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: October 12, 2021

 

CARPENTER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Delaware		1-5828		23-0458500
(State of or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer I.D. No.)
1735 Market Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania				19103
(Address of principal executive offices)				(Zip Code)

(610) 208-2000

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

 

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:

 

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

 

Title of each class		Trading Symbol		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $5 Par Value		CRS		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 5.07 – Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Carpenter Technology Corporation (the “Company”) was held on October 12, 2021. The following matters were voted on by the Company’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting and the final voting results for each matter are provided below.

Proposal No. 1 - Election of Three Directors. The following nominees were elected to the Board of Directors for a term expiring in 2023:

 

Nominee		Votes For		Votes Withheld		Broker Non-Votes
Dr. A. John Hart		41,824,789		1,005,377		2,150,668
Kathleen Ligocki		33,529,657		9,300,509		2,150,668
Jeffrey Wadsworth		41,040,349		1,789,817		2,150,668

Proposal No. 2 - Approval of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. The Company’s stockholders approved the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2022:

 

Votes For		Votes Against		Abstain
42,999,367		1,910,939		70,528

Proposal No. 3 -Approval of the Compensation of the Company’s Named Officers, in an Advisory Vote. The Company’s stockholders approved the compensation of the Company’s named officers, in an advisory vote:

 

Votes For		Votes Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
41,545,811		1,144,964		139,391		2,150,668

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.

 

Date: October 14, 2021