UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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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): | September 18, 2014 | |
 NIKE, Inc. | ||
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) | ||
OREGON | 1-10635 | 93-0584541 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
ONE BOWERMAN DRIVE BEAVERTON, OR | 97005-6453 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | (503)671-6453 | |
NO CHANGE | ||
(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.
The Company's annual meeting of shareholders was held on Thursday, September 18, 2014, in Beaverton, Oregon. The following matters were submitted to a vote of the shareholders, the results of which were as follows:
Proposal 1 - Election of Directors:
Directors Elected by holders of Class A Common Stock:
Votes Cast For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | ||||
Elizabeth J. Comstock | 176,096,324 | — | — | |||
John G. Connors | 176,096,324 | — | — | |||
Timothy D. Cook | 176,096,324 | — | — | |||
John J. Donahoe II | 176,096,324 | |||||
Douglas G. Houser | 176,096,324 | — | — | |||
Philip H. Knight | 176,096,324 | — | — | |||
Mark G. Parker | 176,096,324 | — | — | |||
Johnathan A. Rodgers | 176,096,324 | — | — | |||
Orin C. Smith | 176,096,324 | — | — | |||
John R. Thompson, Jr. | 176,096,324 | — | — | |||
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Directors Elected by holders of Class B Common Stock:
Votes Cast For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | ||||
Alan B. Graf, Jr. | 511,577,684 | 5,063,844 | 61,796,706 | |||
John C. Lechleiter | 506,676,298 | 9,965,230 | 61,796,706 | |||
Michelle A. Peluso | 515,201,202 | 1,440,326 | 61,796,706 | |||
Phyllis M. Wise | 514,346,446 | 2,295,082 | 61,796,706 | |||
Proposal 2 - Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation
Class A and Class B Common Stock Voting Together:
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
675,009,165 | 12,305,311 | 5,423,376 | 61,796,706 | |||
Proposal 3 - Ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2015.
Class A and Class B Common Stock Voting Together:
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
748,866,365 | 3,646,760 | 2,021,433 | — | |||
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.
NIKE, Inc. (Registrant) | |||
Date: September 23, 2014 | By: | /s/ Donald W. Blair | |
Donald W. Blair | |||
Chief Financial Officer | |||