WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES,INC. (NYSE:WTS) 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
(a) The 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the 2017 Annual
Meeting) of Watts Water Technologies,Inc. (the Company) was held
on Wednesday, May17, 2017.
(b) The results of the voting on the proposals considered at the
2017 Annual Meeting were as follows:
1. Election of Directors
Each of the following nine persons was elected as a Director of
the Company for a term expiring at the Companys 2018 Annual
Meeting of Stockholders and until such Directors successor is
duly elected and qualified.
The voting results were as follows:
|
Director |
|
VotesFor |
|
VotesWithheld |
|
BrokerNon-Votes |
|
Robert L. Ayers |
87,389,583 |
948,542 |
1,560,203 |
|||
|
Christopher L. Conway |
87,554,574 |
783,551 |
1,560,203 |
|||
|
David A. Dunbar |
87,609,396 |
728,729 |
1,560,203 |
|||
|
Jes Munk Hansen |
87,577,841 |
760,284 |
1,560,203 |
|||
|
W. Craig Kissel |
87,583,465 |
754,660 |
1,560,203 |
|||
|
Joseph T. Noonan |
88,025,800 |
312,325 |
1,560,203 |
|||
|
Robert J. Pagano,Jr. |
88,027,000 |
311,125 |
1,560,203 |
|||
|
Merilee Raines |
87,699,664 |
638,461 |
1,560,203 |
|||
|
Joseph W. Reitmeier |
87,583,213 |
754,912 |
1,560,203 |
2. Advisory Vote on Named Executive Officer Compensation
The results of the non-binding advisory vote on the compensation
paid to the Companys named executive officers were as follows:
|
Number of votes cast for the proposal: |
87,495,500 |
|
Number of votes cast against the proposal: |
752,575 |
|
Number of abstentions: |
90,050 |
|
Number of broker non-votes: |
1,560,203 |
3. Advisory Vote on the Frequency of Future Advisory Votes on
Named Executive Officer Compensation
The results of the non-binding advisory vote on the frequency of
future advisory votes to approve named executive officer
compensation were as follows:
|
One Year: |
83,669,731 |
|
Two Years: |
10,551 |
|
Three Years: |
4,515,111 |
|
Abstain: |
142,732 |
|
Broker non-votes: |
1,560,203 |
4. Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting
Firm
The votes regarding the ratification of the appointment of KPMG
LLP as the Companys independent registered public accounting
firm for the fiscal year ending December31, 2017 were as
follows:
|
Number of votes cast for the proposal: |
89,763,657 |
|
Number of votes cast against the proposal: |
118,399 |
|
Number of abstentions: |
16,272 |
|
Number of broker non-votes: |
(d) As indicated above, at the 2017 Annual Meeting, One Year
received the highest number of votes cast on Proposal 3. In
accordance with the stockholder voting results, and consistent
with the recommendation of the Companys Board of Directors in
the Proxy Statement for the 2017 Annual Meeting, the Companys
Board of Directors has determined that future advisory votes on
named executive officer compensation will occur every year
until the next required vote on the frequency of stockholder
votes on the compensation of executives at the 2023 Annual
Meeting of Stockholders.
About WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (NYSE:WTS)
Watts Water Technologies, Inc. is a supplier of products and solutions that manage and conserve the flow of fluids and energy into, through and out of buildings in the residential and commercial markets. The Company, through its subsidiary, Watts Regulator Co., is engaged in manufacturing products and systems focused on the control, conservation and quality of water, and safety of the people using it. Its segments include Americas, Middle East and Africa and Asia-Pacific. It four product lines include: residential and commercial flow control products, which include products for plumbing and hot water applications; heating, ventilation and air conditioning and gas products, which include boilers, water heaters and heating solutions; drainage and water re-use products, which include drainage products and engineered rain water harvesting solutions, and water quality products, which include point-of-use and point-of-entry water filtration, conditioning and scale prevention systems. WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (NYSE:WTS) Recent Trading Information
WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (NYSE:WTS) closed its last trading session 00.00 at 62.50 with 205,907 shares trading hands.