A. O. Smith Corporation (NYSE:AOS) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security HoldersItem 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
A. O. Corporation (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on April9, 2018, for the purposes of the election of the Company’s Board of Directors, to hold an advisory vote to approve the compensation of our named executive officers, and to ratify the appointment of Ernst& Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December31, 2018.
The voting results for the election of the Company’s Board of Directors were as follows:
|
Class A Common Stock Directors |
For | Authority Withheld | Broker Non-Vote |
|
Ronald D. Brown |
25,677,488 | ||
|
Paul W. Jones |
25,677,488 | ||
|
Ajita G. Rajendra |
25,677,488 | ||
|
Bruce M. Smith |
25,677,488 | ||
|
Mark D. Smith |
25,677,488 | ||
|
Kevin J. Wheeler |
25,677,488 |
|
Common Stock Directors |
For | Authority Withheld | Broker Non-Vote |
|
William P. Greubel |
112,614,912 | 6,118,424 | 10,424,027 |
|
Dr. Ilham Kadri |
117,573,252 | 1,160,083 | 10,424,027 |
|
Idelle K. Wolf |
116,554,094 | 2,179,242 | 10,424,027 |
|
Gene C. Wulf |
112,720,641 | 6,012,695 | 10,424,027 |
The advisory voting results for the approval of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers were as follows:
| Total Votes | |
|
For |
37,033,008 |
|
Against |
503,160 |
|
Abstain |
14,689 |
|
Broker Non-Votes |
1,042,428 |
The voting results for the ratification of the appointment of Ernst& Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for the fiscal year ending December31, 2018, were as follows
| Total Votes | |
|
For |
38,293,275 |
|
Against |
285,285 |
|
Abstain |
14,725 |
|
Broker Non-Votes |
About A. O. Smith Corporation (NYSE:AOS)
A. O. Smith Corporation operates its business through two segments, which include North America and Rest of World. The Company’s Rest of World segment primarily comprises China, Europe and India. The Rest of World segment supplies water heaters to the residential market in China with a range of product offering, including electric, gas, gas tankless, heat pump and solar units, as well as combi boilers. The Company’s North America segment serves residential and commercial end markets in North America with a range of products, including water heaters, boilers and other. Its North America segment also manufactures and globally markets specialty commercial water heating equipment, condensing and non-condensing boilers and water systems tanks. Primarily for Asia, its Rest of World segment also manufactures and markets water treatment products. The Company also markets in-home air purification products in China.
