8-K
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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 13, 2020 (May 11, 2020)

 

NEWELL BRANDS INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

1-9608

 

36-3514169

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification Number)

6655 Peachtree Dunwoody Rd.

Atlanta, GA 30328

(Address of principal executive offices including zip code)

(770) 418 -7000

(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

TITLE OF EACH CLASS

 

TRADING

SYMBOL

 

NAME OF EXCHANGE

ON WHICH REGISTERED

Common stock, $1 par value per share

 

NWL

 

Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company  

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  

 

 


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

Newell Brands Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on May 11, 2020. For more information on the proposals presented at the meeting, please see the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 26, 2020 (the “Proxy Statement”), the relevant portions of which are incorporated herein by reference.

As of the March 16, 2020 record date for the Annual Meeting, there were 447,973,968 shares of common stock issued, comprised of 23,896,363 shares of Treasury stock and 424,077,605 shares entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting.

The stockholders elected each of the following eleven nominees to the Board of Directors for a one-year term by a majority vote:

DIRECTOR

 

FOR

   

AGAINST

   

ABSTAIN

   

BROKER NON-
VOTE

 

BRIDGET RYAN BERMAN

   

334,211,665

     

3,729,705

     

425,230

     

46,955,006

 

PATRICK D. CAMPBELL

   

318,074,787

     

18,423,495

     

1,868,318

     

46,955,006

 

JAMES R. CRAIGIE

   

330,005,523

     

7,893,553

     

467,524

     

46,955,006

 

DEBRA A. CREW

   

332,765,192

     

5,175,785

     

425,623

     

46,955,006

 

BRETT M. ICAHN

   

331,635,295

     

6,120,952

     

610,353

     

46,955,006

 

GERARDO I. LOPEZ

   

318,277,371

     

19,616,857

     

472,372

     

46,955,006

 

COURTNEY R. MATHER

   

319,894,935

     

17,806,770

     

664,895

     

46,955,006

 

RAVICHANDRA K. SALIGRAM

   

335,199,743

     

2,742,596

     

424,261

     

46,955,006

 

JUDITH A. SPRIESER

   

334,008,367

     

3,917,947

     

440,286

     

46,955,006

 

ROBERT A. STEELE

   

322,005,317

     

15,868,605

     

492,678

     

46,955,006

 

STEVEN J. STROBEL

   

329,760,644

     

8,100,106

     

505,850

     

46,955,006

 

The stockholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year 2020:

For

   

383,320,393

 

Against

   

1,237,715

 

Abstain

   

763,498

 

The stockholders approved the advisory resolution to approve executive compensation:

For

   

310,825,214

 

Against

   

26,311,101

 

Abstain

   

1,230,285

 

Broker Non-Votes

   

46,955,006

 

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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.

Dated: May 13, 2020

 

 

 

NEWELL BRANDS INC.

             

 

 

By:

 

/s/ Bradford R. Turner

 

 

 

Chief Legal and Administrative Officer and Corporate

 

 

 

Secretary

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