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): February 24, 2016
HILLENBRAND, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Indiana | 1-33794 | 26-1342272 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
One Batesville Boulevard Batesville, Indiana | 47006 | |
(Address of Principal Executive Office) | (Zip Code) | |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (812) 934-7500
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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 Company held its annual meeting of shareholders on February 24, 2016. Matters voted upon at the meeting were as follows:
(1) the election of four members to the Company’s Board of Directors;
(2) | the approval, by a non-binding advisory vote, of the compensation paid by the Company to its named executive officers; and |
(3) | the ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2016. |
The final results of the votes taken at the meeting were as follows:
Proposal 1: Election of four members to the Company’s Board of Directors for terms expiring in 2019: | ||||
Director’s Name | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | Percentage of Votes Cast In Favor |
Gary L. Collar | 53,086,671 | 98,736 | 4,981,724 | 99.81% |
Mark C. DeLuzio | 52,925,634 | 259,773 | 4,981,724 | 99.51% |
Joy M. Greenway | 52,999,645 | 185,762 | 4,981,724 | 99.65% |
F. Joseph Loughrey | 51,694,065 | 1,491,342 | 4,981,724 | 97.20% |
Proposal 2: Approval, by a non-binding advisory vote, of the compensation paid by the Company to its Named Executive Officers: | ||||
Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstained | Broker Non-Votes | Percentage of Votes Cast in Favor |
51,196,286 | 1,904,599 | 84,522 | 4,981,724 | 96.26% |
Proposal 3: Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2016: | ||||
Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstained | Percentage of Votes Cast in Favor | |
57,602,214 | 529,605 | 35,312 | 99.02% | |
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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.
HILLENBRAND, INC. | ||
Date: February 25, 2016 | ||
BY: | /s/ Nicholas R. Farrell | |
Nicholas R. Farrell | ||
Vice President, | ||
General Counsel and Secretary | ||
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