8-K/AThe WireRoutine
Shareholder Vote
Filed Jun 26, 2017 · 9y ago · Accession 0001193125-17-212797
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View original ↗Securities and Exchange Commission on June 12, 2017 to announce the preliminary results of the Companys 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders held
on June 6, 2017 (the Annual Meeting). This Amendment is being filed to disclose the final voting results received from IVS Associates, Inc. (IVS), the independent inspector of elections for the Annual Meeting.
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
On June 23, 2017, IVS delivered its final vote tabulation that certified the final voting results for each of the matters set forth below
that were submitted to a vote at the Annual Meeting.
As of the close of business on April 7, 2017, the record date for the Annual
Meeting, 1,510,395,471 shares of the Companys common stock, par value $0.01 per share (Common Stock), were outstanding and entitled to vote. Of these, 1,233,343,870 shares of Common Stock were voted in person or by proxy at the
Annual Meeting, representing approximately 82 percent of the shares entitled to be voted. This includes 81,281,895 shares held through brokers with respect to which voting instructions were not received and which were permitted to vote only on Item
No. 5 listed below. The voting results and percentages next to the voting results listed below were calculated without regard to such uninstructed shares except in the case of Item No. 5.
The final tabulation from IVS of voting results for the election of directors and other proposals is set forth below.
Item No. 1 Election of Directors . The Companys shareholders elected the following nominees, constituting the
Companys full slate of nominees, to serve on the Companys Board of Directors until the next annual meeting of shareholders and until their successors have been duly elected or appointed: Mary T. Barra, Theodore M. Solso, Joseph J.
Ashton, Linda R. Gooden, Joseph Jimenez, Jane L. Mendillo, Michael G. Mullen, James J. Mulva, Patricia F. Russo, Thomas M. Schoewe, and Carol M. Stephenson.
The Companys Board of Directors Nominees
Director
For
Withheld
Percentage For
Mary T. Barra
1,129,136,572
22,776,040
98%
Theodore M. Solso
1,144,892,758
7,019,853
99%
Joseph J. Ashton
1,145,059,659
6,852,953
99%
Linda R. Gooden
1,140,858,449
11,054,162
99%
Joseph Jimenez
1,132,891,949
19,020,663
98%
Jane L. Mendillo
998,698,373
5,482,372
87%
Michael G. Mullen
997,848,120
6,332,625
87%
James J. Mulva
1,138,285,742
13,626,870
99%
Patricia F. Russo
1,123,187,879
28,724,733
97%
Thomas M. Schoewe
1,145,152,113
6,760,498
99%
Carol M. Stephenson
969,792,357
21,192,777
84%
Greenlights Nominees
Director
For
Withheld
Percentage For
Leo Hindery, Jr.
159,520,814
1,556,027
14%
Vinit Sethi
145,135,084
2,746,146
13%
William N. Thorndike, Jr.
146,313,100
1,568,131
13%
Item No. 2 Approval, on an Advisory Basis, of Named Executive Officer Compensation. The
Companys shareholders approved, by advisory vote, the compensation of the Companys named executive officers.
For
Against
Abstain
Percentage For
1,108,853,783
37,339,030
5,154,246
96%
Item No. 3 Approval of the General Motors Company 2017 Short-Term Incentive Plan . The
Companys shareholders approved the General Motors Company 2017 Short-Term Incentive Plan.
For
Against
Abstain
Percentage For
1,107,301,709
39,221,809
5,538,457
96%
Item No. 4 Approval of the General Motors Company 2017 Long-Term Incentive Plan . The
Companys shareholders approved the General Motors Company 2017 Long-Term Incentive Plan.
For
Against
Abstain
Percentage For
1,108,961,435
37,694,268
5,406,273
96%
Item No. 5 Ratification of the Selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the
Companys Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for 2017 . The Companys shareholders ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Companys independent registered public accounting firm for 2017.
For
Against
Abstain
Percentage For
1,212,997,565
16,051,442
4,294,864
98%
Item No. 6 Shareholder Proposal Regarding Independent Board Chairman . The Companys
shareholders did not approve a shareholder proposal regarding an independent board chairman.
For
Against
Abstain
Percentage Against
467,374,095
679,225,021
5,462,859
59%
Item No. 7 Greenlight Proposal Regarding Creation of Dual-Class Common Stock . The
Companys shareholders did not approve Greenlights proposal regarding the creation of dual-class common stock.
For
Against
Abstain
Percentage Against
90,006,827
1,053,306,852
8,748,296
91%
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.
GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY
(Registrant)
/s/ Jill E. Sutton
Date: June 26, 2017
By:
Jill E. Sutton
Deputy General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
Filing details
- Company
- General Motors Co
- Ticker
- GM
- CIK
- 1467858
- Form type
- 8-K/A
- Filing date
- Jun 26, 2017
- Report date
- Jun 6, 2017
- Document
- d413394d8ka.htm
- Size
- 45 KB