HARMAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED (NYSE:HAR) Files An 8-K Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year

HARMAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED (NYSE:HAR) Files An 8-K Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year

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Item5.03.

Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws;
Change in Fiscal Year.

On September14, 2016, the Board of Directors of Harman
International Industries, Incorporated (the Company) adopted,
subject to stockholder approval, amendments to Article Eighth of
the Companys Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Article
III of the Companys Bylaws to provide that the Companys
stockholders may remove any member of the Companys board of
directors from office, with or without cause (the Amendments). On
December6, 2016, the Amendments were approved by stockholders at
the Companys 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the Annual
Meeting). The Amendments became effective upon the Company filing
a Certificate of Amendment to the Restated Certificate of
Incorporation (the Certificate of Amendment) with the Office of
the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on December7,
2016.

The foregoing descriptions of the Amendments are qualified in
their entirety by reference to the Certificate of Amendment and
the Bylaws, as amended, which are filed as Exhibit 3.1 and
Exhibit 3.2, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K.


Item5.07.
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security
Holders.

The Annual Meeting was held on December6, 2016. Only stockholders
of record as of the close of business on October11, 2016 were
entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. As of the record date,
69,932,865 shares of common stock were outstanding and entitled
to vote. At the Annual Meeting, 62,940,747 shares of common stock
of the Company were represented, in person or by proxy,
constituting a quorum.

At the Annual Meeting, stockholders considered the following
proposals:

the election of 10 director nominees;

the ratification of KPMG LLP as the Companys independent
registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending
June30, 2017;

the approval of the Amendments; and

an advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Companys
named executive officers.

The results of the matters voted on by the stockholders are set
forth below.

1. The Companys stockholders elected the 10 director nominees
with the following votes:


FOR

WITHHELD

BROKER NON-VOTES


Adriane M. Brown

56,129,742 1,672,964 5,138,041


John W. Diercksen

56,271,419 1,531,287 5,138,041


Ann McLaughlin Korologos

55,577,411 2,225,295 5,138,041


Robert Nail

56,093,813 1,708,893 5,138,041


Dinesh C. Paliwal

54,167,318 3,635,388 5,138,041


Abraham N. Reichental

56,067,674 1,735,032 5,138,041


Kenneth M. Reiss

56,085,725 1,716,981 5,138,041


Hellene S. Runtagh

56,114,675 1,688,031 5,138,041


Frank S. Sklarsky

56,003,033 1,799,673 5,138,041


Gary G. Steel

56,050,670 1,752,036 5,138,041

2. The Companys stockholders ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP
as the Companys independent registered public accounting firm for
the fiscal year ending June30, 2017 with the following votes:


FOR


AGAINST


ABSTAIN


BROKER NON-VOTES


62,198,394

697,216 45,137

3. The Companys stockholders approved the Amendments with the
following votes:


FOR


AGAINST


ABSTAIN


BROKER NON-VOTES


62,552,029

285,577 103,141

4. The Companys stockholders approved, by advisory vote, the
compensation of the Companys named executive officers with the
following votes:


FOR


AGAINST


ABSTAIN


BROKER NON-VOTES


53,879,286

3,866,332 57,088 5,138,041


Item9.01.
Financial Statements and Exhibits.


(d)
Exhibits


Exhibit No.


Description

3.1 Certificate of Amendment to the Restated Certificate of
Incorporation, filed with the Secretary of State of the State
of Delaware on December7, 2016.
3.2 By-Laws of Harman International Industries, Incorporated, as
amended, dated December7, 2016.


About HARMAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED (NYSE:HAR)

Harman International Industries, Incorporated is engaged in the designing and engineering of connected products and solutions for automakers, consumers and enterprises, including connected car systems, audio and visual products, enterprise automation solutions and connected services. The Company’s segments include Connected Car, Lifestyle Audio, Professional Solutions, Connected Services and Other. The Connected Car segment designs, manufactures and markets connected car systems for vehicle applications. The Lifestyle Audio segment designs, manufactures and markets car audio systems. The Professional Solutions segment designs, manufactures and markets a range of audio, lighting, video and control, and automation solutions for entertainment and enterprise applications The Connected Services segment includes the operations of Symphony Teleca Corporation, Red Bend Ltd. and its automotive services businesses. Its brands include AKG, AMX, Crown, Infinity, JBL, Revel, Soundcraft and Studer.

HARMAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED (NYSE:HAR) Recent Trading Information

HARMAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED (NYSE:HAR) closed its last trading session down -0.04 at 109.70 with 1,333,767 shares trading hands.

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