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 18, 2017

 

 

MOHAWK INDUSTRIES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   01 13697   52-1604305

(State or Other

Jurisdiction of

Incorporation)

 

(Commission File

Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

160 South Industrial Blvd., Calhoun, Georgia   30701
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (706) 629-7721

(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):

 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

 

 

 


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

The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Mohawk Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on May 18, 2017. Below are the final voting results of the items voted on at the Annual Meeting:

 

  (1) Votes regarding the election of the following persons as directors for a three-year term beginning in 2017 were as follows:

 

Name

  

Votes For

  

Votes Against

  

Votes Abstain

  

Broker Non-Votes

Karen A. Smith Bogart

   61,470,262    728,016    7,851    3,310,834

Richard C. Ill

   60,374,334    1,739,341    92,454    3,310,834

Jeffrey S. Lorberbaum

   61,358,235    840,167    7,727    3,310,834

 

  (2) Votes regarding ratification of the selection of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017 were as follows:

 

Votes For

  

Votes Against

  

Votes Abstain

  

Broker Non-Votes

65,071,568

   434,076    11,319    0

 

  (3) Votes regarding the non-binding, advisory vote with respect to the compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers were as follows:

 

Votes For

  

Votes Against

  

Votes Abstain

  

Broker Non-Votes

56,928,845

   5,229,757    47,527    3,310,834

 

  (4) Votes regarding the non-binding, advisory vote with respect to frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers were as follows:

 

Every Year

  

2 Years

  

3 Years

  

Votes Abstain

  

Broker Non-Votes

57,262,385

   22,414    4,911,827    9,503    3,310,834

In accordance with the results of this vote, the Company will continue to provide an advisory vote on executive compensation on an annual basis, until the next required vote on the frequency of shareholder votes on the compensation of executives.

 

  (5) Votes regarding the approval of the Company’s 2017 Incentive Plan were as follows:

 

Votes For

  

Votes Against

  

Votes Abstain

  

Broker Non-Votes

60,401,823

   1,779,426    24,880    3,310,834


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.

 

    Mohawk Industries, Inc.
Date: May 22, 2017     By:   /s/ R. David Patton
       

R. David Patton

Vice President-Business Strategy, General Counsel
and Secretary