HILLENBRAND,INC. (NYSE:HI) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security
Holders.
Hillenbrand,Inc. held its annual meeting of shareholders on
February22, 2017. Matters voted upon at the meeting were as
follows:
(1) the election of three members to the Companys Board of
Directors;
(2) the approval, by a non-binding advisory vote, of the
compensation paid by the Company to its Named Executive Officers;
(3) the approval, by a non-binding advisory vote, of the
frequency of future Say on Pay Votes; and
(4) the ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers
LLP as the Companys independent registered public accounting firm
for fiscal year 2017.
The final results of the votes taken at the meeting were as
follows:
Proposal 1: Election of three members to the Companys
Board of Directors for terms
expiring in 2020:
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Percentageof |
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VotesCast |
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DirectorsName |
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VotesFor |
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VotesWithheld |
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BrokerNon-Votes |
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InFavor |
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Thomas H. Johnson |
54,343,362 |
348,775 |
4,332,462 |
99.36% |
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Neil S. Novich |
54,435,851 |
256,286 |
4,332,462 |
99.53% |
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Joe A. Raver |
54,486,035 |
206,102 |
4,332,462 |
99.62% |
Proposal 2: Approval, by a non-binding advisory
vote, of the compensation paid by the Company to its Named
Executive Officers:
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Percentageof |
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BrokerNon- |
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VotesCast |
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VotesFor |
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VotesAgainst |
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VotesAbstained |
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Votes |
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InFavor |
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54,186,757 |
318,826 |
186,554 |
4,332,462 |
99.07% |
Proposal 3: Approval, by a non-binding advisory
vote, of the frequency of future Say on Pay Votes:
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OneYear |
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TwoYears |
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ThreeYears |
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Abstain |
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46,666,225 |
70,022 |
7,839,163 |
116,727 |
Consistent with the greatest number of votes cast with respect
to this proposal, the Companys Board of Directors has
determined that the Company will hold an advisory vote on the
compensation of the Companys Named Executive Officers every
year until the next advisory vote on the frequency of
shareholder votes on the compensation payable to the Companys
Named Executive Officers is required to Section14A of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rulesand
regulations promulgated thereunder.
Proposal 4: Ratification of the appointment of
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Companys independent
registered public accounting firm for fiscal year
2017:
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Percentageof |
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VotesCast |
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VotesFor |
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VotesAgainst |
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VotesAbstained |
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InFavor |
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58,022,719 |
922,911 |
78,969 |
98.30% |
About HILLENBRAND, INC. (NYSE:HI)
Hillenbrand, Inc. is a diversified industrial company with multiple brands that serve a range of industries across the globe. The Company operates in two segments: the Process Equipment Group and Batesville. The Process Equipment Group businesses design, develop, manufacture and service engineered industrial equipment throughout the world. The Process Equipment Group segment is a provider of compounding, extrusion and material handling; size reduction; screening and separating, and flow control products and services for a range of manufacturing and other industrial processes. It offers equipment for industries, including plastics, chemicals, fertilizers and mining. Its Batesville segment operates in the North American death care industry, and manufactures and sells funeral service products, including burial caskets, cremation caskets, containers and urns, selection room display fixtures, other personalization and memorialization products, and Web-based technology applications. HILLENBRAND, INC. (NYSE:HI) Recent Trading Information
HILLENBRAND, INC. (NYSE:HI) closed its last trading session up +0.10 at 37.15 with 226,413 shares trading hands.