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): April 16, 2014

 

 

The Sherwin-Williams Company

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

 

Ohio   1-04851   34-0526850
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

101 West Prospect Avenue

Cleveland, Ohio

  44115
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

(216) 566-2000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

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

The final voting results for the proposals submitted for a vote of shareholders at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of The Sherwin-Williams Company held on April 16, 2014 are set forth below.

Proposal 1.   The shareholders fixed the number of directors of Sherwin-Williams at nine and elected the following nine nominees as directors of Sherwin-Williams to serve until the next Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until their successors are elected. The voting results for the nine nominees were as follows:

 

Name

   For      Against      Abstentions      Broker
Non-Votes
 

Arthur F. Anton

     83,078,907         818,940         390,408         5,848,588   

Christopher M. Connor

     82,105,636         1,585,289         597,330         5,848,588   

David F. Hodnik

     83,504,170         392,102         391,983         5,848,588   

Thomas G. Kadien

     83,489,908         330,132         468,215         5,848,588   

Richard J. Kramer

     83,599,064         287,813         401,378         5,848,588   

Susan J. Kropf

     82,453,780         1,379,696         454,779         5,848,588   

Christine A. Poon

     82,642,266         1,096,919         549,070         5,848,588   

Richard K. Smucker

     82,864,767         1,083,556         339,932         5,848,588   

John M. Stropki

     82,642,808         1,238,137         407,310         5,848,588   

Proposal 2.   The shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the named executives. The voting results were as follows:

 

For

  

Against

  

Abstentions

  

Broker

Non-Votes

80,345,161    2,885,616    1,057,360    5,848,706

Proposal 3.   The shareholders approved the ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as Sherwin-Williams’ independent registered public accounting firm for 2014. The voting results were as follows:

 

For

  

Against

  

Abstentions

  

Broker

Non-Votes

88,872,421    741,280    523,142    0

 

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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.

 

    THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY
April 21, 2014     By:   /s/ Catherine M. Kilbane
      Catherine M. Kilbane
      Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

 

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