MONSANTO COMPANY (NYSE:MON) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security HoldersItem 5.07
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
At Monsanto Company’s 2018 Annual Meeting on January 31, 2018, of the 440,800,800 shares outstanding and entitled to vote, 352,941,693 shares were represented, constituting a 80.06% quorum. Each matter was determined by a majority of votes cast.
The final results for each of the matters submitted to a vote of shareowners at the Annual Meeting are as follows:
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Item No. 1: |
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS |
All of the board’s nominees for director were elected to serve until the Company’s 2019 Annual Meeting or until their respective successors are elected and qualified, by the votes set forth in the table below:
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Votes Cast For |
Votes Cast Against |
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Nominee |
Number |
% of Votes Cast |
Number |
% of Votes Cast |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes |
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Dwight M. "Mitch" Barns |
313,070,996 |
99.55% |
1,408,200 |
0.44% |
1,815,477 |
36,647,020 |
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Gregory H. Boyce |
310,224,871 |
98.65% |
4,232,057 |
1.34% |
1,837,745 |
36,647,020 |
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David L. Chicoine, Ph.D |
313,205,602 |
99.57% |
1,321,814 |
0.42% |
1,767,257 |
36,647,020 |
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Janice L. Fields |
312,925,694 |
99.49% |
1,572,860 |
0.50% |
1,796,119 |
36,647,020 |
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Hugh Grant |
303,730,658 |
96.76% |
10,151,055 |
3.23% |
2,412,960 |
36,647,020 |
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Laura K. Ipsen |
313,393,992 |
99.64% |
1,127,589 |
0.35% |
1,773,092 |
36,647,020 |
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Marcos M. Lutz |
296,949,876 |
94.43% |
17,513,124 |
5.56% |
1,831,673 |
36,647,020 |
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C. Steven McMillan |
303,415,553 |
96.48% |
11,048,176 |
3.51% |
1,830,944 |
36,647,020 |
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Jon R. Moeller |
310,375,883 |
98.70% |
4,085,194 |
1.29% |
1,833,596 |
36,647,020 |
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George H. Poste, Ph.D., D.V.M. |
312,674,881 |
99.42% |
1,806,305 |
0.57% |
1,813,487 |
36,647,020 |
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Robert J. Stevens |
302,860,159 |
96.30% |
11,612,183 |
3.69% |
1,822,331 |
36,647,020 |
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Patricia Verduin, Ph.D. |
313,472,289 |
99.66% |
1,063,329 |
0.33% |
1,759,055 |
36,647,020 |
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Item No. 2: |
RATIFICATION OF AUDITORS |
The appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2018 was ratified by the shareowners, by the votes set forth in the table below:
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Votes Cast For |
Votes Cast Against |
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Number |
% of Votes Cast |
Number |
% of Votes Cast |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes |
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341,686,985 |
97.39% |
9,130,728 |
2.60% |
2,123,980 |
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Item No. 3: |
ADVISORY APPROVAL OF EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION |
The shareowners approved, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, executive compensation, by the votes set forth in the table below:
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Votes Cast For |
Votes Cast Against |
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Number |
% of Votes Cast |
Number |
% of Votes Cast |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes |
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297,760,394 |
94.83% |
16,209,743 |
5.16% |
2,324,536 |
36,647,020 |
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Item No. 4: |
SHAREOWNER PROPOSAL: BYLAW AMENDMENT TO CREATE BOARD HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE |
The shareowners did not approve the shareowner proposal presented at the meeting requesting a bylaw amendment to create a Board Human Rights Committee, as evidenced by the votes set forth in the table below:
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Votes Cast For |
Votes Cast Against |
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Number |
% of Votes Cast |
Number |
% of Votes Cast |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes |
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18,692,277 |
6.01% |
292,164,348 |
93.98% |
5,438,048 |
36,647,020 |
About MONSANTO COMPANY (NYSE:MON)
Monsanto Company (Monsanto), along with its subsidiaries, is a provider of agricultural products for farmers. The Company provides seeds, biotechnology trait products, herbicides and precision agriculture tools to farmers. The Company operates through two segments: Seeds and Genomics, and Agricultural Productivity. Through its Seeds and Genomics segment, the Company produces seed brands, including DEKALB, Asgrow, Deltapine, Seminis and De Ruiter, and it develops biotechnology traits that assist farmers in controlling insects and weeds and precision agriculture to assist farmers in decision-making. It offers products, such as Germplasm and Biotechnology traits. Through its Agricultural Productivity segment, the Company manufactures Roundup brand herbicides and other herbicides and provides lawn-and-garden herbicide products for the residential market.
