UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 18, 2017
MOHAWK INDUSTRIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 01 13697 | 52-1604305 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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160 South Industrial Blvd., Calhoun, Georgia | 30701 | |||
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrants telephone number, including area code (706) 629-7721
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Mohawk Industries, Inc. (the Company) was held on May 18, 2017. Below are the final voting results of the items voted on at the Annual Meeting:
(1) | Votes regarding the election of the following persons as directors for a three-year term beginning in 2017 were as follows: |
Name |
Votes For |
Votes Against |
Votes Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes |
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Karen A. Smith Bogart |
61,470,262 | 728,016 | 7,851 | 3,310,834 | ||||
Richard C. Ill |
60,374,334 | 1,739,341 | 92,454 | 3,310,834 | ||||
Jeffrey S. Lorberbaum |
61,358,235 | 840,167 | 7,727 | 3,310,834 |
(2) | Votes regarding ratification of the selection of KPMG LLP as the Companys independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017 were as follows: |
Votes For |
Votes Against |
Votes Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes |
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65,071,568 |
434,076 | 11,319 | 0 |
(3) | Votes regarding the non-binding, advisory vote with respect to the compensation of the Companys Named Executive Officers were as follows: |
Votes For |
Votes Against |
Votes Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes |
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56,928,845 |
5,229,757 | 47,527 | 3,310,834 |
(4) | Votes regarding the non-binding, advisory vote with respect to frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation of the Companys Named Executive Officers were as follows: |
Every Year |
2 Years |
3 Years |
Votes Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes |
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57,262,385 |
22,414 | 4,911,827 | 9,503 | 3,310,834 |
In accordance with the results of this vote, the Company will continue to provide an advisory vote on executive compensation on an annual basis, until the next required vote on the frequency of shareholder votes on the compensation of executives.
(5) | Votes regarding the approval of the Companys 2017 Incentive Plan were as follows: |
Votes For |
Votes Against |
Votes Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes |
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60,401,823 |
1,779,426 | 24,880 | 3,310,834 |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Mohawk Industries, Inc. | ||||||||
Date: May 22, 2017 | By: | /s/ R. David Patton | ||||||
R. David Patton
Vice President-Business
Strategy, General Counsel
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