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 Earliest Event Reported): May 10, 2011
 
ITT CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
         
Indiana
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  1-5672
(Commission File No.)
  13-5158950
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
1133 Westchester Avenue,
White Plains, New York 10604
(914) 641-2000

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 
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Item 5.07   Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
      On May 10, 2011, ITT Corporation (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”).
  1.   At the Annual Meeting, the persons whose names are set forth below were elected as directors, constituting the entire Board of Directors. Relevant voting information for each person follows:
                         
    Votes For     Withheld     Broker Non-Votes  
Curtis J. Crawford
    136,720,318       4,868,864       14,344,028  
Christina A. Gold
    131,208,891       10,380,291       14,344,028  
Ralph F. Hake
    129,525,088       12,064,094       14,344,028  
John J. Hamre
    139,678,619       1,910,563       14,344,028  
Paul J. Kern
    135,504,786       6,084,396       14,344,028  
Steven R. Loranger
    137,893,156       3,696,026       14,344,028  
Frank T. MacInnis
    129,070,705       12,518,477       14,344,028  
Surya N. Mohapatra
    131,503,247       10,085,935       14,344,028  
Linda S. Sanford
    129,239,461       12,349,721       14,344,028  
Markos I. Tambakeras
    139,801,638       1,787,544       14,344,028  
      In addition to the election of directors, six other votes were taken at the Annual Meeting:
  2.   Ratification of Appointment of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm: The appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2011 was ratified by a vote of 144,111,910 shares voting for the proposal, 11,527,210 shares voting against the proposal and 294,090 shares abstaining from the proposal.
  3.   Approval of ITT Corporation 2011 Omnibus Incentive Plan. The proposal for approval of the ITT Corporation 2011 Omnibus Incentive Plan was approved by a vote of 129,493,613 shares voting for the proposal, 11,529,605 shares voting against the proposal, 568,964 shares abstaining from the vote on the proposal and 14,344,028 broker-non votes.
  4.   Approval of Amendment to Company’s Restated Articles of Incorporation to Allow Shareholders to Call Special Meetings. The proposal for approval of the amendment to the Company’s Restated Articles of Incorporation ITT Corporation to allow shareholders to call special meetings was approved by a vote of 153,908,914 shares voting for the proposal, 1,649,025 shares voting against the proposal and 375,271 shares abstaining from the vote on the proposal.
  5.   Advisory Vote on Named Executive Officer Compensation. The proposal for approval, in a non-binding vote, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved by a vote of 129,317,665 shares voting for the proposal, 8,547,636 shares voting against the proposal, 3,723,881 shares abstaining from the vote on the proposal and 14,344,028 broker-non votes.
  6.   Frequency of Advisory Vote on Named Executive Officer Compensation. The proposal with respect to how frequently a non-binding shareholder vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers should occur received the following votes: 124,826,831 shares voted for every one year, 1,896,700 shares voted for every two years, 11,318,997 shares

 


 

      voted for every three years, 3,546,654 shares abstained from the vote and there were 14,344,028 broker-non votes.
  7.   Shareholder Proposal Requesting the Company Amend, Where Applicable, ITT’s Policies Related to Human Rights. The shareholder proposal requesting that the Company amend its policies, where applicable, related to human rights was not approved by a vote of 7,944,529 shares voting for the proposal, 107,049,353 shares voting against the proposal, 26,595,300 shares abstaining from the vote on the proposal and 14,344,028 broker-non votes.
      There were no other matters presented for a vote at the Annual Meeting.

 


 

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.
         
  ITT CORPORATION
 
 
  By:   /s/ Burt M. Fealing    
    Burt M. Fealing   
    Its: Vice President and Corporate Secretary   
 
Date: May 13, 2011