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 7, 2019
HUBBELL INCORPORATED
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| CONNECTICUT | 1-2958 | 06-0397030 | ||
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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40 Waterview Drive Shelton, Connecticut |
06484 | |||
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (475) 882-4000
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of each class |
Trading Symbol(s) |
Name of each exchange on which registered |
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| Common Stock — par value $0.01 per share | HUBB | New York Stock Exchange |
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On May 7, 2019, Hubbell Incorporated (the “Company”) held its 2019 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). The following are the voting results on the three proposals considered and voted upon at the Annual Meeting, all of which were described in the Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 25, 2019 in connection with the Annual Meeting.
PROPOSAL 1 - Election of directors to serve until the annual meeting of shareholders of the Company in 2020 and until their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified:
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NOMINEE |
AFFIRMATIVE VOTES |
WITHHOLD VOTES |
BROKER NON-VOTES |
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Carlos M. Cardoso |
46,788,797 | 277,288 | 3,912,334 | |||
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Anthony J. Guzzi |
45,936,084 | 1,130,001 | 3,912,334 | |||
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Neal J. Keating |
46,093,052 | 973,033 | 3,912,334 | |||
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Bonnie C. Lind |
46,825,915 | 240,170 | 3,912,334 | |||
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John F. Malloy |
46,728,987 | 337,098 | 3,912,334 | |||
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Judith F. Marks |
46,603,121 | 462,964 | 3,912,334 | |||
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David G. Nord |
45,723,411 | 1,342,674 | 3,912,334 | |||
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John G. Russell |
46,572,249 | 493,836 | 3,912,334 | |||
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Steven R. Shawley |
46,819,494 | 246,591 | 3,912,334 | |||
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PROPOSAL 2 - The ratification of the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year 2019:
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AFFIRMATIVE VOTES |
NEGATIVE VOTES |
ABSTAINED VOTES |
BROKER NON-VOTES |
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50,168,790 |
762,302 | 47,327 | 0 | |||
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PROPOSAL 3 - Approval, by non-binding vote, of the compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers (“Say on Pay”):
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AFFIRMATIVE VOTES |
NEGATIVE VOTES |
ABSTAINED VOTES |
BROKER NON-VOTES |
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27,291,514 |
19,539,644 | 234,927 | 3,912,334 | |||
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Pursuant to the foregoing votes, the nine nominees listed above were elected to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors, and Proposals 2 and 3 were approved.
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.
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HUBBELL INCORPORATED |
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By: |
/s/ Katherine A. Lane |
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Name: Katherine A. Lane |
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Title: Vice President, Acting General Counsel and Secretary |
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Date: May 9, 2019