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 2, 2018 (February 1, 2018)
Rockwell Collins, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-16445 | 52-2314475 |
(State or other jurisdiction | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer |
of incorporation or organization) | Identification No.) | |
400 Collins Rd NE | 52498 | |
Cedar Rapids, Iowa | (Zip Code) | |
(Address of principal executive officers) | ||
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (319) 295-1000
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INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
At the Company's 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareowners on February 1, 2018, of the 163,722,317 shares outstanding and entitled to vote, 137,619,496 shares were represented, constituting a quorum. The final results for each of the matters submitted to a vote of shareowners at the Annual Meeting are as follows:
Proposal No. 1: All of the nominees for director were elected to serve until the Company's 2021 Annual Meeting or until their respective successors are elected and qualified, by the votes set forth in the table below:
Nominee | For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes |
A.J. Carbone | 114,544,992 | 4,265,515 | 18,808,989 |
R.K. Ortberg | 113,875,815 | 4,934,692 | 18,808,989 |
C.L. Shavers | 115,107,809 | 3,702,698 | 18,808,989 |
Proposal No. 2: The shareowners approved, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the compensation of certain executive officers and related disclosures, by the votes set forth in the table below:
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
112,641,281 | 5,333,988 | 835,237 | 18,808,989 |
Proposal No. 3: The appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2018 was ratified by the shareowners, by the votes set forth in the table below:
For | Against | Abstain |
134,858,338 | 2,071,080 | 690,076 |
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.
ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC. (Registrant)
Dated: February 2, 2018
By: /s/ Robert J. Perna
Robert J. Perna
Senior Vice President,
General Counsel and Secretary