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 5, 2017 |
Cooper Tire & Rubber Company
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-04329 | 344297750 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction | (Commission | (I.R.S. Employer | ||
| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) | ||
| 701 Lima Avenue, Findlay, Ohio | 45840 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
| Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | 419-423-1321 |
Not Applicable
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.
Cooper Tire & Rubber Company (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 5, 2017 (the “Annual Meeting”). The following are the final voting results on proposals considered and voted upon by stockholders at the Annual Meeting, all of which are described in more detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting filed March 20, 2017.
1. The following individuals were elected to serve as directors for a term expiring at the next Annual Meeting of Stockholders in 2018. The voting results were as follows:
| NOMINEE | VOTES FOR | VOTES WITHHOLD | BROKER NON-VOTES | |||
| Thomas P. Capo | 43,076,063 | 540,505 | 4,800,186 | |||
| Steven M. Chapman | 43,076,176 | 540,392 | 4,800,186 | |||
| Susan F. Davis | 43,134,334 | 482,234 | 4,800,186 | |||
| John J. Holland | 42,795,339 | 821,229 | 4,800,186 | |||
| Bradley E. Hughes | 43,235,162 | 381,406 | 4,800,186 | |||
| Gary S. Michel | 43,276,605 | 339,963 | 4,800,186 | |||
| John H. Shuey | 42,827,545 | 789,023 | 4,800,186 | |||
| Robert D. Welding | 43,110,799 | 505,769 | 4,800,186 |
2. Ernst & Young LLP was ratified as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2017. The voting results were as follows:
| VOTES FOR | VOTES AGAINST | VOTES ABSTAINED |
| 47,460,664 | 841,552 | 114,538 |
3. The non-binding advisory resolution on the Company’s named executive officer compensation was approved. The voting results were as follows:
| VOTES FOR | VOTES AGAINST | VOTES ABSTAINED | BROKER NON-VOTES |
| 41,493,570 | 1,850,919 | 272,079 | 4,800,186 |
4. The Stockholders approved, by a non-binding advisory vote, the holding of an advisory vote on the Company’s named executive officer compensation every year. The voting results were as follows:
| EVERY YEAR | EVERY TWO YEARS | EVERY THREE YEARS | VOTES ABSTAINED | BROKER NON-VOTES |
| 38,344,938 | 46,509 | 5,121,182 | 103,939 | 4,800,186 |
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.
| Date: May 9, 2017 | COOPER TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY | ||
| By: | /s/ Jack Jay McCracken | ||
| Jack Jay McCracken | |||
| Assistant General Counsel and Assistant Secretary | |||