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): | October 25, 2013 |
HARRIS CORPORATION
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1-3863 | 34-0276860 |
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_____________________ (State or other jurisdiction |
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______________ (I.R.S. Employer |
| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
| 1025 West NASA Blvd., Melbourne, Florida | 32919 | |
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___________ (Zip Code) |
| Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | (321) 727-9100 |
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.
Voting Results For 2013 Annual Meeting of Shareholders
The 2013 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Harris Corporation (“Harris” or the “Company”) was held on October 25, 2013. For more information about the proposals set forth below, please see the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 10, 2013. Of the 106,340,902 shares of the Company’s common stock issued, outstanding and entitled to be voted at the 2013 Annual Meeting of Shareholders as of the record date of August 30, 2013, a total of 93,482,712 (for a quorum of approximately 87.90%) was represented in person or by proxy at the meeting. Set forth below are the final voting results for the proposals voted on at the 2013 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
(1) Proposal 1 – Election of Directors: Election of thirteen nominees to the Company’s Board for a one-year term expiring at the 2014 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, or until their successors are elected and qualified:
| Number of Shares | ||||||||||||||||
| Nominee | For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||||
William M. Brown |
82,719,041 | 881,786 | 209,191 | 9,672,694 | ||||||||||||
Peter W. Chiarelli |
82,886,281 | 697,000 | 226,737 | 9,672,694 | ||||||||||||
Thomas A. Dattilo |
79,944,058 | 3,648,912 | 217,048 | 9,672,694 | ||||||||||||
Terry D. Growcock |
82,517,003 | 1,066,181 | 226,834 | 9,672,694 | ||||||||||||
Lewis Hay III |
79,912,154 | 3,676,970 | 220,894 | 9,672,694 | ||||||||||||
Vyomesh I. Joshi |
83,060,334 | 491,744 | 257,940 | 9,672,694 | ||||||||||||
Karen Katen |
80,583,821 | 3,005,760 | 220,437 | 9,672,694 | ||||||||||||
Stephen P. Kaufman |
82,516,891 | 1,059,956 | 233,171 | 9,672,694 | ||||||||||||
Leslie F. Kenne |
82,736,164 | 848,312 | 225,542 | 9,672,694 | ||||||||||||
David B. Rickard |
82,057,148 | 1,524,087 | 228,783 | 9,672,694 | ||||||||||||
Dr. James C. Stoffel |
82,710,601 | 857,912 | 241,505 | 9,672,694 | ||||||||||||
Gregory T. Swienton |
82,046,339 | 1,535,780 | 227,899 | 9,672,694 | ||||||||||||
Hansel E. Tookes II |
82,339,394 | 1,245,209 | 225,415 | 9,672,694 | ||||||||||||
Each nominee was elected by the Company’s shareholders, consistent with the recommendation from the Board.
(2) Proposal 2 – An Advisory Vote to Approve the Compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers: Voting, on a non-binding, advisory basis, to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Company’s 2013 proxy statement:
• For: 79,058,110
• Against: 4,315,824
• Abstain: 436,084
• Broker Non-Votes: 9,672,694
The compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved, on a non-binding, advisory basis, by the Company’s shareholders, consistent with the recommendation from the Board.
(3) Proposal 3 – Ratification of the Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm: Ratification of the Audit Committee’s appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 27, 2014:
• For: 92,126,964
• Against: 1,116,433
• Abstain: 239,315
Proposal 3 was approved by the Company’s shareholders, consistent with the recommendation from the Board.
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.
| HARRIS CORPORATION | ||||
| October 28, 2013 | By: |
/s/ Scott T. Mikuen
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| Name: Scott T. Mikuen | ||||
| Title: Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||||