UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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 11, 2018
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Masco Corporation
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | 1-5794 (Commission File Number) | 38-1794485 (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
17450 College Parkway, Michigan (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | 48152 (Zip Code) |
(313) 274-7400
Registrant's telephone number, including area code
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Masco Corporation (the "Company") held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on May 11, 2018 at its corporate office in Livonia, Michigan. At the Annual Meeting, Company stockholders elected three Class III directors, approved the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers (“say-on-pay”) and ratified the selection of the Company’s independent auditors. The votes cast on each of the three proposals are set forth below. As of the record date, 311,324,638 shares of Company common stock were outstanding and entitled to vote.
Proposal 1: The election of three Class III directors to serve until the Annual Meeting in 2021.
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |
Mark R. Alexander | 245,565,743 | 2,867,160 | 576,146 | 19,738,047 |
Richard A. Manoogian | 235,980,152 | 12,517,749 | 511,148 | 19,738,047 |
John C. Plant | 237,766,701 | 10,640,841 | 601,507 | 19,738,047 |
Proposal 2: A non-binding advisory vote to approve the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers, as disclosed pursuant to the compensation disclosure rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, the compensation tables, and the related material disclosed in the Proxy Statement.
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
243,203,809 | 5,164,099 | 641,141 | 19,738,047 |
Proposal 3: The ratification of the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to act as independent auditors for the Company for 2018.
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions |
260,912,143 | 7,262,101 | 572,852 |
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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 thereunto duly authorized.
MASCO CORPORATION | ||
By: | /s/ John G. Sznewajs | |
Name: | John G. Sznewajs | |
Title: | Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | |
May 16, 2018
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