2015-04-27 Form 8-K Annual Meeting

 
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 27, 2015
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UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
1-812
06-0570975
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
One Financial Plaza
Hartford, Connecticut 06101
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
(860) 728-7000
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.
United Technologies Corporation (“UTC”) held its 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareowners on April 27, 2015. As of March 2, 2015, the record date for the meeting, 908,450,127 shares of UTC common stock were issued and outstanding. A quorum of 797,100,256 shares of common stock was present or represented at the meeting.
The following individuals were elected to serve as directors for a term expiring at the 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareowners or upon the election and qualification of their successors:
John V. Faraci, Jean-Pierre Garnier, Gregory J. Hayes, Edward A. Kangas, Ellen J. Kullman, Marshall O. Larsen, Harold McGraw III, Richard B. Myers, H. Patrick Swygert, André Villeneuve, and Christine Todd Whitman.
The shareowners voted on the following matters and cast their votes as described below.
1)
Election of Directors. The voting results for each of the nominees were as follows:
Nominee
Votes
For
Votes
Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
John V. Faraci
702,901,702

4,824,187

2,035,513

87,338,854

Jean-Pierre Garnier
689,611,829

18,123,986

2,025,587

87,338,854

Gregory J. Hayes
702,776,247

5,015,428

1,969,727

87,338,854

Edward A. Kangas
629,233,450

73,854,549

6,673,403

87,338,854

Ellen J. Kullman
700,866,073

5,860,749

3,034,580

87,338,854

Marshall O. Larsen
700,864,613

6,889,806

2,006,983

87,338,854

Harold McGraw III
698,799,236

8,922,162

2,040,004

87,338,854

Richard B. Myers
697,794,139

8,935,614

3,031,649

87,338,854

H. Patrick Swygert
685,573,487

21,953,073

2,234,842

87,338,854

André Villeneuve
692,035,189

15,680,337

2,045,876

87,338,854

Christine Todd Whitman
700,004,824

7,785,497

1,971,081

87,338,854

2)
A proposal of the Audit Committee and the Board of Directors to re-appoint the firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to serve as Independent Auditor until the next Annual Meeting of Shareowners in 2016. The proposal was approved and the results of the voting were as follows:
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
784,396,572
10,680,751
2,022,933
3)
A proposal that shareowners approve on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the compensation of UTC’s Named Executive Officers as disclosed in UTC’s Proxy Statement dated March 13, 2015. The proposal was approved and the results of the voting were as follows:
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
667,954,764
37,740,578
4,066,060
87,338,854


 
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.
 
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
 
(Registrant)
 
 
 
Date: April 27, 2015
By:
/S/ PETER J. GRABER-LIPPERMAN
 
 
Peter J. Graber-Lipperman
 
 
Vice President, Secretary and Associate General Counsel