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): April 28, 2011
ARCH CHEMICALS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Virginia | 1-14601 | 06-1526315 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 501 Merritt 7, Norwalk, CT | 06851 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (203) 229-2900
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT
| Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders |
Arch Chemicals, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2011 Annual Meeting of Shareholders on April 28, 2011. Of the 25,430,363 shares of common stock entitled to vote at such meeting, at least 23,483,046 shares were present for purposes of a quorum. The final results for each of the matters submitted to a vote of shareholders at the Annual Meeting are as follows:
| Item No. 1: | All of the board’s nominees for director were elected to serve as Class III directors with terms expiring in 2014, by the votes set forth in the table below: |
| NOMINEE | FOR | WITHHELD | BROKER NON-VOTES | |||
| Michael E. Campbell |
21,416,577 | 789,640 | 1,276,828 | |||
| David Lilley |
21,771,440 | 434,777 | 1,276,828 |
| Item No. 2: | The shareholders approved the Company’s 1999 Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors, by the votes set forth in the table below: |
| FOR |
AGAINST | ABSTAIN | BROKER NON-VOTES | |||
| 20,189,956 |
1,977,339 | 38,922 | 1,276,828 |
| Item No. 3: | The shareholders approved, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the compensation of certain executive officers, by the votes set forth in the table below: |
| FOR |
AGAINST | ABSTAIN | BROKER NON-VOTES | |||
| 21,269,386 |
777,600 | 159,230 | 1,276,828 |
| Item No. 4: | The shareholders approved, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the holding of an advisory (non-binding) vote on executive compensation on an annual basis, by the votes set forth in the table below: |
| ONE-YEAR FREQUENCY VOTE |
TWO-YEAR FREQUENCY VOTE |
THREE-YEAR FREQUENCY VOTE |
ABSTAIN | BROKER NON-VOTES | ||||
| 19,794,616 |
72,863 | 2,201,792 | 136,945 | 1,276,828 |
| Item No. 5: | The appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2011 was ratified by the shareholders, by the votes set forth in the table below: |
| FOR |
AGAINST | ABSTAIN | BROKER NON-VOTES | |||
| 23,247,839 |
188,357 | 46,850 | 0 |
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.
| ARCH CHEMICALS, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Joseph P. Lacerenza | |
| Name: Joseph P. Lacerenza Title: Senior Deputy General Counsel and Secretary | ||
Date: May 4, 2011