UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 9, 2014
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MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware | 1-13881 | 52-2055918 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
10400 Fernwood Road, Bethesda, Maryland | 20817 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (301) 380-3000
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ITEM 5.02 (e). | Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers |
On May 9, 2014, Marriott International's ("Marriott") shareholders approved the Company’s Stock and Cash Incentive Plan ("the Stock Plan"), as amended. The amendments to the plan that were subject to shareholder approval consisted of the following: First, we amended the list of business criteria on which performance goals may be based for cash and stock awards that we intend to qualify as performance-based compensation under Section 162(m). Second, we amended the Stock Plan to reduce the maximum number of shares subject to stock awards that we may grant to any employee in any fiscal year, and to impose a new dollar limit on the value of shares subject to stock awards that we may grant to any non-employee director in any fiscal year. The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the amendments as set forth in the Stock Plan, which appears as Exhibit A to Marriott’s 2014 Proxy Statement ("Proxy Statement"), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 4, 2014.
ITEM 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders |
On May 9, 2014, Marriott held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Marriott’s shareholders voted on the matters outlined in the Proxy Statement as follows:
1. | Marriott’s shareholders elected eleven director nominees named in the Proxy Statement with the following votes: |
NOMINEE | FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN | BROKER NON-VOTES | |||||||
J.W. Marriott, Jr. | 2,309,012,320 | 69,890,600 | 3,764,940 | 238,278,240 | |||||||
John W. Marriott III | 2,307,473,030 | 70,158,390 | 5,036,440 | 238,278,240 | |||||||
Mary K. Bush | 2,356,872,170 | 18,711,380 | 7,084,310 | 238,278,240 | |||||||
Frederick A. Henderson | 2,309,661,660 | 66,224,740 | 6,781,460 | 238,278,240 | |||||||
Lawrence W. Kellner | 2,354,946,570 | 21,146,060 | 6,575,230 | 238,278,240 | |||||||
Debra L. Lee | 2,354,177,210 | 20,628,280 | 7,862,370 | 238,278,240 | |||||||
George Muñoz | 2,356,856,460 | 19,075,890 | 6,735,510 | 238,278,240 | |||||||
Harry J. Pearce | 2,352,132,120 | 23,292,760 | 7,242,980 | 238,278,240 | |||||||
Steven S Reinemund | 2,351,103,430 | 23,632,200 | 7,932,230 | 238,278,240 | |||||||
W. Mitt Romney | 2,345,681,730 | 30,094,400 | 6,891,730 | 238,278,240 | |||||||
Arne M. Sorenson | 2,359,041,990 | 18,832,360 | 4,793,510 | 238,278,240 | |||||||
2. | Marriott’s shareholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as Marriott’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2014 with the following votes: |
FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN |
2,599,558,260 | 16,351,150 | 5,036,690 |
3. | Marriott’s shareholders approved the advisory resolution to approve the compensation of Marriott’s named executive officers with the following votes: |
FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN | BROKER NON-VOTES |
2,175,840,370 | 192,774,060 | 14,053,430 | 238,278,240 |
4. | Marriott's shareholders approved Marriott's Stock Plan, as amended, with the following votes: |
FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN | BROKER NON-VOTES |
2,140,830,170 | 230,572,960 | 11,264,730 | 238,278,240 |
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5. | Marriott's shareholders did not approve a shareholder resolution proposing that a simple majority voting standard be applied throughout Marriott's governance documents with the following votes: |
FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN | BROKER NON-VOTES |
1,115,518,600 | 1,251,329,860 | 15,819,400 | 238,278,240 |
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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.
MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL, INC. | |||
Date: May 14, 2014 | By: | /s/ Bancroft S. Gordon | |
Bancroft S. Gordon | |||
Vice President, Senior Counsel and Corporate Secretary | |||
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