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 28, 2016 (April 27, 2016)

E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
 
Delaware
 
1-815
 
51-0014090
(State or Other Jurisdiction
 
(Commission
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Of Incorporation)
 
File Number)
 
Identification No.)
 
974 Centre Road
Wilmington, Delaware 19805
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   (302) 774-1000
 
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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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

On April 27, 2016, E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders. As of the close of business on March 7, 2016, the record date for the annual meeting, 873,160,495 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.30 per share, were outstanding and entitled to vote. A total of 765,931,048 shares of common stock were voted in person or by proxy, representing 87.72 percent of the shares entitled to be voted. The following are the final voting results on proposals considered and voted upon at the meeting, all of which are described in the Company's 2016 Proxy Statement.

Proposal 1 - Election of Directors. The Company’s stockholders elected the following 11 nominees to serve on the Board of Directors until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors have been duly elected or appointed.

Director
For
                                        Against
 
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
Lamberto Andreotti
633,374,649
6,579,873

 
1,325,799
124,650,727
Edward D. Breen
613,199,844
24,081,234

 
3,999,243
124,650,727
Robert A. Brown
634,201,117
5,775,852

 
1,303,352
124,650,727
Alexander M. Cutler
571,916,500
68,044,775

 
1,319,046
124,650,727
Eleuthère I. du Pont
586,120,795
53,981,168

 
1,178,358
124,650,727
James L. Gallogly
633,668,537
6,284,976

 
1,326,808
124,650,727
Marillyn A. Hewson
585,901,875
54,142,799

 
1,235,647
124,650,727
Lois D. Juliber
471,207,372
168,820,576

 
1,252,373
124,650,727
Ulf M. Schneider
632,348,298
7,609,564

 
1,322,459
124,650,727
Lee M. Thomas
585,523,290
54,411,247

 
1,345,784
124,650,727
Patrick J. Ward
633,454,544
6,527,159

 
1,298,618
124,650,727

Proposal 2 - Approval of an Amendment to, and Performance Goals under, the E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company Equity and Incentive Plan. The Company’s stockholders approved an amendment to, and the performance goals under, the E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company Equity and Incentive Plan.

For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
618,058,326
20,261,925
2,960,070
124,650,727


Proposal 3 - Ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2016.

For
Against
Abstain
755,754,354
8,297,968
1,878,726


Proposal 4 - Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation. The Company’s stockholders approved, by advisory vote, the compensation of its named executive officers.

For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
404,242,711
233,217,415
3,820,195
124,650,727


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Proposal 5 - Stockholder Proposal on Employee Board Advisory Position. The Company’s stockholders did not approve the stockholder proposal regarding the creation of an advisory position to the Board of Directors to be filled by a current Company wage roll employee serving as a representative of the employees at his or her plant site.

For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
17,231,459
610,079,975
13,968,887
124,650,727


Proposal 6 - Stockholder Proposal on Supply Chain Deforestation Impact. The Company’s stockholders did not approve a stockholder proposal regarding the preparation of a public report describing how the Company is assessing the Company’s supply chain impact on deforestation and the Company’s plan to mitigate these risks.

For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
138,952,192
466,146,596
36,181,533
124,650,727


Proposal 7 - Stockholder Proposal on Accident Risk Reduction Report. The Company’s stockholders did not approve a stockholder proposal regarding a report on the steps the Company has taken to reduce risk of accidents.

For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
175,804,642
409,915,849
55,559,830
124,650,727




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SIGNATURE
 
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.
 
 
 
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
 
(Registrant)
 
 
 
 
 
/s/ Jeanmarie F. Desmond
 
Jeanmarie F. Desmond
 
Vice President and Controller
 
April 28, 2016

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