0001140361-12-021907.txt : 20120430 0001140361-12-021907.hdr.sgml : 20120430 20120430160129 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001140361-12-021907 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20120426 ITEM INFORMATION: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders FILED AS OF DATE: 20120430 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120430 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000310142 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: INDUSTRIAL ORGANIC CHEMICALS [2860] IRS NUMBER: 390561070 STATE OF INCORPORATION: WI FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-07626 FILM NUMBER: 12794927 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 777 EAST WISCONSIN AVENUE CITY: MILWAUKEE STATE: WI ZIP: 53202 BUSINESS PHONE: 4142716755 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: PO BOX 737 CITY: MILWAUKEE STATE: WI ZIP: 53201 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: UNIVERSAL FOODS CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 8-K 1 form8k.htm SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 8-K 4-26-2012 form8k.htm
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

April 26, 2012
(Date of Report/Date of earliest event reported)
 
SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
WISCONSIN
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
1-7626
(Commission File Number)
39-0561070
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
 
777 East Wisconsin Avenue
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202-5304
(Address and zip code of principal executive offices)
(414) 271-6755
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(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:
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ITEM 5.07 SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

At the 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Sensient Technologies Corporation (the "Company"), held on April 26, 2012, the following actions were taken:

The following Directors were each elected for a one-year term of office:
Nominee
  
Votes For
    
Votes Withheld
    
Broker Non-Votes
  
Hank Brown
     40,258,830       5,261,978       1,755,039  
Dr. Fergus M. Clydesdale
     39,426,186       6,094,622       1,755,039  
James A.D. Croft
     44,296,210       1,224,598       1,755,039  
William V. Hickey
     27,649,199       17,871,609       1,755,039  
Kenneth P. Manning
     44,500,386       1,020,422       1,755,039  
Peter M. Salmon
     45,207,659       313,149       1,755,039  
Dr. Elaine R. Wedral
     45,190,964       329,844       1,755,039  
Essie Whitelaw
     39,479,242       6,041,566       1,755,039  

The compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved by shareholders in an advisory vote, with 37,941,197 shares voted for, 4,694,841 shares voted against, 2,884,770 shares abstaining and 1,755,039 broker non-votes.

The Company’s 2012 Non-Employee Directors Stock Plan was approved, with 44,548,780 shares voted for, 773,100 shares voted against, 198,928 shares abstaining and  1,755,039 broker non-votes.

The shareholders also approved a proposal by the Board of Directors to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent auditors to conduct the annual audit of the consolidated financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries for the year ending December 31, 2012. The shareholders cast 46,461,191 votes in favor of this proposal, 745,325 votes against, and there were 69,331 shares abstaining.
 
 
 
 
 
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.
 
 
SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
(Registrant)
 
 
 
By:
/s/ John L. Hammond
 
Name:
John L. Hammond
 
 
Title:
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
 
Date:
April 27, 2012