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 3, 2018

 


 

WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

DELAWARE

 

001-11499

 

04-2916536

(State or Other Jurisdiction

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

of Incorporation)

 

 

 

Identification No.)

 

815 Chestnut Street, North Andover, Massachusetts 01845

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

 

(978) 688-1811

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 


 

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Emerging growth company o

 

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Item 5.07                                           Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

(a)                                 The 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “2018 Annual Meeting”) of Watts Water Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on Wednesday, May 16, 2018.

 

(b)                                 The results of the voting on the proposals considered at the 2018 Annual Meeting were as follows:

 

1.                                      Election of Directors

 

Each of the following nine persons was elected as a Director of the Company for a term expiring at the Company’s 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until such Director’s successor is duly elected and qualified.

 

The voting results were as follows:

 

Director

 

Votes For

 

Votes Withheld

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

Christopher L. Conway

 

86,347,874

 

1,042,113

 

1,541,438

 

David A. Dunbar

 

86,347,952

 

1,042,035

 

1,541,438

 

Louise K. Goeser

 

86,648,780

 

741,207

 

1,541,438

 

Jes Munk Hansen

 

86,346,875

 

1,043,112

 

1,541,438

 

W. Craig Kissel

 

86,348,061

 

1,041,926

 

1,541,438

 

Joseph T. Noonan

 

86,999,840

 

390,147

 

1,541,438

 

Robert J. Pagano, Jr.

 

87,007,496

 

382,491

 

1,541,438

 

Merilee Raines

 

86,332,440

 

1,057,547

 

1,541,438

 

Joseph W. Reitmeier

 

86,347,938

 

1,042,049

 

1,541,438

 

 

2.                                      Advisory Vote on Named Executive Officer Compensation

 

The results of the non-binding advisory vote on the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers were as follows:

 

Number of votes cast for the proposal:

 

86,216,986

 

Number of votes cast against the proposal:

 

1,096,253

 

Number of abstentions:

 

76,748

 

Number of broker non-votes:

 

1,541,438

 

 

3.                                      Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

The votes regarding the ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018 were as follows:

 

Number of votes cast for the proposal:

 

88,042,823

 

Number of votes cast against the proposal:

 

873,139

 

Number of abstentions:

 

15,463

 

Number of broker non-votes:

 

0

 

 

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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 hereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: May 17, 2018

WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Kenneth R. Lepage

 

 

Kenneth R. Lepage

 

 

General Counsel

 

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