UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
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Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 7, 2018
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Medtronic Public Limited Company
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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Ireland | 1-36820 | 98-1183488 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
20 On Hatch, Lower Hatch Street, Dublin 2, Ireland |
(Address of principal executive offices) |
+353 1 438-1700 |
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code): |
Not Applicable |
(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 |
On December 7, 2018, Medtronic plc, a public limited company organized under the laws of Ireland (the "Company"), held its 2018 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders in order to: (1) elect, by separate resolutions, ten directors, each to hold office until the 2019 Annual General Meeting of the Company and until his or her successor is elected; (2) ratify, in a non-binding vote, the re-appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent auditor for fiscal year 2019 and authorize, in a binding vote, the Company's Board of Directors, acting through the Audit Committee, to set the auditor's remuneration; and (3) approve, in a non-binding advisory vote, named executive officer compensation.
At the close of business on October 9, 2018, the record date of the Annual General Meetings, 1,348,097,639 Company ordinary shares were outstanding and entitled to vote. The holders of a total of 1,167,256,445 ordinary shares were present at the Annual General Meeting, either in person or by proxy, which total was not less than a majority of the issued and outstanding ordinary shares entitled to vote and thus constituted a quorum.
The final voting results and the votes used to determine the results for each proposal are set forth below:
1. | The shareholders elected each of the ten nominees to the Board of Directors, to hold office until the 2019 Annual General Meeting of the Company and until his or her successor is elected, as follows: |
For | For (Percent of Votes Cast) | Against | Against (Percent of Votes Cast) | Abstain | Broker Non-Vote | ||||||||||
Richard H. Anderson | 1,021,491,798 | 96.455 | 37,544,220 | 3.545 | 1,699,418 | 106,521,009 | |||||||||
Craig Arnold | 1,047,774,181 | 98.978 | 10,818,536 | 1.022 | 2,142,719 | 106,521,009 | |||||||||
Scott C. Donnelly | 1,030,213,627 | 98.564 | 15,011,448 | 1.436 | 15,510,361 | 106,521,009 | |||||||||
Randall Hogan, III | 1,051,043,291 | 99.286 | 7,561,742 | 0.714 | 2,130,403 | 106,521,009 | |||||||||
Omar Ishrak | 1,014,458,704 | 96.354 | 38,383,046 | 3.646 | 7,893,686 | 106,521,009 | |||||||||
Michael O. Leavitt | 1,042,012,108 | 98.434 | 16,573,606 | 1.566 | 2,149,722 | 106,521,009 | |||||||||
James T. Lenehan | 1,040,286,942 | 98.276 | 18,246,684 | 1.724 | 2,201,810 | 106,521,009 | |||||||||
Elizabeth Nabel, M.D. | 1,056,903,052 | 99.812 | 1,995,577 | 0.188 | 1,836,807 | 106,521,009 | |||||||||
Denise M. O'Leary | 1,038,157,191 | 98.034 | 20,819,936 | 1.966 | 1,758,309 | 106,521,009 | |||||||||
Kendall J. Powell | 958,557,138 | 90.551 | 100,020,460 | 9.449 | 2,157,838 | 106,521,009 | |||||||||
2. | The shareholders ratified, in a non-binding vote, the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent auditor for fiscal year 2019 and authorized, in a binding vote, the Company's Board of Directors, acting through the Audit Committee, to set the auditor's remuneration. |
Votes | Percent of Votes Cast | |||
For | 1,132,796,195 | 97.221 | ||
Against | 32,374,414 | 2.779 | ||
Abstain | 2,085,836 | N/A | ||
Broker Non-Vote | N/A | N/A | ||
3. | The shareholders approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation awarded to the Company's named executive officers. |
Votes | Percent of Votes Cast | |||
For | 1,013,790,059 | 96.007 | ||
Against | 42,161,520 | 3.993 | ||
Abstain | 4,783,857 | N/A | ||
Broker Non-Vote | 106,521,009 | N/A | ||
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.
MEDTRONIC PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY | ||||||
By | /s/ Bradley E. Lerman | |||||
Date: December 11, 2018 | Bradley E. Lerman | |||||
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ||||||