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 14, 2015
General Cable Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware (State of incorporation) | 001-12983 (Commission File Number) | 06-1398235 (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
4 Tesseneer Drive Highland Heights, Kentucky 41076-9753 (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code) | ||
(859) 572-8000 (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) | ||
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Item 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On May 14, 2015, at the General Cable Corporation (the “Company”) 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, stockholders approved the General Cable Corporation Stock Incentive Plan (the “Amended Plan”). The Amended Plan is an amendment and restatement of the General Cable Corporation 2005 Stock Incentive Plan. A summary of the material terms of the Amended Plan is incorporated herein by reference from pages 77-86 of the Company’s proxy statement for the 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, as filed with the SEC on March 30, 2015 (the “2015 Proxy Statement”). The summary of the Amended Plan included in the 2015 Proxy Statement is not intended to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Amended Plan, which is attached as Exhibit B to the 2015 Proxy Statement, and is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
On May 14, 2015, the Company held its 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. At the Annual Meeting, stockholders voted on and approved four proposals, each of which is described in more detail in the 2015 Proxy Statement. The final results of the stockholder vote were as follows:
Proposal 1 - Election of directors:
Nominee | For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||
Sallie B. Bailey | 33,200,234 | 552,214 | 184,634 | 7,236,854 | ||||||||
Ned Hall | 33,097,365 | 644,643 | 195,074 | 7,236,854 | ||||||||
Gregory B. Kenny | 28,392,598 | 5,480,414 | 64,070 | 7,236,854 | ||||||||
Gregory E. Lawton | 30,810,388 | 2,974,076 | 152,618 | 7,236,854 | ||||||||
Craig P. Omtvedt | 30,859,507 | 2,937,943 | 139,632 | 7,236,854 | ||||||||
Patrick M. Prevost | 32,960,149 | 841,561 | 135,372 | 7,236,854 | ||||||||
John E. Welsh, III | 30,785,036 | 3,023,827 | 128,219 | 7,236,854 | ||||||||
Proposal 2 - Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2015:
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
39,188,132 | 1,969,654 | 16,150 | — | |||||||||
Proposal 3 - Advisory approval of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers:
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
30,397,685 | 3,417,774 | 121,623 | 7,236,854 | |||||||||
Proposal 4 - Approval of the Amended and Restated Stock Incentive Plan:
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
31,105,616 | 2,660,396 | 171,070 | 7,236,854 | |||||||||
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.
GENERAL CABLE CORPORATION | ||
May 19, 2015 | By: | /s/ EMERSON C. MOSER |
Emerson C. Moser | ||
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ||