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): June 14, 2017 | ||||
CATERPILLAR INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) | ||||
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | ||||
1-768 (Commission File Number) | 37-0602744 (IRS Employer Identification No.) | |||
100 NE Adams Street, Peoria, Illinois (Address of principal executive offices) | 61629 (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (309) 675-1000 | ||||
Former name or former address, if changed since last report: N/A | ||||
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. |
Proposal 1 – Company Proposal - Election of Directors All nominees for election to the Company’s Board of Directors named in the Proxy Statement were elected, each to a one-year term, with the following vote: | |||||||
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||
David L. Calhoun | 427,148,025 | 3,644,724 | 1,855,091 | 107,452,685 | |||
Daniel M. Dickinson | 423,665,546 | 7,959,998 | 1,022,296 | 107,452,685 | |||
Juan Gallardo | 425,818,430 | 5,812,818 | 1,016,592 | 107,452,685 | |||
Jesse J. Greene, Jr. | 428,016,142 | 3,623,004 | 1,008,694 | 107,452,685 | |||
Jon M. Huntsman, Jr. | 427,274,530 | 4,416,207 | 957,103 | 107,452,685 | |||
Dennis A. Muilenburg | 425,257,639 | 6,394,991 | 995,210 | 107,452,685 | |||
William A. Osborn | 404,819,883 | 26,810,473 | 1,017,484 | 107,452,685 | |||
Debra L. Reed | 402,022,897 | 29,604,951 | 1,019,992 | 107,452,685 | |||
Edward B. Rust, Jr. | 422,741,199 | 8,521,975 | 1,384,666 | 107,452,685 | |||
Susan C. Schwab | 427,146,170 | 4,501,204 | 1,000,466 | 107,452,685 | |||
Jim Umpleby | 428,036,867 | 3,644,577 | 966,396 | 107,452,685 | |||
Miles D. White | 401,540,215 | 30,133,452 | 974,173 | 107,452,685 | |||
Rayford Wilkins, Jr. | 428,386,631 | 3,224,900 | 1,036,309 | 107,452,685 |
Proposal 2 - Company Proposal - Ratification of the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm The proposal requesting ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2017 was approved with the following vote: | |||||||
For | Against | Abstain | |||||
517,460,380 | 21,010,427 | 1,629,718 |
Proposal 3 - Company Proposal - Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation The proposal requesting that the shareholders of the Company approve executive compensation, on an advisory basis, was approved with the following vote: | |||||||
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||
416,900,042 | 13,495,846 | 2,251,952 | 107,452,685 |
Proposal 4 - Company Proposal - Advisory Vote on the Frequency of Executive Compensation Votes The proposal requesting that shareholders of the Company approve executive compensation, on an advisory basis, every one, two or three years received the following votes: | ||||||||
One Year | Two Years | Three Years | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||
390,650,806 | 1,494,807 | 38,948,684 | 1,553,543 | 107,452,685 | ||||
Consistent with a majority of votes cast with respect to this proposal and with the recommendation of the Board of Directors, the Company will hold a shareholder advisory vote on executive compensation annually until the next required vote on the frequency of shareholder votes on executive compensation. |
Proposal 5 – Company Proposal – Approve the Amended and Restated 2014 Long-Term Incentive Plan The proposal requesting that the shareholders of the Company approve changes to the long-term incentive plan, including increasing the number of shares authorized for issuance under the plan was approved with the following vote: | |||||||
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||
407,625,861 | 22,167,304 | 2,854,675 | 107,452,685 |
Proposal 6 - Shareholder Proposal – Provide a Report of Lobbying Activities The proposal requesting that the Company provide a report regarding lobbying activities and expenditures was not approved based on the following vote: | |||||||
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||
69,181,392 | 355,276,033 | 8,190,415 | 107,452,685 |
Proposal 7 - Shareholder Proposal – Decrease Percent of Ownership Required to Call Special Shareholder Meeting The proposal requesting that the Company give shareholders in the aggregate of 15 percent of the Company’s outstanding common stock the power to call a special shareholder meeting was not approved based on the following vote: | |||||||
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||
142,443,332 | 287,946,982 | 2,257,526 | 107,452,685 |
Proposal 8 - Shareholder Proposal – Provide a Report of Lobbying Priorities The proposal requesting that the Company report to shareholders on the Company’s process for identifying and prioritizing legislative and regulatory public policy advocacy activities was not approved based on the following vote: | |||||||
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||
8,064,493 | 415,859,907 | 8,723,440 | 107,452,685 |
Proposal 9 - Shareholder Proposal – Include Sustainability as a Performance Metric Under Executive Incentive Plans: The proposal requesting that the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors include sustainability as one of the performance measures for senior executives under the Company’s incentive plans was not approved based on the following vote: | |||||||
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||
19,622,104 | 404,607,222 | 8,418,514 | 107,452,685 |
Proposal 10 - Shareholder Proposal – Amend the Company’s Compensation Clawback Policy The proposal requesting that the Board of Directors amend the Company’s compensation clawback policy to include any misconduct or oversight failure that causes significant financial or reputation harm was not approved based on the following vote: | |||||||
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||
121,854,679 | 292,939,985 | 17,853,176 | 107,452,685 |
Proposal 11 - Shareholder Proposal – Adopt a Permanent Policy that the Chairman be Independent The proposal requesting that the Board of Directors adopt a permanent policy that would require, whenever possible, the Chairman of the Board to be an independent director was not approved based on the following vote: | |||||||
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||
113,203,322 | 317,026,735 | 2,417,783 | 107,452,685 |
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. | |||
CATERPILLAR INC. | |||
June 19, 2017 | By: | /s/Suzette M. Long | |
Suzette M. Long | |||
Interim Executive Vice President, Law and Public Policy & Corporate Secretary |
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