0001090872-13-000007.txt : 20130325 0001090872-13-000007.hdr.sgml : 20130325 20130325165545 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001090872-13-000007 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20130320 ITEM INFORMATION: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders FILED AS OF DATE: 20130325 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20130325 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001090872 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: INSTRUMENTS FOR MEAS & TESTING OF ELECTRICITY & ELEC SIGNALS [3825] IRS NUMBER: 770518772 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1031 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-15405 FILM NUMBER: 13714614 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 5301 STEVENS CREEK BLVD CITY: SANTA CLARA STATE: CA ZIP: 95051 BUSINESS PHONE: 408-345-8296 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 5301 STEVENS CREEK BLVD, MS 1A-LC STREET 2: P.O. BOX 58059 CITY: SANTA CLARA STATE: CA ZIP: 95052-8059 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: HP MEASUREMENT INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19990716 8-K 1 form8-kre2013annualmeeting.htm 8-K Form 8-K re: 2013 Annual Meeting
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): March 20, 2013
 
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
 
001-15405
 
77-0518772
(State or other jurisdiction
 
(Commission
 
(IRS Employer
of incorporation)
 
File Number)
 
Identification No.)
 
5301 Stevens Creek Boulevard, Santa Clara, CA
 
95,051
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
 
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (408) 345-8886
 
(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:
 
o           Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
 
o           Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
 
o           Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
 
o           Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
 
 
 


Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
 
The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Agilent Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on March 20, 2013 (the “Annual Meeting”).  A total of 298,757,097 shares of Common Stock, representing approximately 86.11% of the shares outstanding, were represented at the Annual Meeting. The voting results for each item of business properly presented at the Annual Meeting, as certified by the Company's independent inspector of elections, are set forth below:

 
Proposal No. 1 The election of three (3) directors for a term of three years.  The individuals listed below received the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast by the shares present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting, and were each elected to serve a three-year term.
 
Name
 
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Vote
 
Paul N. Clark
 
254,716,653
 
4,839,505
 
313,984
 
38,886,955
 
James G. Cullen
 
250,103,807
 
8,504,932
 
1,261,400
 
38,886,955
 
Tadataka Yamada, M.D.
 
247,236,273
 
12,254,064
 
379,805
 
38,886,955
 
 
Directors Robert J. Herbold, Koh Boon Hwee, Heidi Fields, David M. Lawrence, M.D., A. Barry Rand and William P. Sullivan continued in office following the Annual Meeting.
 

Proposal No. 2 The proposal to ratify the Audit and Finance Committee's appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the 2013 fiscal year was approved as set forth below.
 
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
295,249,830
 
2,899,605
 
607,662
 
 

Proposal No. 3 The non-binding advisory vote to approve the fiscal year 2012 compensation of the Company's named executive officers was approved as set forth below.
 
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Vote
 
251,665,629
 
7,613,958
 
590,555
 
38,886,955
 
 

Proposal No. 4 The stockholder proposal regarding board declassification was not submitted to a vote at the Annual Meeting because the proponent failed to properly present the proposal personally or through a qualified representative at the Annual Meeting.
 


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.
 
 
 
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Stephen D. Williams
 
Name:
Stephen D. Williams
 
Title:
Vice President, Assistant General Counsel
 
 
and Assistant Secretary
 
 
 
Date:  March 25, 2013