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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On February 1, 2021, Meritor, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that Timothy J. Heffron, Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Chief Information Officer, will be leaving the Company effective February 28, 2021.
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The Company held its 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders on January 28, 2021. At the meeting, the following matters were voted on and received the number of votes in favor, votes withheld or against, abstentions (if applicable) and broker non-votes as set forth below:
| (i) | Election of directors: The following individuals were elected to the Board of Directors, with terms expiring at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders in 2022. Voting results were as follows: |
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| Name of Nominee | For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes |
| Jan A. Bertsch | 65,014,710 | 393,731 | 3,597,550 |
| Rodger L. Boehm | 65,018,026 | 390,415 | 3,597,550 |
| Lloyd G. Trotter | 64,781,475 | 626,966 | 3,597,550 |
| (ii) | Approval of executive compensation: The shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the named executive officers as disclosed in the Company’s definitive proxy statement for the 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Voting results were as follows: |
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| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
| 64,439,150 | 907,773 | 61,518 | 3,597,550 |
| (iii) | Appointment of auditors: The shareholders approved the ratification of the selection by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of the firm of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s auditors. Voting results were as follows: |
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
| 67,072,060 | 1,909,159 | 24,772 | N/A |
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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.
| MERITOR, INC. | ||
| (Registrant) | ||
| Date: February 1, 2021 | By: | /s/ Hannah S. Lim-Johnson |
| Hannah S. Lim-Johnson | ||
| Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer & | ||
| Corporate Secretary | ||
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