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): March 5, 2015
TransDigm Group Incorporated
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-32833 | 41-2101738 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000, Cleveland, Ohio | 44114 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(216) 706-2960
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(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
On March 5, 2015, the Company conducted its Annual Meeting of Stockholders. At the meeting, Messrs. William Dries, W. Nicholas Howley, Raymond Laubenthal and Robert Small were re-elected as directors of the Company. In addition, the stockholders, in an advisory vote, approved the compensation paid by the Company to its named executive officers; and ratified the Company’s selection of Ernst & Young LLP as its independent accountants for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015. The details of the vote are set forth below:
Proposal 1 – Election of Directors:
| FOR | WITHHELD | |||||||
| William Dries |
46,578,665 | 571,068 | ||||||
| W. Nicholas Howley |
46,145,300 | 1,004,433 | ||||||
| Raymond Laubenthal |
46,831,984 | 317,749 | ||||||
| Robert Small |
46,322,635 | 827,098 | ||||||
Proposal 2 – To conduct an advisory vote on compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers:
| FOR |
42,812,815 | |||
| AGAINST |
4,275,273 | |||
| ABSTAIN |
61,645 | |||
| BROKER NON-VOTES |
1,128,383 |
Proposal 3 – To ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as TransDigm Group Incorporated’s independent accountants for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015:
| FOR |
48,043,142 | |||
| AGAINST |
186,592 | |||
| ABSTAIN |
48,382 |
No other matters were brought before stockholders for a vote at the meeting.
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.
| TRANSDIGM GROUP INCORPORATED | ||
| By | /s/ Gregory Rufus | |
| Gregory Rufus | ||
| Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary | ||
Date: March 5, 2015
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