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 12, 2010
USG Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 1-8864 | 36-3329400 | ||
(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
550 West Adams Street, Chicago, Illinois |
60661-3676 | |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (312) 436-4000
(Former name or former address if changed since last report.) |
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Section 5 Corporate Governance and Management
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(e) On May 12, 2010, the stockholders of USG Corporation (the Registrant) approved amendments to the USG Corporation Long-Term Incentive Plan (the Plan), which was first approved by stockholders in 2006. Among other things, the amendments to the Plan provide for a 4.5 million share increase in the number of shares of the Registrants common stock reserved and available for awards under the Plan and permit awards under the Plan to the Registrants directors.
The amendments to the Plan are described in proposal 3 in the Registrants proxy statement for the 2010 annual meeting of its stockholders (the Proxy Statement). The Proxy Statement, which also includes a summary description of the Plan, as amended, was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 1, 2010. The descriptions of the Plan amendments contained herein and in the Proxy Statement are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the Plan, as amended, which is attached as Annex C to the Proxy Statement and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
The Registrant held its annual meeting of stockholders on May 12, 2010. The stockholders considered four proposals, each of which is described in more detail in the Proxy Statement. The matters voted upon at the annual meeting and the results of the votes were as follows:
Proposal 1. Election of four directors for a three-year term to expire in 2013.
BROKER | ||||||||||||
FOR | WITHHOLD | NON-VOTES | ||||||||||
Lawrence M. Crutcher |
68,215,242 | 2,674,013 | 18,155,338 | |||||||||
William C. Foote |
69,901,227 | 988,028 | 18,155,338 | |||||||||
Steven F. Leer |
67,311,741 | 3,577,514 | 18,155,338 | |||||||||
Judith A. Sprieser |
67,120,453 | 3,768,802 | 18,155,338 |
Proposal 2. Reapproval of the USG Corporation Management Incentive Plan.
FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN | ||||||
85,845,201
|
2,655,322 | 544,070 |
Proposal 3. Approval of amendment of the USG Corporation Long-Term Incentive Plan.
BROKER | ||||||||||||
FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN | NON-VOTES | |||||||||
61,562,657
|
9,065,373 | 261,625 | 18,155,338 |
Proposal 4. Ratification of appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Registrants independent registered public accountants for 2010.
FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN | ||||||
88,670,245
|
307,784 | 66,564 |
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(e) Exhibits.
Number | Description | |
10.1
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USG Corporation Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended effective May 12, 2010 (incorporated by reference to Annex C to the Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of USG Corporation held on May 12, 2010 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 1, 2010) |
SIGNATURE
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.
USG CORPORATION Registrant |
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Date: May 17, 2010 | By: /s/ Ellis A. Regenbogen | |
Ellis A. Regenbogen Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Corporate Secretary |