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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 4, 2021
 
 
REXNORD CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Delaware 001-35475 20-5197013
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
 
511 W. Freshwater Way   53204
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(414) 643-3739
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each Class Trading Symbol(s) Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock $.01 par value RXN The New York Stock Exchange
 

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).

Emerging growth company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.




Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Rexnord Corporation (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 4, 2021. The Company’s stockholders: (i) elected four directors to the Company’s Board of Directors to serve for three-year terms expiring at the Annual Meeting to be held in 2024; (ii) approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as disclosed in the proxy statement for the Annual Meeting (the “Proxy Statement”); and (iii) ratified the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021 (“Fiscal 2021”). There were 119,613,963 outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock eligible to vote as of March 8, 2021, the record date for the Annual Meeting.

The directors elected to the Company’s Board for terms expiring at the Annual Meeting to be held in 2024, as well as the number of votes cast for, votes withheld and broker non-votes with respect to each of these individuals, are set forth below:
Director Votes For Votes Withheld Broker Non-Votes
Todd A. Adams 109,507,981 4,292,412 1,065,302
Theodore D. Crandall 113,660,305 140,088 1,065,302
Rosemary M. Schooler 112,721,692 1,078,701 1,065,302
Robin A. Walker-Lee 109,651,522 4,148,871 1,065,302

The terms of office for the following directors continue until the Annual Meeting in the year set forth below:

Director Term Director Term
Mark S. Bartlett 2022 Thomas D. Christopoul 2023
Don Butler 2022 John S. Stroup 2023
David C. Longren 2022 Peggy N. Troy 2023
George C. Moore 2022

The advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as disclosed in “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” and “Executive Compensation” in the Proxy Statement, received the following votes:


Votes for approval: 109,430,539 
Votes against: 4,274,461 
Abstentions: 95,393 
Broker Non-Votes: 1,065,302 

The proposal to ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for Fiscal 2021 received the following votes:

Votes for approval: 113,937,001 
Votes against: 842,412 
Abstentions: 86,282 
Broker Non-Votes: 0

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SIGNATURE
    Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, Rexnord Corporation has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized this 5th day of May, 2021.
REXNORD CORPORATION
By:
/S/    Patricia M. Whaley
  Patricia M. Whaley
  Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

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