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): October 3, 2013

 

 

THE MOSAIC COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-32327   20-1026454

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

3033 Campus Drive

Suite E490

Plymouth, Minnesota

  55441
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 918-8270

Not applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

 

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

On October 3, 2013, at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of The Mosaic Company, a Delaware corporation (“Mosaic”), the Mosaic stockholders elected four directors (Timothy S. Gitzel, William R. Graber, Emery N. Koenig and David T. Seaton), each for a term of three years expiring in 2016 or until their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified; (ii) ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm to audit Mosaic’s financial statements for the seven month period ending December 31, 2013; and (iii) approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of Mosaic’s Named Executive Officers, as described in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis section, the compensation tables and the related narrative disclosures set forth in Mosaic’s proxy statement for the Annual Meeting (the “Say-on-Pay Advisory Proposal”).

The votes cast with respect to each director elected for a term of three years expiring in 2016 are summarized as follows:

 

Director Name

   For      Against      Abstain      Broker
Non-Votes
 

Timothy S. Gitzel

     322, 213,211         1,964,142         318,214         30,391,704   

William R. Graber

     321,767,657         2,419,028         308,882         30,391,704   

Emery N. Koenig

     313,642,795         10,582,662         270,110         30,391,704   

David T. Seaton

     319,253,008         4,933,749         308,810         30,391,704   

The votes cast with respect to ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as Mosaic’s independent registered public accounting firm to audit Mosaic’s consolidated financial statements for the seven month period ending December 31, 2013 are summarized as follows:

 

For

   Against      Abstained      Broker Non-Votes  

353,155,174

     1,290,826         441,271         —    

The votes cast with respect to approval, on an advisory basis, of the Say-on-Pay Advisory Proposal are summarized as follows:

 

For

   Against      Abstained      Broker Non-Votes  

315,950,601

     6,310,902         2,234,064         30,391,704   


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.

 

    THE MOSAIC COMPANY
Date: October 9, 2013     By:   /s/ Richard L. Mack
    Name:   Richard L. Mack
    Title:   Executive Vice President, General
      Counsel and Corporate Secretary