Woodward, Inc. (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 (Date of Earliest Event Reported):   January 23, 2013

Woodward, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
Delaware 0-8408 36-1984010
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(State or other jurisdiction 		_____________
(Commission 		______________
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
1000 East Drake Road, Fort Collins, Colorado   80525
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(Address of principal executive offices) 		  ___________
(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   970-482-5811

Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report

 

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On January 23, 2013, Woodward, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “2012 Annual Meeting”). The stockholders considered three proposals, each of which is described more fully in the Company’s proxy statement for the 2012 Annual Meeting. Set forth below are the final voting results on each matter submitted to a vote of the Company’s stockholders for the 2012 Annual Meeting.

Proposal 1. Election of three directors for a three-year term to expire in or about January 2016:

                         
    For   Withhold   Broker Non-Votes
John D. Cohn
     54,373,903       2,717,755       6,908,579  
Gregg C. Sengstack
     56,216,553       875,105       6,908,579  
James R. Rulseh
     54,371,560       2,720,098       6,908,579  

Proposal 2. Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm:

         
For
     63,383,567  
Against
     494,349  
Abstain
     122,321  

Proposal 3. Advisory resolution on executive compensation:

         
For
     53,314,844  
Against
     2,806,897  
Abstain
     969,917  
Broker Non-Votes
     6,908,579  

As previously reported, pursuant to an advisory resolution based on a vote held at the Company’s 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, stockholders representing more than a majority of the votes cast recommended that the Company hold votes on future advisory resolutions on executive compensation on an annual basis. In light of these voting results and other factors, the Board of Directors of the Company has elected to include in the Company’s proxy materials a non-binding advisory resolution on executive compensation on an annual basis unless and until it determines otherwise.

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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.

         
    Woodward, Inc.
          
January 25, 2013   By:   /s/ A. Christopher Fawzy
       
        Name: A. Christopher Fawzy
        Title: Corporate Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer