UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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 26, 2012
CROWN HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Pennsylvania | 0-50189 | 75-3099507 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
One Crown Way
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19154-4599
(215) 698-5100
(Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Registrant’s Principal Executive Offices)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Section 5 - Corporate Governance and Management
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
(a) Crown Holdings, Inc. (the "Company") held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on April 26, 2012 (the "Annual Meeting"). As of March 6, 2012, the record date for the meeting, 148,794,753 shares of Common Stock, par value $5.00 per share, of the Company ("Common Stock") were issued and outstanding. A quorum of 131,542,980 shares of Common Stock were present or represented at the meeting.
(b) The following individuals were nominated and elected to serve as directors:
Jenne K. Britell, John W. Conway, Arnold W. Donald, William G. Little, Hans J. Löliger, James H. Miller, Josef M. Müller, Thomas A. Ralph, Hugues du Rouret, Jim L. Turner and William S. Urkiel.
At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s shareholders voted on the three matters below as follows:
(1) Election of Directors. | ||||||
Directors | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Vote | |||
Jenne K. Britell | 118,213,548 | 5,845,658 | 7,483,774 | |||
John W. Conway | 118,654,377 | 5,404,829 | 7,483,774 | |||
Arnold W. Donald | 113,868,678 | 10,190,528 | 7,483,774 | |||
William G. Little | 118,294,136 | 5,765,070 | 7,483,774 | |||
Hans J. Löliger | 116,924,284 | 7,134,922 | 7,483,774 | |||
James H. Miller | 120,534,254 | 3,524,952 | 7,483,774 | |||
Josef M. Müller | 119,503,487 | 4,555,719 | 7,483,774 | |||
Thomas A. Ralph | 118,207,362 | 5,851,844 | 7,483,774 | |||
Hugues du Rouret | 118,180,663 | 5,878,543 | 7,483,774 | |||
Jim L. Turner | 118,370,936 | 5,688,270 | 7,483,774 | |||
William S. Urkiel | 119,534,705 | 4,524,501 | 7,483,774 | |||
2) | Ratification of appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent auditor for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012. |
Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstaining |
128,074,608 | 3,406,692 | 61,680 |
3) | Approval, by non-binding advisory vote, of the compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers as disclosed in the Company’s 2012 Proxy Statement. |
Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstaining | Broker Non-Vote |
101,772,162 | 19,203,613 | 3,083,431 | 7,483,774 |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Dated: April 30, 2012 | CROWN HOLDINGS, INC. | |
By: /s/ Kevin C. Clothier | ||
Name: Kevin C. Clothier | ||
Title: Vice President and Corporate Controller | ||