Form 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 7, 2021 (May 5, 2021)

 

 

NEWELL BRANDS INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   1-9608   36-3514169
(State or Other Jurisdiction   (Commission   (IRS Employer
of Incorporation)   File Number)   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 5, 2021. 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 25, 2021 (the “Proxy Statement”), the relevant portions of which are incorporated herein by reference.

The number of shares of common stock voted on matters presented at the Annual Meeting was 379,089,747 of the 425,331,082 shares outstanding as of the March 9, 2021 record date for the Annual Meeting. Below is a summary of the items voted on by the stockholders at the Annual Meeting.

The stockholders elected each of the following ten 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

     286,144,678        62,291,668        284,289        30,369,112  

PATRICK D. CAMPBELL

     315,854,493        31,741,485        1,124,657        30,369,112  

JAMES R. CRAIGIE

     336,213,896        12,202,365        304,374        30,369,112  

BRETT M. ICAHN

     342,289,054        5,850,633        580,948        30,369,112  

JAY L. JOHNSON

     346,501,110        1,845,258        374,267        30,369,112  

GERARDO I. LOPEZ

     286,451,089        61,899,909        369,637        30,369,112  

COURTNEY R. MATHER

     344,182,622        4,020,231        517,782        30,369,112  

RAVICHANDRA K. SALIGRAM

     344,577,888        3,831,902        310,845        30,369,112  

JUDITH A. SPRIESER

     266,948,385        81,477,741        294,509        30,369,112  

ROBERT A. STEELE

     334,687,566        13,720,080        312,989        30,369,112  

The stockholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year 2021:

 

For

     377,949,096  

Against

     695,295  

Abstain

     445,356  

The stockholders approved the advisory resolution to approve executive compensation:

 

For

     314,651,476  

Against

     32,592,736  

Abstain

     1,476,423  

Broker Non-Votes

     30,369,112  

The stockholders did not approve a stockholder proposal to amend the stockholder right to act by written consent:

 

For

     150,921,205  

Against

     190,425,742  

Abstain

     7,373,688  

Broker Non-Votes

     30,369,112  

 

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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 7, 2021       NEWELL BRANDS INC.  
    By:  

/s/ Bradford R. Turner

 
      Chief Legal and Administrative Officer and Corporate Secretary  

 

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