i11270 West Park Place, iMilwaukee,
iWisconsini53224
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(i414)
i359-4000
(Registrant’s telephone number)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title
of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
iCommon Stock (par value $1.00 per share)
iAOS
iNew
York Stock Exchange
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Item
5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
A. O. Corporation (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on April 13, 2021, for the purposes of the election of the Company’s Board of Directors, to hold an advisory vote to approve the compensation of our named executive officers, and to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021.
The voting results for the election of the Company’s Board of Directors were as follows:
Class
A Common Stock Directors
For
AuthorityWithheld
BrokerNon-Vote
Victoria M. Holt
25,664,129
9,700
0
Michael M. Larsen
25,663,141
10,688
0
Ajita
G. Rajendra
25,663,141
10,688
0
Bruce M. Smith
25,664,129
9,700
0
Mark D. Smith
25,664,129
9,700
0
Kevin J. Wheeler
25,663,141
10,688
0
Common
Stock Directors
For
AuthorityWithheld
BrokerNon-Vote
Ronald D. Brown
92,641,415
22,511,943
6,842,707
Dr. Ilham Kadri
65,998,879
49,154,479
6,842,707
Idelle
K. Wolf
109,553,802
5,599,557
6,842,707
Gene C. Wulf
108,192,337
6,961,022
6,842,707
The advisory voting results for the approval of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers were as follows:
Total
Votes
For
35,966,040
Against
1,129,355
Abstain
93,770
Broker Non-Votes
684,271
The voting results for the ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021, were as follows
Total
Votes
For
37,265,635
Against
601,255
Abstain
6,546
Broker Non-Votes
0
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.