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, 2018
International Paper Company
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Commission file number 1-3157
| New York | 13-0872805 | |||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | |||
| 6400 Poplar Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee | 38197 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (ZIP Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (901) 419-7000
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SECTION 5. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT.
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
(a) International Paper Company (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of shareowners on May 7, 2018.
(b) Of the 414,093,576 shares outstanding on the record date and entitled to vote at the meeting, 377,338,031 shares were present at the meeting in person or by proxy, constituting a quorum of 91.12 percent. The shareowners of the Company’s common stock considered and voted upon three Company proposals and one shareowner proposal at the meeting.
Item 1 – Company Proposal to Elect 12 Directors
The holders of the common stock of the Company elected each of the following nominees as directors, to serve a term of one year ending the earlier of (i) the Company’s 2019 annual meeting of shareowners and the date a qualified successor has been elected, or (ii) death, resignation or retirement. The directors were elected by the following count:
| Directors |
For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes | ||||
| David J. Bronczek | 310,111,762 | 9,510,519 | 647,409 | 57,068,341 | ||||
| William J. Burns | 309,953,564 | 9,716,525 | 599,601 | 57,068,341 | ||||
| Christopher M. Connor | 312,472,804 | 7,198,830 | 598,056 | 57,068,341 | ||||
| Ahmet C. Dorduncu | 303,167,362 | 16,504,722 | 597,606 | 57,068,341 | ||||
| Ilene S. Gordon | 309,425,047 | 10,276,577 | 568,066 | 57,068,341 | ||||
| Jacqueline C. Hinman | 312,702,430 | 6,902,280 | 664,980 | 57,068,341 | ||||
| Jay L. Johnson | 309,234,305 | 10,418,300 | 617,085 | 57,068,341 | ||||
| Clinton A. Lewis, Jr. | 311,133,456 | 8,439,048 | 697,186 | 57,068,341 | ||||
| Kathryn D. Sullivan | 301,017,373 | 18,661,005 | 591,312 | 57,068,341 | ||||
| Mark S. Sutton | 306,605,001 | 12,449,342 | 1,215,347 | 57,068,341 | ||||
| J. Steven Whisler | 310,522,307 | 9,152,640 | 594,743 | 57,068,341 | ||||
| Ray G. Young | 311,814,095 | 7,867,810 | 587,785 | 57,068,341 |
Item 2 – Company Proposal to Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for 2018
The holders of the Company’s common stock ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2018 by the following count:
| For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 371,139,199 |
5,326,655 |
872,177 |
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Item 3 – Company Proposal to Vote on a Non-Binding Resolution to Approve the Compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers
The holders of the Company’s common stock supported the non-binding resolution to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers by the following count:
| For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 301,866,228 |
16,729,064 |
1,674,398 |
57,068,341 |
Item 4 – Shareowner Proposal Concerning Special Shareowner Meetings
The holders of the Company’s common stock did not approve the non-binding shareowner proposal concerning special shareowner meetings by the following count:
| For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 143,482,918 |
175,118,045 |
1,668,727 |
57,068,341 |
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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.
| International Paper Company | ||||
| Date: May 7, 2018 | By: | /s/ SHARON R. RYAN | ||
| Name: Sharon R. Ryan | ||||
| Title: Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ||||
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