UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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 11, 2017

 

 

ALLISON TRANSMISSION HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-35456   26-0414014
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)   (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

One Allison Way, Indianapolis, Indiana   46222
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (317) 242-5000

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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

On May 11, 2017, the Company held its annual meeting of stockholders. At the meeting, stockholders took the following actions:

 

    elected ten directors for one-year terms ending at the 2018 annual meeting of stockholders (Proposal 1); and

 

    ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“PwC”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2017 (Proposal 2).

The vote tabulation for each proposal follows:

Proposal 1 – Election of Directors.

 

NOMINEES

   FOR      AGAINST      ABSTAIN  

Stan A. Askren

     123,772,098        16,089,577        98,607  

Lawrence E. Dewey

     136,823,114        2,278,984        858,184  

David C. Everitt

     139,312,265        538,399        109,618  

Alvaro Garcia-Tunon

     139,351,109        510,366        98,807  

William R. Harker

     139,551,926        309,538        98,818  

Richard P. Lavin

     139,649,642        201,032        109,608  

Thomas W. Rabaut

     137,055,334        2,806,307        98,641  

Francis Raborn

     139,210,997        341,677        407,608  

Richard V. Reynolds

     139,341,962        519,671        98,649  

James A. Star

     139,329,957        321,431        308,894  

Proposal 2 – Ratification of Appointment of PwC.

 

                                         

FOR

   AGAINST    ABSTAIN

142,202,881

   20,687    96,894


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.

 

    Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc.
Date: May 17, 2017      
    By:   /s/ Eric C. Scroggins
      Name: Eric C. Scroggins
      Title: Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary