TechnipFMC plc - FORM 8-K - June 15, 2018

 

 

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

June 14, 2018

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

 

 

TechnipFMC plc

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

England and Wales   001-37983   98-1283037

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

  

(Commission

File Number)

  

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

One St. Paul’s Churchyard

London, EC4M 8AP

United Kingdom

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

+44 203 429 3950

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

n/a

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

TechnipFMC plc (the “Company”) held its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders on June 14, 2018 (the “Annual Meeting”) for the purpose of (1) receiving the Company’s audited U.K. accounts for the year ended December 31, 2017, including the reports of the directors and the auditor thereon; (2) approving, on an advisory basis, the Company’s named executive officer compensation for the year ended December 31, 2017; (3) approving, on an advisory basis, the Company’s directors’ remuneration report for the year ended December 31, 2017; (4) approving the Company’s prospective directors’ remuneration policy for the three years ending December 2021; (5) ratifying the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“PwC”) as the Company’s U.S. independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2018; (6) re-appointing PwC as the Company’s U.K. statutory auditor under the U.K. Companies Act 2006, to hold office until the next annual general meeting of shareholders at which accounts are laid; and (7) authorizing the Board of Directors (the “Board”) and/or the Audit Committee of the Board (the “Audit Committee”) to determine the remuneration of PwC, in its capacity as the Company’s U.K. statutory auditor for the year ending December 31, 2018, and to ratify the remuneration of PwC for the year ended December 31, 2017. Each proposal is more fully described in the Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 27, 2018.

The following are the final voting results of the Annual Meeting.

 

  1. The receipt of the Company’s audited U.K. accounts for the year ended December 31, 2017, including the reports of the directors and the auditor thereon, was approved. The voting results were as follows:

 

FOR
(Number
of votes)		      PERCENT
FOR (%)		      AGAINST
(Number
of votes)		      PERCENT
AGAINST
(%)		      TOTAL
VOTES
VALIDLY
CAST		      TOTAL VOTES
VALIDLY CAST
AS A
PERCENTAGE OF
SHARES IN ISSUE
(%)		      ABSTENTIONS
(Number of votes)		      BROKER
NON-
VOTES (Number
of votes)		  
  342,847,732        99.9        457,561        0.1        343,305,293        74.3        1,117,697        N/A  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  

 

  2. The Company’s named executive officer compensation for the year ended December 31, 2017 was approved, on an advisory basis. The voting results were as follows:

 

FOR
(Number
of votes)		      PERCENT
FOR (%)		      AGAINST
(Number
of votes)		      PERCENT
AGAINST
(%)		      TOTAL
VOTES
VALIDLY
CAST		      TOTAL VOTES
VALIDLY CAST
AS A
PERCENTAGE
OF SHARES IN
ISSUE (%)		      ABSTENTIONS
(Number of
votes)		      BROKER
NON-
VOTES (Number
of votes)		  
  248,816,004        73.9        87,847,632        26.1        336,663,636        72.9        486,084        7,273,270  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  

 

  3. The Company’s directors’ remuneration report for the year ended December 31, 2017 was approved, on an advisory basis. The voting results were as follows:

 

FOR
(Number of
votes)		      PERCENT
FOR (%)		      AGAINST
(Number of
votes)		      PERCENT
AGAINST
(%)		      TOTAL
VOTES
VALIDLY
CAST		      TOTAL
VOTES
VALIDLY
CAST AS A
PERCENTAGE
OF SHARES
IN ISSUE (%)		      ABSTENTIONS
(Number of
votes)		      BROKER
NON-
VOTES (Number
of votes)		  
  251,405,140        74.7        85,276,832        25.3        336,681,972        72.9        467,748        7,273,270  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  

  4. The Company’s prospective directors’ remuneration policy for the three years ending December 2021 was approved. The voting results were as follows:

 

FOR
(Number
of votes)		      PERCENT
FOR (%)		      AGAINST
(Number
of votes)		      PERCENT
AGAINST
(%)		      TOTAL
VOTES
VALIDLY
CAST		      TOTAL VOTES
VALIDLY CAST
AS A
PERCENTAGE OF
SHARES IN ISSUE
(%)		      ABSTENTIONS
(Number of votes)		      BROKER
NON-
VOTES
(Number
of votes)		  
  258,348,023        76.7        78,314,561        23.3        336,662,584        72.9        487,136        7,273,270  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  

 

  5. The appointment of PwC as the Company’s U.S. independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2018 was ratified. The voting results were as follows:

 

FOR
(Number
of votes)		      PERCENT
FOR (%)		      AGAINST
(Number
of votes)		      PERCENT
AGAINST
(%)		      TOTAL
VOTES
VALIDLY
CAST		      TOTAL VOTES
VALIDLY CAST
AS A
PERCENTAGE OF
SHARES IN ISSUE
(%)		      ABSTENTIONS
(Number of votes)		      BROKER
NON-
VOTES
(Number
of votes)		  
  341,661,409        99.2        2,598,185        0.8        344,259,594        74.5        163,396        N/A  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  

 

  6. The re-appointment of PwC as the Company’s U.K. statutory auditor under the U.K. Companies Act 2006, to hold office until the next annual general meeting of shareholders at which accounts are laid was approved. The voting results were as follows:

 

FOR
(Number
of votes)		      PERCENT
FOR (%)		      AGAINST
(Number
of votes)		      PERCENT
AGAINST
(%)		      TOTAL
VOTES
VALIDLY
CAST		      TOTAL VOTES
VALIDLY CAST
AS A
PERCENTAGE OF
SHARES IN ISSUE
(%)		      ABSTENTIONS
(Number of votes)		      BROKER
NON-
VOTES
(Number
of votes)		  
  341,368,861        99.4        1,920,802        0.6        343,289,663        74.3        1,133,327        N/A  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  

 

  7. The proposal to authorize the Board and/or the Audit Committee to determine the remuneration of PwC, in its capacity as the Company’s U.K. statutory auditor for the year ending December 31, 2018, and to ratify the remuneration of PwC for the year ended December 31, 2017 was approved. The voting results were as follows:

 

FOR
(Number
of votes)		      PERCENT
FOR (%)		      AGAINST
(Number
of votes)		      PERCENT
AGAINST
(%)		      TOTAL
VOTES
VALIDLY
CAST		      TOTAL VOTES
VALIDLY CAST
AS A
PERCENTAGE OF
SHARES IN ISSUE
(%)		      ABSTENTIONS
(Number of votes)		      BROKER
NON-
VOTES
(Number
of votes)		  
  335,970,960        99.9        385,284        0.1        336,356,244        72.8        793,476        7,273,270  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  

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.

 

    TechnipFMC plc
    By:  

/s/ Dianne B. Ralston

Date: June 15, 2018     Name:   Dianne B. Ralston
    Title:   Executive Vice President,
      Chief Legal Officer and Secretary

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