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): July 31, 2014
REXNORD CORPORATION |
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
Delaware | 001-35475 | 20-5197013 |
(State of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
4701 West Greenfield Avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin | 53214 | |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |
(414) 643-3739
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Rexnord Corporation (the “Company”) held its fiscal 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on July 31, 2014. The stockholders (i) elected three directors of the Company's Board of Directors to serve for three-year terms expiring in fiscal 2018; and (ii) ratified the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2015. There were 101,282,209 outstanding shares eligible to vote as of June 5, 2014, the record date for the fiscal 2015 Annual Meeting.
The directors elected to the Company's Board for terms expiring at the Annual Meeting in fiscal 2018, as well as the number of votes cast for, votes withheld and broker non-votes with respect to each of these individuals, are set forth below:
Director | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes |
Thomas D. Christopoul | 92,973,989 | 1,154,328 | 2,502,286 |
Peter P. Copses | 92,000,945 | 2,127,372 | 2,502,286 |
John S. Stroup | 92,974,845 | 1,153,472 | 2,502,286 |
The terms of office for the following directors continue until the Annual Meeting in the fiscal year set forth below:
Director | Term | Director | Term |
Mark S. Bartlett | 2017 | Todd A. Adams | 2016 |
Damian J. Giangiacomo | 2017 | Laurence M. Berg | 2016 |
John M. Stropki | 2017 | George M. Sherman | 2016 |
The proposal to ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2015 received the following votes:
Votes for Approval: | 95,593,143 |
Votes Against: | 1,034,431 |
Abstentions: | 3,028 |
Broker Non-Votes: | — |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, Rexnord Corporation has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto authorized this 1st day of August, 2014.
REXNORD CORPORATION | ||
BY: | /S/ Patricia M. Whaley | |
Patricia M. Whaley | ||
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||