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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): May 15, 2019

 

 

INGREDION INCORPORATED

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   1-13397   22-3514823

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

5 Westbrook Corporate Center, Westchester, Illinois   60154-5749
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

(708) 551-2600

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

 

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:

 

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(s)

 

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Common Stock, $.01 par value per share   INGR   New York Stock Exchange

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.

(a) The annual meeting of the stockholders of Ingredion Incorporated (the “Company”) was held on May 15, 2019. As of the record date of the meeting, 66,676,407 shares of common stock were issued and outstanding. At the meeting, holders of 60,209,173 shares (90.3% of the issued and outstanding shares) were present in person or represented by proxy, constituting a quorum.

(b) At the annual meeting, the Company’s stockholders (i) elected all of the Company’s nominees for election as director, (ii) approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, and (iii) ratified the appointment by the Audit Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors of the firm of KPMG LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company and its subsidiaries, in respect of the Company’s operations in 2019. Under the Company’s by-laws, in uncontested elections, directors are elected by a majority of the votes cast. In contested elections where the number of nominees exceeds the number of directors to be elected, directors are elected by a plurality vote. The vote of a majority of the shares present at the meeting in person or by proxy and entitled to vote is required to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers and to approve the ratification of the appointment of the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm. The number of votes cast for, against or withheld and the number of abstentions and broker non-votes as to each matter submitted to a vote of security holders were as follow:

 

1.

Election of Directors

The following nominees were elected to serve as directors of the Company, each for a term of one year and until his or her successor has been elected and qualified or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal, with votes as follow:

 

Name

   Votes For    Votes Against    Abstentions    Broker Non-Votes

Luis Aranguren-Trellez

   53,145,358    1,449.171    58,730    5,555,914

David B. Fischer

   54,317,906    277,425    57,928    5,555,914

Paul Hanrahan

   52,867,471    1,727,063    58,725    5,555,914

Rhonda L. Jordan

   53,713,966    890,234    49,059    5,555,914

Gregory B. Kenny

   52,098,034    2,488,454    66,771    5,555,914

Barbara A. Klein

   53,559,484    1,041,903    51,872    5,555,914

Victoria J. Reich

   54,363,610    236,794    52,855    5,555,914

Jorge A. Uribe

   54,477,424    118,130    57,705    5,555,914

Dwayne A. Wilson

   54,466,469    125,490    61,300    5,555,914

James P. Zallie

   54,088,331    502,698    62,230    5,555,914

 

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2.

Advisory Vote on Compensation of Named Executive Officers

The votes on a proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed pursuant to Item 402 of Regulation S-K, including the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, the accompanying compensation tables and the related narrative disclosures in the proxy statement for the Company’s 2019 annual meeting of stockholders were as follow:

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

50,772,478   3,763,325   117,456   5,555,914

 

3.

Ratification of Appointment of Auditors

The votes on a proposal to ratify the appointment by the Audit Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors of the firm of KPMG LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company and its subsidiaries, in respect of the Company’s operations in 2019, were as follow:

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

58,043,008   2,104,673   61,492   —  

There were no other matters submitted to a vote of security holders at the Company’s annual meeting.

(c) Not applicable.

(d) Not applicable.

 

Item 8.01

Other Events.

On May 15, 2019, the independent directors of the Company elected Gregory B. Kenny, an independent director of the Company, Chairman of the Board.

 

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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.

 

    INGREDION INCORPORATED

Date: May 21, 2019

   

By:

 

/s/ Janet M. Bawcom

      Janet M. Bawcom
      Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer

 

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