CARPENTER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION (NYSE:CRS) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security HoldersItem 5.07 — Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Carpenter Technology Corporation (the “Company”) was held on October10, 2017. The following matters were voted on by the Company’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting and the final voting results for each matter are provided below.
Proposal No.1 – Election of Four Directors. The following nominees were elected to the Board of Directors for a term expiring in 2020:
|
Nominee |
VotesFor |
VotesWithheld |
BrokerNon-Votes |
|
Steven E. Karol |
41,029,853 |
690,559 |
2,091,214 |
|
Robert R. McMaster |
40,915,779 |
804,633 |
2,091,214 |
|
Gregory A. Pratt |
40,677,165 |
1,043,247 |
2,091,214 |
|
Tony R. Thene |
40,927,433 |
792,979 |
2,091,214 |
Proposal No.2 – Approval of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. The Company’s stockholders approved the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2018:
|
VotesFor |
VotesAgainst |
Abstain |
|
43,318,876 |
451,800 |
40,950 |
Proposal No.3 –Approval of the Compensation of the Company’s Named Officers, in an Advisory Vote. The Company’s stockholders approved the compensation of the Company’s named officers, in an advisory vote:
|
VotesFor |
VotesAgainst |
Abstain |
BrokerNon-Votes |
|
30,158,805 |
11,458,706 |
102,901 |
2,091,214 |
Proposal No.4 –Approval, on a Non-Binding Advisory Basis, of the Frequency of the Advisory Vote on the Compensation of the Company’s “Named Executive Officers”. The Company’s stockholders approved one year as the frequency of the advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s “named executive officers”:
|
OneYear |
TwoYears |
ThreeYears |
Abstain |
BrokerNon-Votes |
|
33,440,225 |
150,581 |
8,077,301 |
52,305 |
2,091,214 |