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 26, 2016
WABCO HOLDINGS INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | 1-33332 | 20-8481962 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| Chaussée de la Hulpe 166, 1170 Brussels, Belgium 2770 Research Drive, Rochester Hills, MI |
48309-3511 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 32-2-663-9-800
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On May 26, 2016, WABCO Holdings Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). A total of 51,468,107 (91.5%) of the Company’s issued and outstanding common stock held of record as of the close of business on March 31, 2016 were present in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting. The information below is a summary of the final voting results on the proposals considered and voted upon at the Annual Meeting.
Election of Directors
The following persons were duly elected as directors of the Company for new terms which will expire at the Company’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders in 2019, or until their successors are duly elected and qualified. The table below sets forth the voting results for each nominee:
| Nominee |
Votes For | Votes Withheld |
Broker Non-Votes |
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| Jacques Esculier |
48,111,447 | 1,143,789 | 2,212,871 | |||||||||
| Henry R. Keizer |
49,188,925 | 66,311 | 2,212,871 | |||||||||
| Thomas S. Gross |
49,118,955 | 136,281 | 2,212,871 | |||||||||
Ratification of Auditors
At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s shareholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young Bedrijfsrevisoren BCVBA/Reviseurs d’Entreprises SCCRL as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2016. Set forth below is the result of the shareholder vote on this proposal:
| Proposal |
Votes For | Votes Against |
Abstentions | |||||||||
| Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for Fiscal Year 2016 |
51,321,870 | 140,924 | 5,313 | |||||||||
Advisory Vote To Approve Executive Compensation
At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s shareholders voted to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers. Set forth below is the result of the shareholder vote on this proposal:
| Proposal |
Votes For | Votes Against |
Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
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| Approve, on an Advisory Basis, the Compensation Paid to the Company’s Named Executive Officers |
48,366,651 | 872,422 | 16,163 | 2,212,871 | ||||||||||||
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.
| Date: June 2, 2016 | WABCO HOLDINGS INC. | |||||
| By: | /S/ LISA BROWN | |||||
| Name: | Lisa Brown | |||||
| Title: | Chief Legal Officer & Secretary | |||||