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 10, 2011

 

 

NEWELL RUBBERMAID INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   1-9608   36-3514169
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)  

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

3 Glenlake Parkway

Atlanta, Georgia

  30328
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (770) 418-7000

 

 

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The Company held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 10, 2011. For more information on the proposals presented at the meeting, see the Proxy Statement, the relevant portions of which are incorporated herein by reference.

The stockholders elected each of the four nominees to the Board of Directors for a three-year term by a majority of the votes cast:

 

Director

   For      Against      Abstain      Broker
Non-Votes
 

Kevin C. Conroy

     230,624,223         2,871,619         278,191         20,247,148   

Michael T. Cowhig

     231,323,877         2,182,479         267,577         20,247,148   

Mark D. Ketchum

     231,293,256         2,267,253         213,524         20,247,148   

Raymond G. Viault

     213,116,219         20,390,359         267,455         20,247,148   

The stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Company for the year 2011:

 

For

     251,031,604   

Against

     2,546,873   

Abstain

     442,703   

Broker Non-Votes

     0   

The stockholders approved the compensation for the Company’s named executive officers as presented in the Company’s proxy statement on a non-binding, advisory basis:

 

For

     205,633,752   

Against

     27,667,949   

Abstain

     472,331   

Broker Non-Votes

     20,247,148   

The stockholders voted to have the Company hold a vote every year to approve the compensation for the Company’s named executive officers on a non-binding, advisory basis:

 

One Year

     214,001,162   

Two Years

     1,251,584   

Three Years

     17,877,049   

Abstain

     642,391   

Broker Non-Votes

     20,247,148   

Based on these results, and consistent with the Company’s recommendation, the Board has determined that the Company will hold an advisory vote on executive compensation every year.

The stockholders approved a shareholder proposal entitled “Proposal 5 – Elect Each Director Annually”:

 

For

     205,570,800   

Against

     27,687,355   

Abstain

     514,960   

Broker Non-Votes

     20,248,065   


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.

 

    NEWELL RUBBERMAID INC.
Date: May 12, 2011     By:   /s/ John K. Stipancich
      John K. Stipancich
      Senior Vice President, General
Counsel and Corporate Secretary