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): October 26, 2011

 

 

PARKER-HANNIFIN CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

 

Ohio   1-4982   34-0451060

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

6035 Parkland Blvd.

Cleveland, Ohio

    44124-4141
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)     (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (216) 896-3000

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)

 

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

(a) The Annual Meeting of the Shareholders of the Company was held on October 26, 2011.

 

(b)(i)   The Shareholders elected the following directors for a term expiring at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders in 2012, as follows:

 

     Votes For      Votes Withheld      Broker Non-Votes  

Robert G. Bohn

     118,404,547         7,694,754         8,237,766   

Linda S. Harty

     118,340,011         7,759,290         8,237,766   

William E. Kassling

     121,993,080         4,106,221         8,237,766   

Robert J. Kohlhepp

     118,075,774         8,023,527         8,237,766   

Klaus-Peter Müller

     121,611,438         4,487,863         8,237,766   

Candy M. Obourn

     113,032,331         13,066,970         8,237,766   

Joseph M. Scaminace

     121,179,714         4,919,587         8,237,766   

Wolfgang R. Schmitt

     120,518,646         5,580,655         8,237,766   

Åke Svensson

     122,076,182         4,023,119         8,237,766   

James L. Wainscott

     122,168,886         3,930,415         8,237,766   

Donald E. Washkewicz

     120,681,622         5,417,679         8,237,766   

 

    (ii)   The Shareholders ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012, as follows:

 

For:

     131,581,166   

Against:

     2,174,944   

Abstain:

     580,957   

 

    (iii)   The Shareholders approved, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of the named executive officers of the Company, as follows:

 

For:

     100,867,235   

Against:

     22,534,194   

Abstain:

     2,697,872   

Broker Non-Votes:

     8,237,766   

 

    (iv)   The Shareholders voted, on a non-binding, advisory basis, whether an advisory shareholder vote on the compensation of the named executive officers of the Company would occur every 1, 2 or 3 years, as follows:

 

1 year:

     109,097,268   

2 years:

     1,126,454   

3 years:

     13,794,635   

Abstain:

     2,080,944   

Broker Non-Votes:

     8,237,766   


    (v)   The Shareholders did not approve a shareholder proposal to amend the Company’s Code of Regulations to separate the roles of Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, as follows:

 

For:

     28,792,414   

Against:

     95,791,940   

Abstain:

     1,514,947   

Broker Non-Votes:

     8,237,766   

(d) In accordance with the Board of Directors’ recommendation and after consideration of the results of the advisory shareholder vote shown in (b)(iv) above, the Board of Directors has determined that an advisory shareholder vote on the compensation of the named executive officers of the Company will occur on an annual basis, until the next advisory shareholder vote on the frequency of the advisory shareholder vote on the compensation of the named executive officers of the Company.


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.

 

PARKER-HANNIFIN CORPORATION
By:  

/s/ Thomas A. Piraino, Jr.

  Thomas A. Piraino, Jr.
  Vice President and Secretary

Date: October 31, 2011