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): November 17, 2017
Sysco Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1-06544 | 74-1648137 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
1390 Enclave Parkway, Houston, TX 77077-2099
(Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (281) 584-1390
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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SECTION 5 – CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
ITEM 5.07 SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.
At the Company’s 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) held on November 17, 2017, Sysco’s stockholders elected each of the Company’s director nominees, who had been nominated to serve until the Company’s 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Daniel J. Brutto was re-elected with 99.54% of the votes cast, John M. Cassaday was re-elected with 96.93% of the votes cast, William J. DeLaney was re-elected with 99.28% of the votes cast, Joshua D. Frank was re-elected with 98.78% of the votes cast, Larry C. Glasscock was re-elected with 99.02% of the votes cast, Bradley M. Halverson was re-elected with 99.38% of the votes cast, Hans-Joachim Koerber was re-elected with 99.28% of the votes cast, Nancy S. Newcomb was re-elected with 98.83% of the votes cast, Nelson Peltz was re-elected with 98.05% of the votes cast, Edward D. Shirley was re-elected with 99.63% of the votes cast, Sheila G. Talton was re-elected with 98.41% of the votes cast, Richard G. Tilghman was re-elected with 96.93% of the votes cast, and Jackie M. Ward was re-elected with 97.91% of the votes cast. The advisory stockholder vote on the compensation paid to Sysco’s named executive officers, as disclosed in Sysco’s 2017 proxy statement, was approved by 96.45% of the votes cast. The alternatives with respect to the frequency with which Sysco will conduct future stockholder advisory votes on executive compensation received the following votes (as a percentage of the total votes cast): 8.60% for every 3 years, 0.25% for every 2 years and 91.14% for every year. The ratification of the appointment of the independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2018 was approved by 98.30% of the votes cast. The stockholder proposal regarding a policy limiting accelerated vesting of equity awards upon a change in control was not approved by stockholders, receiving approximately 36.16% of the votes cast.
In light of the voting results on Proposal 3, the Company has decided to include the advisory stockholder vote on executive compensation in its proxy materials on an annual basis until the next required advisory vote on the frequency of the advisory stockholder vote on compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers. With respect to each item, the number of votes cast includes all “for” and “against” votes, and abstentions and broker non-votes are disregarded with respect to each item.
The final results of the voting on each matter of business at the Annual Meeting are as follows:
Proposal 1 – Election of Directors
| Name |
Votes For | Votes Against | Total Votes Cast |
Abstentions |
Broker | |||||||||||||
| Daniel J. Brutto |
397,095,625 | 1,833,733 | 398,929,358 | 566,357 | 72,444,403 | |||||||||||||
| John M. Cassaday |
386,748,250 | 12,211,181 | 398,959,431 | 536,284 | 72,444,403 | |||||||||||||
| William J. DeLaney |
396,155,064 | 2,834,887 | 398,989,951 | 505,764 | 72,444,403 | |||||||||||||
| Joshua D. Frank |
394,122,381 | 4,837,209 | 398,959,590 | 536,125 | 72,444,403 | |||||||||||||
| Larry C. Glasscock |
394,091,395 | 3,870,979 | 397,962,374 | 1,533,341 | 72,444,403 | |||||||||||||
| Bradley M. Halverson |
396,459,826 | 2,441,624 | 398,901,450 | 594,265 | 72,444,403 | |||||||||||||
| Hans-Joachim Koerber |
396,024,239 | 2,852,930 | 398,877,169 | 618,546 | 72,444,403 | |||||||||||||
| Nancy S. Newcomb |
394,347,881 | 4,659,861 | 399,007,742 | 487,973 | 72,444,403 | |||||||||||||
| Nelson Peltz |
391,146,435 | 7,758,183 | 398,904,618 | 591,097 | 72,444,403 | |||||||||||||
| Edward D. Shirley |
397,456,178 | 1,436,176 | 398,892,354 | 603,361 | 72,444,403 | |||||||||||||
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| Sheila G. Talton |
392,409,822 | 6,311,092 | 398,720,914 | 774,801 | 72,444,403 | |||||||||||||||
| Richard G. Tilghman |
386,714,513 | 12,241,005 | 398,955,518 | 540,197 | 72,444,403 | |||||||||||||||
| Jackie M. Ward |
390,691,656 | 8,324,284 | 399,015,940 | 479,775 | 72,444,403 |
Proposal 2 – Approval, by advisory vote, of the compensation paid to Sysco’s named executive officers, as disclosed in Sysco’s 2017 proxy statement
| Votes For |
Votes Against |
Votes Cast |
Abstentions |
Broker Non-Votes | ||||
| 384,043,024 |
14,128,102 | 398,171,126 | 1,324,589 | 72,444,403 |
Proposal 3 – Approval, by advisory vote, of the frequency with which Sysco will conduct future stockholder advisory votes on executive compensation, as disclosed in Sysco’s 2017 proxy statement
| 3 Years |
2 Years |
1 Year |
Total Votes Cast |
Abstentions | ||||
| 34,294,947 |
1,021,540 | 363,327,580 | 398,644,067 | 851,648 |
Proposal 4 – Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as Sysco’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2018
| Votes For |
Votes Against |
Votes Cast |
Abstentions | |||
| 463,231,510 |
7,976,676 | 471,208,186 | 731,932 |
Proposal 5 – Stockholder proposal regarding a policy limiting accelerated vesting of equity awards upon a change in control.
| Votes For |
Votes Against |
Votes Cast |
Abstentions |
Broker Non-Votes | ||||
| 143,620,606 |
253,480,939 | 397,101,545 | 2,394,170 | 72,444,403 |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Sysco Corporation has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Sysco Corporation | ||||||
| Date: November 17, 2017 | By: | /s/ Russell T. Libby | ||||
| Russell T. Libby | ||||||
| Executive Vice President, Administration and Corporate Secretary | ||||||
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