Hubbell Incorporated (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):   May 6, 2014

Hubbell Incorporated
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
Connecticut 1-2958 06-0397030
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(State or other jurisdiction 		_____________
(Commission 		______________
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
40 Waterview Drive, Shelton, Connecticut   06484
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(Address of principal executive offices) 		  ___________
(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   475 882 4000

Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report

 

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

The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Hubbell Incorporated (the “Company”) was held on May 6, 2014. The following are the voting results on the three proposals considered and voted upon at the meeting, all of which were described in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 19, 2014.

PROPOSAL 1 — Election of directors to serve until the annual meeting of shareholders of the Company in 2015 and until their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified:

                         
 
   AFFIRMATIVE   WITHHELD   BROKER
NOMINEE
   VOTES   VOTES   NON-VOTES
 
                        
Carlos M. Cardoso
     149,549,441       1,298,141       17,746,603  
Lynn J. Good
     150,040,975       806,607       17,746,603  
Anthony J. Guzzi
     149,990,060       857,522       17,746,603  
Neal J. Keating
     150,229,785       617,797       17,746,603  
John F. Malloy
     150,228,093       619,489       17,746,603  
Andrew McNally IV
     145,774,788       5,072,794       17,746,603  
David. G. Nord
     150,206,040       641,542       17,746,603  
G. Jackson Ratcliffe
     150,095,214       752,368       17,746,603  
Carlos A. Rodriguez
     150,223,103       624,479       17,746,603  
John G. Russell
     149,757,910       1,089,672       17,746,603  
Steven R. Shawley
     150,672,314       175,268       17,746,603  
Richard J. Swift
     144,524,029       6,323,553       17,746,603  

PROPOSAL 2 — The ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year 2014:

                 
AFFIRMATIVE VOTES
  NEGATIVE VOTES   ABSTAINED VOTES
 
               
167,894,988
    470,889       228,308  

PROPOSAL 3 — Approval, on an advisory, non-binding basis, of the compensation of the named executive officers presented in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on May 6, 2014.

                 
AFFIRMATIVE VOTES
  NEGATIVE VOTES   ABSTAINED VOTES
 
               
148,403,883
    1,457,456       986,243  

Pursuant to the foregoing votes, the twelve nominees listed above were elected to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors, and Proposals 2 and 3 were approved.

Item 8.01 Other Events

On May 6, 2014, the Board of Directors of Hubbell Incorporated elected David G. Nord as Chairman of the Board. Mr. Nord has served as the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer since January 1, 2013.

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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.

         
    Hubbell Incorporated
          
May 8, 2014   By:   /s/ Megan C. Preneta
       
        Name: Megan C. Preneta
        Title: Corporate Secretary and Assistant General Counsel