8-K 1 am08vote.htm ANNUAL MEETING 2008 UNITED STATES

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 20, 2008

JPMORGAN CHASE & CO.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

1-5805

13-2624428

(State or other
jurisdiction of
incorporation)

(Commission File
Number)

(IRS Employer
Identification Number)

 

270 Park Avenue, New York, NY

10017

(Address of Principal Executive Office)

(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 270-6000

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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

At the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of JPMorgan Chase & Co. ("Registrant") held on Tuesday, May 20, 2008, shareholders approved an amendment to Registrant's 2005 Long-Term Incentive Plan to extend the term from May 16, 2010 to May 31, 2013, and to authorize a total of 350 million shares to be available for issuance as awards commencing May 20, 2008. For a description of the terms and conditions of the 2005 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as Amended and Restated Effective May 20, 2008 (the "LTIP"), see "Summary of the Plan as proposed to be amended" under "Proposal 3. Approval of Amendment to 2005 Long-Term Incentive Plan" in the Registrant's proxy statement for its 2008 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which description is incorporated herein by reference. A copy of the LTIP also is filed as Appendix B to the Registrant's proxy statement for its 2008 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

At Registrant's 2008 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, shareholders also reapproved Registrant's Key Executive Performance Plan to align the shareholder review and approval of this plan with the LTIP. For a description of the terms and conditions of the Key Executive Performance Plan, as Amended and Restated Effective January 1, 2009 (the "KEPP"), see "Summary of KEPP" under "Proposal 4. Reapproval of Key Executive Performance Plan" in Registrant's proxy statement for its 2008 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which description is incorporated herein by reference. A copy of the KEPP also is filed as Appendix D to the Registrant's proxy statement for its 2008 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

Item 8.01 Other Events.

Registrant held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on Tuesday, May 20, 2008. A total of 2,984,568,881 shares were represented in person or by proxy, or 87.79% of the total shares outstanding. The results of shareholder voting on the 11 proposals presented were as follows:

MANAGEMENT PROPOSALS:

Proposal 1. Shareholders elected the 12 director nominees named in the Proxy Statement:

Name

For

Against

Abstain

Crandall C. Bowles

2,913,212,543

25,643,531

45,006,625

Stephen B. Burke

2,905,054,854

33,782,404

45,025,441

David M. Cote

2,919,587,292

19,207,035

45,068,282

James S. Crown

2,904,188,428

34,687,027

44,987,203

James Dimon

2,903,542,031

36,980,177

43,340,448

Ellen V. Futter

2,900,673,127

38,292,983

44,896,546

William H. Gray, III

2,874,371,908

63,908,817

45,578,292

Laban P. Jackson, Jr.

2,897,320,105

40,380,412

46,162,137

Robert I. Lipp

2,903,518,256

35,320,645

45,023,800

David C. Novak

2,837,663,281

101,343,788

45,561,812

Lee R. Raymond

2,886,542,414

51,910,920

45,407,198

William C. Weldon

2,906,314,013

32,659,453

44,889,234

There were no broker non-votes.

Proposal 2. Shareholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Registrant's independent registered public accounting firm for 2008:

For

Against

Abstain

2,914,755,021

27,509,519

41,588,159

97.68% of voted

0.92% of voted

1.39% of voted

99.07% of votes for and against

0.93% of votes for and against

There were no broker non-votes.

Proposal 3. Shareholders approved the Amendment to Registrant's 2005 Long-Term Incentive Plan:

For

Against

Abstain

1,517,737,433

997,361,086

48,494,251

59.20% of voted

38.90% of voted

1.89% of voted

60.35% of votes for and against

39.65% of votes for and against

There were 420,976,111 broker non-votes.

Proposal 4. Shareholders reapproved Registrant's Key Executive Performance Plan:

For

Against

Abstain

2,739,135,359

190,535,067

54,187,436

91.80% of voted

6.39% of voted

1.82% of voted

93.50% of votes for and against

6.50% of votes for and against

There were no broker non-votes.

SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS:

Proposal 5. Shareholders did not approve the proposal on Governmental Service Report:

For

Against

Abstain

98,629,106

2,046,817,679

418,149,529

3.85% of voted

79.84% of voted

16.31% of voted

4.60% of votes for and against

95.40% of votes for and against

There were 420,972,538 broker non-votes.

Proposal 6. Shareholders did not approve the proposal on Political Contributions Report:

For

Against

Abstain

611,193,427

1,534,683,414

417,709,466

23.84% of voted

59.86% of voted

16.29% of voted

28.48% of votes for and against

71.52% of votes for and against

There were 420,982,574 broker non-votes.

Proposal 7. Shareholders did not approve the proposal on Independent Chairman of the Board:

For

Against

Abstain

382,069,515

2,131,986,358

49,536,326

14.90% of voted

83.16% of voted

1.93% of voted

15.20% of votes for and against

84.80% of votes for and against

There were 420,976,682 broker non-votes.

Proposal 8. Shareholders did not approve the proposal on Executive Compensation Approval:

For

Against

Abstain

938,239,159

1,457,895,989

167,458,321

36.60% of voted

56.87% of voted

6.53% of voted

39.16% of votes for and against

60.84% of votes for and against

There were 420,975,412 broker non-votes.

Proposal 9. Shareholders did not approve the proposal on Two Candidates per Directorship:

For

Against

Abstain

67,139,237

2,337,614,555

158,838,096

2.62% of voted

91.19% of voted

6.20% of voted

2.79% of votes for and against

97.21% of votes for and against

There were 420,976,993 broker non-votes.

Proposal 10. Shareholders did not approve the proposal on Human Rights and Investment Report:

For

Against

Abstain

203,058,100

1,936,487,710

424,034,459

7.92% of voted

75.54% of voted

16.54% of voted

9.49% of votes for and against

90.51% of votes for and against

There were 420,988,612 broker non-votes.

Proposal 11. Shareholders did not approve the proposal on Lobbying Priorities Report

For

Against

Abstain

72,731,059

2,237,464,758

253,308,625

2.84% of voted

87.28% of voted

9.88% of voted

3.15% of votes for and against

96.85% of votes for and against

There were 421,064,439 broker non-votes.

 

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

   

JPMORGAN CHASE & CO.

 

By:

/s/ Anthony J. Horan

 

Name:
Title:

Anthony J. Horan
Corporate Secretary

Date: May 23, 2008