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 25, 2018
RESOLUTE FOREST PRODUCTS INC.
(Exact name of registrant as Specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-33776 | 98-0526415 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification Number) |
Resolute Forest Products Inc.
111 Robert-Bourassa Blvd., Suite 5000
Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3C 2M1
(Address, including zip code, of principal executive offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (514) 875-2160
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).
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| ITEM 5.07 | SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS |
| (a) | Resolute Forest Products Inc. held its annual meeting of stockholders on May 25, 2018. |
| (b) | The stockholders: |
| • | elected each of the eight director nominees listed below to hold office until the 2019 annual meeting of stockholders, or until his or her successor has been elected and qualified; |
| • | ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for the 2018 fiscal year; and |
| • | adopted a non-binding resolution approving executive compensation. |
| 1. | Vote on the election of directors: |
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker non-votes |
|||||||||||||
| Randall C. Benson |
73,233,183 | 729,761 | 3,634 | 3,127,241 | ||||||||||||
| Jennifer C. Dolan |
73,195,415 | 767,724 | 3,439 | 3,127,241 | ||||||||||||
| Richard D. Falconer |
73,122,264 | 840,682 | 3,632 | 3,127,241 | ||||||||||||
| Jeffrey A. Hearn |
71,410,790 | 2,552,333 | 3,455 | 3,127,241 | ||||||||||||
| Yves Laflamme |
73,427,646 | 535,493 | 3,439 | 3,127,241 | ||||||||||||
| Bradley P. Martin |
71,801,621 | 2,161,423 | 3,534 | 3,127,241 | ||||||||||||
| Alain Rhéaume |
73,233,307 | 729,653 | 3,618 | 3,127,241 | ||||||||||||
| Michael S. Rousseau |
73,213,666 | 749,457 | 3,455 | 3,127,241 | ||||||||||||
| 2. | Vote on the ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP: |
| For |
77,036,402 | |||
| Against |
54,111 | |||
| Abstain |
3,306 | |||
| Broker non-votes |
0 |
| 3. | Advisory vote to approve executive compensation: |
| For |
67,448,993 | |||
| Against |
6,412,681 | |||
| Abstain |
104,904 | |||
| Broker non-votes |
3,127,241 |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Resolute Forest Products Inc. | ||||||
| Date: May 29, 2018 | By: | /s/ Jacques P. Vachon | ||||
| Name: | Jacques P. Vachon | |||||
| Title: | Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer | |||||