DD 4.28.14 8-K


 
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) April 23, 2014
 
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
 
Delaware
 
1-815
 
51-0014090
(State or Other Jurisdiction
 
(Commission
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Of Incorporation)
 
File Number)
 
Identification No.)
 
1007 Market Street
Wilmington, Delaware 19898
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   (302) 774-1000
 
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:
 
o    Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
 
o    Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
 
o    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
 
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

On April 23, 2014, E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (the “company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders. As of the close of business on February 26, 2014, the record date for the annual meeting, 916,275,513 shares of common stock, par value $.30 per share, of the company were outstanding and entitled to vote. A total of 766,807,675 shares of common stock were voted in person or by proxy, representing 83.69 percent of the shares entitled to be voted. The following are the final voting results on proposals considered and voted upon at the meeting, all of which are described in the company's 2014 Proxy Statement.

Proposal 1 - Election of Directors. The company’s stockholders elected the following 12 nominees to serve on the Board of Directors until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors have been duly elected or appointed.
Director
For
Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
L. Andreotti
594,848,118
4,231,914
1,619,615
166,108,028
R. H. Brown
590,342,592
8,743,405
1,613,650
166,108,028
R. A. Brown
595,797,313
3,269,641
1,632,693
166,108,028
B. P. Collomb
590,932,446
8,162,807
1,604,394
166,108,028
C. J. Crawford
586,584,320
12,493,806
1,621,521
166,108,028
A. M. Cutler
534,772,369
64,316,893
1,610,385
166,108,028
E. I. du Pont
595,848,954
3,328,374
1,522,319
166,108,028
M. A. Hewson
591,025,088
8,095,522
1,579,037
166,108,028
L. D. Juliber
590,928,333
8,173,783
1,597,531
166,108,028
E. J. Kullman
581,264,674
16,794,211
2,640,762
166,108,028
L. M. Thomas
595,667,116
3,301,761
1,730,770
166,108,028
P.J. Ward
596,175,552
2,919,357
1,604,738
166,108,028

Proposal 2 - Ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. The company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2014.

    
For
Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
754,997,513
9,635,213
2,174,949
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Proposal 3 - Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation. The company’s stockholders approved, by advisory vote, the compensation of its named executive officers.

    
For
Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
582,379,137
14,028,594
4,291,916
166,108,028
 

Proposal 4 - Stockholder Proposal on Political Spending. The company’s stockholders did not approve the stockholder proposal regarding the adoption of a policy to refrain from using corporate funds to influence any political election.

    
For
Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
19,703,334
552,235,222
28,761,091
166,108,028


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Proposal 5 - Stockholder Proposal on Herbicide Use. The company’s stockholders did not approve a stockholder proposal regarding a report on how the company is monitoring herbicide utilization with its seed products.    
    
    
For
Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
34,210,151
527,711,964
38,777,532
166,108,028


Proposal 6 - Stockholder Proposal on Plant Closure. The company’s stockholders did not approve a stockholder proposal regarding the creation of a committee with members from employees, union leadership, management and consultants to report on, among other things, the impact of layoffs and plant closures.

    
For
Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
19,106,115
551,565,437
30,028,095
166,108,028


Proposal 7 - Stockholder Proposal on Acceleration of Equity Awards. The company’s stockholders did not approve a stockholder proposal regarding the adoption of a policy providing that in the event of a change in control, there be no acceleration of vesting of any outstanding equity awards granted to senior executives.

    
For
Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
167,963,425
426,404,612
6,331,610
166,108,028








 



 


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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.
 
 
 
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
 
(Registrant)
 
 
 
 
 
/s/ Barry J. Niziolek
 
Barry J. Niziolek
 
Vice President and Controller
 
April 28, 2014

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