GRAPHIC PACKAGING HOLDING COMPANY (NYSE:GPK) Files An 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

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GRAPHIC PACKAGING HOLDING COMPANY (NYSE:GPK) Files An 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

Item 5.02.

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of
Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory
Arrangements of Certain Officers
Effective May 23, 2017, Mr. Harold R. Logan, Jr., one of the
members of the Board of Directors of Graphic Packaging Holding
Company (the Company), resigned from the Board. Mr. Logans
resignation did not result from any disagreement with the Company
or its management.
On May 24, 2017, the Board elected Mr. Peter Kelly to the Board
of Directors. Mr. Kelly will serve as one of the Class III
Directors, whose terms expire in 2019. Mr. Kelly is not party to
any transaction requiring disclosure to Item 404(a) of Regulation
S-K promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
The Company held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 24,
2017. Of the 311,533,304 shares of common stock eligible to vote
at the Annual Meeting, 287,199,237 were represented in person or
by proxy. The final results of voting are as follows:
1. Election of Directors:
Director
For
Withheld
G. Andrea Botta
263,525,520
6,415,152
Michael P. Doss
267,865,934
2,074,738
Larry M. Venturelli
267,868,106
2,072,566
2.
Ratification of the selection of Ernst Young LLP as the
Companys independent registered public accounting firm:
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
285,909,067
639,279
650,891
3.
Approval of the compensation paid to the Companys named
executive officers set forth in the Proxy Statement:
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
262,727,821
6,463,847
749,004
17,258,565
4.
Recommend the frequency of the stockholders vote to approve
the compensation of the Companys named executive officers:
One Year
Two Years
Three Years
Abstain
250,507,816
31,189
18,539,735
861,932


About GRAPHIC PACKAGING HOLDING COMPANY (NYSE:GPK)

Graphic Packaging Holding Company is a provider of paper-based packaging solutions for a range of products to food, beverage and other consumer product companies. The Company’s segments include Paperboard Mills, Americas Paperboard Packaging, Europe Paperboard Packaging, Flexible Packaging, and Corporate and Other. The Paperboard Mills segment includes the Company’s approximately seven North American paperboard mills, which produce primarily coated unbleached kraft (CUK) and coated recycled board (CRB). The Americas Paperboard Packaging segment includes paperboard packaging folding cartons sold primarily to consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies serving the food, beverage and consumer product markets in the Americas. The Europe Paperboard Packaging includes paperboard packaging folding cartons sold primarily to CPG companies serving the food, beverage and consumer product markets in Europe. The Corporate and Other segment includes the Pacific Rim operating segment.

GRAPHIC PACKAGING HOLDING COMPANY (NYSE:GPK) Recent Trading Information

GRAPHIC PACKAGING HOLDING COMPANY (NYSE:GPK) closed its last trading session up +0.01 at 13.52 with 3,726,292 shares trading hands.