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): April 15, 2015
The Sherwin-Williams Company
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Ohio | 1-04851 | 34-0526850 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 101 West Prospect Avenue Cleveland, Ohio |
44115 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(216) 566-2000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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| Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
The final voting results for the proposals submitted for a vote of shareholders at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of The Sherwin-Williams Company held on April 15, 2015 are set forth below.
Proposal 1. The shareholders fixed the number of directors of Sherwin-Williams at ten and elected the following ten nominees as directors of Sherwin-Williams to serve until the next Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until their successors are elected. The voting results for the ten nominees were as follows:
| Name |
For | Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
||||||||||||
| Arthur F. Anton |
79,064,457 | 730,955 | 365,605 | 6,810,772 | ||||||||||||
| Christopher M. Connor |
77,757,335 | 1,295,692 | 1,107,990 | 6,810,772 | ||||||||||||
| David F. Hodnik |
79,408,508 | 403,472 | 349,037 | 6,810,772 | ||||||||||||
| Thomas G. Kadien |
79,419,521 | 383,657 | 357,839 | 6,810,772 | ||||||||||||
| Richard J. Kramer |
79,425,764 | 240,656 | 494,597 | 6,810,772 | ||||||||||||
| Susan J. Kropf |
79,204,663 | 494,496 | 461,858 | 6,810,772 | ||||||||||||
| Christine A. Poon |
78,595,762 | 1,145,967 | 419,288 | 6,810,772 | ||||||||||||
| Richard K. Smucker |
78,674,477 | 620,028 | 866,512 | 6,810,772 | ||||||||||||
| John M. Stropki |
79,015,721 | 681,449 | 463,847 | 6,810,772 | ||||||||||||
| Matthew Thornton III |
79,336,625 | 264,101 | 560,291 | 6,810,772 | ||||||||||||
Proposal 2. The shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the named executives. The voting results were as follows:
| For |
Against |
Abstentions |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 77,230,587 | 2,152,164 | 778,153 | 6,810,885 | |||
Proposal 3. The shareholders approved the material terms for qualified performance-based compensation under The Sherwin-Williams Company 2006 Equity and Performance Incentive Plan (Amended and Restated as of February 17, 2015). The voting results were as follows:
| For |
Against |
Abstentions |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 76,168,504 | 3,340,355 | 648,258 | 6,814,672 | |||
Proposal 4. The shareholders approved the ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as Sherwin-Williams’ independent registered public accounting firm for 2015. The voting results were as follows:
| For |
Against |
Abstentions |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 85,577,235 | 865,538 | 529,016 | 0 | |||
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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.
| THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY | ||||||
| April 20, 2015 | By: | /s/ Catherine M. Kilbane | ||||
| Catherine M. Kilbane | ||||||
| Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||||||
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