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): May 14, 2015
Baker Hughes Incorporated
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
Delaware | 1-9397 | 76-0207995 | ||
(State of Incorporation) | (Commission File No.) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
2929 Allen Parkway, Houston, Texas | 77019 | |||
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (713) 439-8600
(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.
The 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Baker Hughes Incorporated (the "Company") was held on May 14, 2015 (the "Annual Meeting") to (i) elect thirteen members to the Board of Directors to serve for a one-year term, (ii) vote on an advisory vote to approve the Company's executive compensation program, and (iii) ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year 2015. Each of the directors nominated were elected and each of the proposals voted upon were approved.
As of March 18, 2015, the record date, there were 434,564,410 shares of common stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting and 377,430,760 shares of common stock were represented in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting, constituting a quorum. The affirmative vote of the majority of votes cast with respect to the election of each director is required for the approval of such director. The affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares of common stock present in person or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting and entitled to vote on the matter is required for the approval of the advisory vote related to the Company's executive compensation program and for the approval of the ratification of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2015.
The number of votes for, against, abstentions and broker non-votes for the election of each director was as follows:
Name | Number of Votes FOR | Number of Votes AGAINST | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | ||
Larry D. Brady | 344,090,195 | 2,211,568 | 588,568 | 30,540,429 | ||
Gregory D. Brenneman | 337,133,015 | 9,272,911 | 484,405 | 30,540,429 | ||
Clarence P. Cazalot, Jr. | 335,135,909 | 10,706,744 | 1,047,678 | 30,540,429 | ||
Martin S. Craighead | 336,839,146 | 8,223,193 | 1,827,992 | 30,540,429 | ||
William H. Easter III | 337,971,379 | 8,430,525 | 488,427 | 30,540,429 | ||
Lynn L. Elsenhans | 345,099,946 | 1,300,278 | 490,107 | 30,540,429 | ||
Anthony G. Fernandes | 334,768,777 | 11,073,035 | 1,048,519 | 30,540,429 | ||
Claire W. Gargalli | 333,847,281 | 11,994,316 | 1,048,734 | 30,540,429 | ||
Pierre H. Jungels | 336,775,347 | 9,523,677 | 591,307 | 30,540,429 | ||
James A. Lash | 341,247,500 | 4,593,220 | 1,049,611 | 30,540,429 | ||
J. Larry Nichols | 338,804,125 | 7,037,515 | 1,048,691 | 30,540,429 | ||
Name | Number of Votes FOR | Number of Votes AGAINST | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | ||
James W. Stewart | 344,388,943 | 1,456,555 | 1,044,833 | 30,540,429 | ||
Charles L. Watson | 340,673,361 | 5,150,848 | 1,066,122 | 30,540,429 | ||
The number of votes for, against, abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to the advisory vote related to the Company's executive compensation program was as follows:
Number of Votes FOR | Number of Votes AGAINST | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
327,281,097 | 18,378,389 | 1,230,845 | 30,540,259 |
The number of votes for, against, abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to the ratification of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for fiscal year 2015 was as follows:
Number of Votes FOR | Number of Votes AGAINST | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
373,937,517 | 2,802,163 | 691,080 | — |
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On May 14, 2015, the Board of Directors elected Martin S.Craighead as Chairman of the Board of Directors and J. Larry Nichols as Lead Director. The Board of Directors also approved the following committee assignments.
Audit/Ethics Committee | Compensation Committee | Executive Committee | Finance Committee | Governance and HS&E Committee |
Larry D. Brady | Gregory D. Brenneman | Clarence P. Cazalot, Jr. | William H. Easter III | Lynn L. Elsenhans |
Gregory D. Brenneman | Clarence P. Cazalot, Jr. | Martin S. Craighead * | Lynn L. Elsenhans * | Anthony G. Fernandes |
Clarence P. Cazalot, Jr. | William H. Easter III | J. Larry Nichols | Pierre H. Jungels | James A. Lash |
James A. Lash * | Anthony G. Fernandes * | James W. Stewart | James W. Stewart | J. Larry Nichols * |
Audit/Ethics Committee | Compensation Committee | Executive Committee | Finance Committee | Governance and HS&E Committee |
J. Larry Nichols | Claire W. Gargalli | Charles L. Watson | Charles L. Watson | |
Pierre H. Jungels | ||||
* Denotes Chair
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.
BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED | ||||
Dated: May 15, 2015 | By: | /s/ Lee Whitley | ||
Lee Whitley Vice President and Corporate Secretary | ||||