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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 1, 2017

 

AECOM

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

0-52423

 

61-1088522

(State or Other Jurisdiction

 

(Commission

 

(I.R.S. Employer

of Incorporation)

 

File Number)

 

Identification No.)

 

1999 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 2600

Los Angeles, California  90067

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code  (213) 593-8000

 

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

     o  Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

     o  Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

     o  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

     o  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 



 

Item 5.03.     Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

 

On March 3, 2017, AECOM (the “Company”) amended its Certificate of Incorporation to eliminate supermajority voting for business combinations after the Company’s proposal was approved by the Company’s stockholders at its annual meeting of stockholders on March 1, 2017.

 

Item 5.07.    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

The Company held its annual meeting of stockholders on March 1, 2017 (the “2017 Annual Meeting”).  The stockholders considered each of the proposals in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 19, 2017.  Voting results with respect to each proposal submitted at the 2017 Annual Meeting are set forth below.

 

Proposal 1:  Election of directors to the Company’s Board of Directors to serve until the Company’s 2018 annual meeting of stockholders and until the election and qualification of their respective successors:

 

 

 

FOR

 

WITHHELD

 

NON VOTES

 

Michael S. Burke

 

123,074,979

 

2,737,101

 

10,504,749

 

James H. Fordyce

 

98,129,420

 

27,682,660

 

10,504,749

 

Senator William H. Frist

 

125,018,883

 

793,197

 

10,504,749

 

Linda Griego

 

99,516,479

 

26,295,601

 

10,504,749

 

David W. Joos

 

125,030,930

 

781,150

 

10,504,749

 

Dr. Robert J. Routs

 

92,075,834

 

33,736,246

 

10,504,749

 

Clarence T. Schmitz

 

99,882,282

 

25,929,798

 

10,504,749

 

Douglas W. Stotlar

 

125,054,993

 

757,087

 

10,504,749

 

Daniel R. Tishman

 

125,087,446

 

724,634

 

10,504,749

 

Gen. Janet C. Wolfenbarger

 

125,072,028

 

740,052

 

10,504,749

 

 

Proposal 2:  Ratification of the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017:

 

FOR

 

AGAINST 

 

ABSTAIN

 

135,163,240

 

880,415

 

273,174

 

 

Proposal 3:  Approval of the Company’s Amended and Restated 2016 Stock Incentive Plan:

 

FOR

 

AGAINST

 

ABSTAIN

 

NON VOTES

 

114,711,854

 

10,943,039

 

157,187

 

10,504,749

 

 

Proposal 4:  Approval of an amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation to eliminate supermajority voting for business combinations:

 

FOR

 

AGAINST

 

ABSTAIN

 

NON VOTES

 

125,391,780

 

310,626

 

109,674

 

10,504,749

 

 

Proposal 5:  Frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation:

 

ONE YEAR

 

TWO YEAR

 

THREE YEAR

 

ABSTAIN

 

NON VOTES

 

112,271,154

 

735,955

 

12,506,521

 

298,450

 

10,504,749

 

 

Proposal 6:  Approval of the Company’s executive compensation, on an advisory basis:

 

FOR

 

AGAINST

 

ABSTAIN

 

NON VOTES

 

66,011,372

 

59,201,832

 

598,876

 

10,504,749

 

 

Item 9.01.    Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)  Exhibits

 

3.1     Certificate of Amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation

 

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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 thereto duly authorized.

 

 

AECOM

 

 

 

 

Dated: March 3, 2017

By:

/s/ DAVID Y. GAN

 

 

David Y. Gan

 

 

Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel

 

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