UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 11, 2011
USG Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1-8864 | 36-3329400 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
550 West Adams Street, Chicago, Illinois |
60661-3676 |
|
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (312) 436-4000
(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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Section 5 — Corporate Governance and Management
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
The Registrant held its 2011 annual meeting of stockholders on May 11, 2011. At the annual
meeting, the stockholders considered four proposals, each of which is described in more detail in
the Registrant’s proxy statement for the meeting. The matters voted upon at the annual meeting and
the results of the votes were as follows:
Proposal 1. Election of four directors for a three-year term to expire in 2014.
| BROKER | ||||||||||||
| FOR | WITHHOLD | NON-VOTES | ||||||||||
Gretchen R. Haggerty |
72,130,460 | 362,831 | 21,029,566 | |||||||||
Richard P. Lavin |
69,772,563 | 2,270,728 | 21,029,566 | |||||||||
Marvin E. Lesser |
69,468,589 | 3,024,702 | 21,029,566 | |||||||||
James S. Metcalf |
72,056,138 | 437,153 | 21,029,566 | |||||||||
Proposal 2. Ratification of appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Registrants independent
registered public accountants for 2011.
| FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN | ||
93,133,856
|
312,512 | 76,488 |
Proposal 3. Approval, by advisory vote, of the compensation of the Registrant’s named executive
officers.
| BROKER | ||||||
| FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN | NON-VOTES | |||
| 62,738,259 | 9,604,942 | 150,090 | 21,029,566 |
Proposal 4. Recommendation, by advisory vote, of the frequency of future votes to approve the
compensation of the Registrant’s named executive officers.
| BROKER | ||||||||
| THREE YEARS | TWO YEARS | ANNUALLY | ABSTAIN | NON-VOTES | ||||
| 46,273,501 | 230,515 | 25,823,673 | 165,602 | 21,029,566 |
The Registrant’s Board will consider this recommendation of the stockholders at a future meeting,
and its decision regarding how frequently the Registrant will include an advisory vote on the
compensation of its named executive officers in its proxy statement until the next required vote on
such frequency will be included in an amendment to this Report.
SIGNATURE
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.
| USG CORPORATION Registrant |
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| Date: May 16, 2011 | By: | /s/ Ellis A. Regenbogen | ||
| Vice President, Associate General | ||||
| Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ||||