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): November 14, 2016
THE CLOROX
COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant
as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 1-07151 | 31-0595760 |
(State or other jurisdiction of | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer |
incorporation) | Identification No.) |
1221 Broadway, Oakland,
California 94612-1888
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip
code)
(510) 271-7000
(Registrant's telephone
number, including area code)
Not applicable
(Former name or former
address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.02 |
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
(b) On November 14, 2016, Thomas D. Johnson, Vice President - Global Business Services and Chief Accounting Officer of The Clorox Company (the Company), provided notice of his intention to retire from the Company on March 1, 2017, following 28 years of service with the Company.
(c) On November 15, 2016, the Board of Directors of the Company appointed Jeff Baker, age 47, as Principal Accounting Officer, effective March 1, 2017. Mr. Baker will replace Thomas D. Johnson, who announced his intention to resign effective as of March 1, 2017, as disclosed above. Mr. Baker will take over Mr. Johnsons duties as Principal Accounting Officer on March 1, 2017, and will have the title Vice President Chief Accounting Officer & Corporate Controller.
Mr. Baker is currently the Companys Vice President Corporate Controller, a position he has held since August 2014. In this role, he is responsible for the Companys financial reporting process, including accounting policy development and implementation, the account close process, consolidation of worldwide financial results, designing and implementing financial reporting controls and reporting to the Securities and Exchange Commission. Mr. Baker has extensive accounting expertise and has been deeply involved in the Companys accounting matters since joining the Company in 2014. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Baker held positions of Corporate Controller and Director of Finance at Cree, Inc., a publicly-traded manufacturer of LED consumer and industrial products from August 2008 to July 2014.
Any changes to Mr. Bakers compensation arrangement in connection with the appointment described above have not yet been determined.
Mr. Baker has no familial relationships nor related party transactions with the Company that would require disclosure under Items 401(d) or 404(a) of Regulation S-K (17 CFR 229.401(d) and 229.404(a)) in connection with his appointment described above.
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On November 16, 2016, The Clorox Company (the Company) held its annual meeting of stockholders in Oakland, California. The matters voted on and the results of the vote were as follows:
1. | The Companys stockholders elected the following directors to each serve until the next Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until a successor is duly elected and qualified. |
Number of Votes | ||||||||
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||
Amy Banse | 85,604,869 | 613,374 | 340,000 | 27,628,726 | ||||
Richard H. Carmona | 82,943,062 | 3,390,320 | 224,861 | 27,628,726 | ||||
Benno Dorer | 81,620,012 | 3,155,098 | 1,783,133 | 27,628,726 | ||||
Spencer C. Fleischer | 85,067,969 | 1,130,140 | 360,135 | 27,628,726 | ||||
Esther Lee | 85,214,923 | 1,169,683 | 173,637 | 27,628,726 | ||||
A.D. David Mackay | 85,955,205 | 322,552 | 280,486 | 27,628,726 | ||||
Robert W. Matschullat | 84,454,990 | 1,905,303 | 197,950 | 27,628,726 | ||||
Jeffrey Noddle | 85,610,733 | 659,513 | 287,997 | 27,628,726 | ||||
Pamela Thomas-Graham | 85,201,494 | 1,131,619 | 225,129 | 27,628,726 | ||||
Carolyn M. Ticknor | 84,360,979 | 2,004,966 | 192,298 | 27,628,726 | ||||
Christopher J. Williams | 84,871,731 | 1,426,413 | 260,099 | 27,628,726 |
2. | The Companys stockholders voted for (on an advisory basis) the approval of the compensation of the Companys named executive officers. |
Number of Votes | |||||||
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||
80,607,529 | 5,185,513 | 765,202 | 27,628,726 |
3. | The Companys stockholders ratified the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Companys independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2017. |
Number of Votes | |||||||
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||
112,036,221 | 1,665,243 | 485,506 | 0 |
4. | The Companys stockholders voted against the stockholder proposal to reduce threshold to call special meetings to 10% of outstanding shares. |
Number of Votes | |||||||
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||
34,709,957 | 51,130,320 | 717,966 | 27,628,726 |
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.
THE CLOROX COMPANY
Date: | November 17, 2016 | By: | /s/ Laura Stein | |
Executive Vice President General Counsel and Corporate Affairs |