Form 8-K

 

 

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): February 26, 2019

 

 

 

LOGO

NORDSON CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

 

Ohio   0-7977   34-0590250

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

  

(Commission

File Number)

  

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

28601 Clemens Road

Westlake, Ohio 44145

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code: 440-892-1580

 

 

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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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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.

At the 2019 Annual Meeting, 53,594,138 shares, of the 57,609,588 shares that were outstanding and entitled to vote (93.02%), were represented in person or by proxy, constituting a quorum. The final voting results for each of the proposals submitted to a vote of shareholders at the 2019 Annual Meeting are set forth below.

Proposal 1 – The Company’s shareholders elected Lee C. Banks, Randolph W. Carson, and Victor L. Richey, Jr. to the Board of Directors, each to serve until the 2022 annual meeting of shareholders and until his successor is duly elected and qualified or until his earlier death, resignation or removal. The votes were cast as follows:

 

     Votes For      Votes Withheld      Broker Non-Votes  

Lee C. Banks

      47,678,237        2,080,200        3,835,701  

Randolph W. Carson

      45,287,620        4,470,817        3,835,701  

Victor L. Richey, Jr.

      36,081,755        13,676,682        3,835,701  

Proposal 2 – The Company’s shareholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2019. The votes were cast as follows:

 

For

   

Against

   

Abstain

53,058,925

    486,436    48,777

Proposal 3 – The Company’s shareholders approved, on an advisory, non-binding basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as described in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis and the accompanying tabular and narrative disclosure included in the Proxy Statement for the 2019 Annual Meeting. The votes were cast as follows:

 

For

   

Against

   

Abstain

   

Broker Non-Votes

48,741,054

    893,915    123,468    3,835,701

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

    NORDSON CORPORATION
Date: March 1, 2018     By:  

/s/ Gina A. Beredo

      Gina A. Beredo
      Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary