a-8k_20220316.htm

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): March 16, 2022

AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-15405		77-0518772
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission		(IRS Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)		Identification No.)

5301 Stevens Creek Boulevard, Santa Clara, CA		95051
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (800) 227-9770

(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)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading

Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value

New York Stock Exchange

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).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 5.07Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company was held on March 16, 2022 (the “Annual Meeting”). A total of 266,837,916 shares of Common Stock, representing approximately 88.84% of the shares outstanding, were represented at the Annual Meeting. The voting results for each item of business presented at the Annual Meeting, as certified by the Company’s independent inspector of elections, are set forth below:

Proposal No. 1

The election of three (3) directors for a term of three years. The individuals listed below received the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast by the shares present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting and were each elected to serve a three-year term.

Name	For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Vote
Hans E. Bishop	219,566,395	26,056,611	444,401	20,770,508
Otis W. Brawley, M.D.	241,120,057	4,497,367	449,983	20,770,508
Mikael Dolsten, M.D., Ph.D.	234,934,495	10,673,089	459,823	20,770,508

Directors Mala Anand, Koh Boon Hwee, Heidi Kunz, Michael R. McMullen, Daniel K. Podolsky, M.D., Sue H. Rataj, George A. Scangos, Ph.D. and Dow R. Wilson continued in office following the Annual Meeting.

Proposal No. 2

The non-binding advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved as set forth below.

For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Vote
216,898,569	28,651,613	517,124	20,770,508

Proposal No. 3

The proposal to ratify the Audit and Finance Committee’s appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2022 fiscal year was approved as set forth below.

For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Vote⁽¹⁾
248,388,336	17,949,546	500,033	-0-

Proposal No. 4

The stockholder proposal regarding the right to call a special meeting was approved as set forth below.

For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Vote⁽¹⁾
200,652,664	44,840,290	574,270	20,770,508


⁽¹⁾	Pursuant to the rules of the New York Stock Exchange, this proposal constituted a routine matter. Therefore, brokers were permitted to vote without receipt of instructions from beneficial owners.

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.



	AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.


	By:	/s/P. Diana Chiu
	Name:	P. Diana Chiu
	Title:	Vice President, Assistant General Counsel & Assistant Secretary



Date: March 17, 2022