(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||||||
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)) |
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. | |||||
Knowles Corporation (the "Company") held its annual meeting of stockholders on April 27, 2021 (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the Company's stockholders (i) elected the persons listed below to serve as directors for a one-year term expiring at the 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified, (ii) ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2021, and (iii) approved, on an advisory non-binding basis, the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Company’s proxy statement filed by the Company with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the Annual Meeting. Set forth below are the voting results for each of the proposals presented at the Annual Meeting: | |||||
Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Director | For | Against | Abstain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Keith L. Barnes | 81,578,908 | 925,754 | 17,444 | 3,401,365 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hermann Eul | 81,391,251 | 1,114,808 | 16,047 | 3,401,365 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Didier Hirsch | 81,599,175 | 905,419 | 17,512 | 3,401,365 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ronald Jankov | 81,207,981 | 1,296,562 | 17,563 | 3,401,365 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ye Jane Li | 81,600,921 | 902,670 | 18,515 | 3,401,365 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Donald Macleod | 81,376,877 | 1,127,871 | 17,358 | 3,401,365 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jeffrey S. Niew | 82,268,192 | 234,951 | 18,963 | 3,401,365 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cheryl Shavers | 80,726,309 | 1,780,382 | 15,415 | 3,401,365 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michael Wishart | 82,437,586 | 66,969 | 17,551 | 3,401,365 |
Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||||||||||||
For | Against | Abstain | ||||||||||||||||||
84,719,765 | 1,177,508 | 26,198 | 0 |
Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||||||||||||
For | Against | Abstain | ||||||||||||||||||
80,196,143 | 2,238,451 | 87,512 | 3,401,365 |
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits. | ||||||||
(d) Exhibits. | ||||||||
The following exhibits are filed as part of this report: | ||||||||
Exhibit Number | Description | |||||||
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
KNOWLES CORPORATION | |||||
Date: April 29, 2021 | By: /s/ Robert J. Perna | ||||
Robert J. Perna | |||||
Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary |