0001193125-12-222530.txt : 20120509 0001193125-12-222530.hdr.sgml : 20120509 20120509172924 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-12-222530 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20120509 ITEM INFORMATION: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders FILED AS OF DATE: 20120509 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120509 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ALBEMARLE CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000915913 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: PLASTICS, MATERIALS, SYNTH RESINS & NONVULCAN ELASTOMERS [2821] IRS NUMBER: 541692118 STATE OF INCORPORATION: VA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-12658 FILM NUMBER: 12826891 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 451 FLORIDA STREET CITY: BATON ROUGE STATE: LA ZIP: 70801 BUSINESS PHONE: 2253888011 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 451 FLORIDA STREET CITY: BATON ROUGE STATE: LA ZIP: 70801 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ECHEM INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19931208 8-K 1 d350643d8k.htm FORM 8-K Form 8-K

 

 

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 9, 2012

 

 

ALBEMARLE CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

 

Virginia   001-12658   54-1692118

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

  

(Commission

File Number)

  

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

451 Florida Street, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70801

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code: (225) 388-8011

Not Applicable

(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:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ 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.

On Wednesday, May 9, 2012, Albemarle Corporation (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders. During this meeting, shareholders of the Company were asked to consider and vote upon three proposals: (1) election of the nine nominees set forth in the 2012 Proxy Statement to the Company’s Board of Directors, (2) ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ended December 31, 2012, and (3) ratification of a non-binding advisory resolution approving the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.

As of the record date for the Annual Meeting, March 2, 2012, there were 89,118,918 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote, of which the holders of 80,915,161 shares of common stock were represented in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting. For each proposal, the results of the shareholder voting were as follows:

1. Election of directors. All of the nominees for directors were elected to serve for a term which expires at the annual meeting of shareholders in 2013, by the votes set forth in the table below.

 

Nominee

    Voted For      Withheld  

Jim W. Nokes

      74,072,979         1,126,895   

William H. Hernandez

      74,852,202         347,672   

R. William Ide, III

      73,805,063         1,394,811   

Luther C. Kissam, IV

      74,836,619         363,255   

Joseph M. Mahady

      74,895,557         304,317   

Barry W. Perry

      73,949,026         1,250,848   

John Sherman, Jr.

      74,070,588         1,129,286   

Harriett Tee Taggart

      74,913,416         286,458   

Anne Marie Whittemore

      74,542,541         657,333   

There were 5,715,287 broker non-votes received for each nominee.

2. Ratification of appointment of independent registered public accounting firm. The shareholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012, by the votes set forth in the table below.

 

Voted For

  

Voted Against

  

Abstained

79,941,173

   933,871   40,117

The proposal to ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC was a routine matter and, therefore, there were no broker non-votes relating to this matter.

3. Advisory vote on executive compensation. The shareholders ratified the non-binding advisory resolution approving the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers by the votes set forth in the table below.

 

Voted For

  

Voted Against

  

Abstained

  

Broker Non-Votes

71,349,769

   2,957,937   892,168   5,715,287

SIGNATURE

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 thereunto duly authorized.

 

    ALBEMARLE CORPORATION
Date: May 9, 2012     By:  

/s/ Karen G. Narwold

     

Senior Vice President, General Counsel and

Corporate Secretary