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): December 5, 2014 (December 3, 2014)

 

 

HARMAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED

(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN CHARTER)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-09764   11-2534306

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

400 Atlantic Street, Suite 1500

Stamford, CT 06901

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (203) 328-3500

 

 

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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

The 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (“Annual Meeting”) of Harman International Industries, Incorporated (the “Company”) was held on December 3, 2014. Only stockholders of record as of the close of business on October 7, 2014 were entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. As of the record date, 68,506,141 shares of common stock were outstanding and entitled to vote. At the Annual Meeting, 61,715,155 shares of common stock of the Company were represented, in person or by proxy, constituting a quorum.

At the Annual Meeting, stockholders considered the following proposals:

 

    the election of nine director nominees;

 

    the ratification of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015; and

 

    an advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.

The results of the matters voted on by the stockholders are set forth below.

1. The Company’s stockholders elected the nine director nominees with the following votes:

 

     FOR      AGAINST      ABSTAIN      BROKER
NON-VOTES
 

Adriane M. Brown

     58,532,851         62,650         224,754         2,894,900   

John W. Diercksen

     58,532,552         61,243         226,460         2,894,900   

Ann McLaughlin Korologos

     57,313,292         1,282,507         224,456         2,894,900   

Edward H. Meyer

     57,357,299         1,235,955         227,001         2,894,900   

Dinesh C. Paliwal

     57,201,097         1,386,059         233,099         2,894,900   

Kenneth M. Reiss

     58,518,351         82,294         219,610         2,894,900   

Hellene S. Runtagh

     58,522,165         80,157         217,933         2,894,900   

Frank S. Sklarsky

     58,541,168         61,195         217,892         2,894,900   

Gary G. Steel

     58,530,358         71,937         217,960         2,894,900   

2. The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015 with the following votes:

 

FOR

 

AGAINST

 

ABSTAIN

 

BROKER NON-VOTES

60,888,755

  607,778   218,622   0


3. The Company’s stockholders approved, by advisory vote, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers with the following votes:

 

FOR

 

AGAINST

 

ABSTAIN

 

BROKER NON-VOTES

54,801,389

  3,611,771   407,095   2,894,900


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.

 

HARMAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES,

INCORPORATED

By:

 

/s/ Todd A. Suko

  Todd A. Suko
  Executive Vice President and General Counsel

Date: December 5, 2014