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):
January 29, 2019
Versum Materials, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 1-37664 | 47-5632014 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
8555 South River Parkway, Tempe, Arizona | 85284 | |||
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
(602) 282-1000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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 January 29, 2019, Versum Materials, Inc. (the "Company") held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Annual Meeting"). There were present at the meeting, either in person or by proxy, holders of 101,008,364 shares of common stock which is 92.57% of the shares of stock entitled to vote at the meeting and which constituted a quorum. The final voting results for each matter submitted to a vote of stockholders at the Annual Meeting were as follows.
Proposal One - Election of directors for a one-year term ending in 2020:
Nominee | For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||
Seifi Ghasemi | 94,511,341 | 1,192,469 | 5,304,554 | ||||||
Guillermo Novo | 95,379,282 | 324,528 | 5,304,554 | ||||||
Jacques Croisetière | 95,362,789 | 341,021 | 5,304,554 | ||||||
Dr. Yi Hyon Paik | 94,729,412 | 974,398 | 5,304,554 | ||||||
Thomas J. Riordan | 94,417,857 | 1,285,953 | 5,304,554 | ||||||
Susan C. Schnabel | 94,939,027 | 764,783 | 5,304,554 | ||||||
Ambassador Alejandro D. Wolff | 93,470,832 | 2,232,978 | 5,304,554 | ||||||
Proposal Two - Ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019:
For | Against | Abstained | ||
100,828,844 | 77,188 | 102,332 | ||
(99.92% of the votes cast) | ||||
Proposal Three - Approve, by non-binding advisory vote, the compensation paid to the Company’s Named Executive Officers (say-on-pay):
For | Against | Abstained | Broker Non-Votes | |||
92,986,224 | 2,573,315 | 144,271 | 5,304,554 | |||
(97.30% of the votes cast) | ||||||
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.
Versum Materials, Inc. | |||||
Date: January 29, 2019 | By: | /s/ Michael W. Valente | |||
Michael W. Valente | |||||
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | |||||