes:
 
0






SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Rexnord Corporation has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized this 28th day of July, 2017.

 
 
REXNORD CORPORATION
 
 
 
By:
/S/    Patricia M. Whaley
Name: 
Patricia M. Whaley
 
Title:
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary