UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 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 10, 2017 (February 7, 2017)

 

 

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware		1-12383		25-1797617
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

1201 South Second Street

Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53204

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(414) 382-2000

(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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INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT

 

Item 5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

(a)

The annual meeting of shareowners of the Company was held on February 7, 2017. The final results for each of the matters submitted to a vote of shareowners at the annual meeting are set forth below.

 

(b)

At the annual meeting, the shareowners:

 

(i)

voted to elect three directors of the Company to a term expiring in 2020 and two directors of the Company to a term expiring in 2019. Each nominee was elected by a vote of the shareowners as follows:

 

		Affirmative Votes				Votes Withheld				Broker Nonvotes
Steven R. Kalmanson			92,824,508				657,852				15,091,574
James P. Keane			92,808,933				673,427				15,091,574
Donald R. Parfet			92,768,440				713,920				15,091,574
Blake D. Moret			92,622,814				859,546				15,091,574
Thomas W. Rosamilia			92,909,765				572,595				15,091,574

 

(ii)

voted on a proposal to approve the selection by the Audit Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors of the firm of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2017. The proposal was approved by a vote of the shareowners as follows:

 

Affirmative votes			106,346,704
Negative votes			1,845,003
Abstentions			382,227

 

(iii)

voted on a proposal to approve on an advisory basis the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as set forth in the Company’s proxy statement for the February 7, 2017 annual meeting. The proposal was approved on an advisory basis by a vote of the shareowners as follows:

 

Affirmative votes			84,500,120
Negative votes			5,396,647
Abstentions			3,585,593
Broker Nonvotes			15,091,574

 

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(iv)

voted on a proposal to approve on an advisory basis the frequency of the shareowner vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The proposal was approved on an advisory basis by a vote of the shareowners as follows:

 

1 year			83,606,391
2 years			506,734
3 years			8,837,762
Abstentions			531,473
Broker Nonvotes			15,091,574

 

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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.

 

Date: February 10, 2017

 

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