Form 8-K

 

 

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: April 9, 2015

(Date of earliest event reported)

 

 

H.B. FULLER COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Commission File Number: 001-09225

 

 

 

Minnesota   41-0268370

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

1200 Willow Lake Boulevard

P.O. Box 64683

St. Paul, MN 55164-0683

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(651) 236-5900

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 


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

On April 9, 2015, H.B. Fuller Company (the “Company”) held its 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (“Annual Meeting”) for the purposes of the election of three directors for a three-year term, a non-binding advisory vote to approve the compensation of our named executive officers disclosed in the proxy statement, and the ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as H.B. Fuller’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending November 28, 2015. As of the record date, there was a total of 50,384,520 shares of Common Stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. At the Annual Meeting, 48,086,125 shares of Common Stock were represented in person or by proxy, therefore a quorum was present.

The voting results for the election of three directors for a three year-term were as follows:

 

     For      Withheld      Broker Non-Votes  

Thomas W. Handley

     44,530,747         208,555         3,346,823   

Maria Teresa Hilado

     44,526,325         212,977         3,346,823   

Ann W. H. Simonds

     44,530,958         208,344         3,346,823   

The voting results on a non-binding advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers disclosed in the Company’s 2015 proxy statement were as follows:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

43,587,302   967,463   184,537   3,346,823

Votes regarding ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending November 28, 2015, were as follows:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

47,651,011   406,058   29,056


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.

 

H.B. FULLER COMPANY
By:

/s/ Timothy J. Keenan

Timothy J. Keenan

Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Date: April 10, 2015